This 1982 photograph shows the façade of Yock Eng High School at Tanjong Katong Road. The two-storey building, with an octagonal clock tower is designed in the Modern style and has Art Deco influences like stepped pediment on the roofline and a flagpole on the roof. Founded in 1910, the school moved to its current premises at Hougang Ave 1 in 1985. The school was renamed Yuying Secondary School and was officially opened on 13 Aug 1987. Title devised by Library staff.

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All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

Subjects

• Architecture--Singapore--Details--Photographs
• Yock Eng High School--Buildings--Photographs
• High schools--Singapore--Photographs