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Yishun Secondary School

YSS Goes Global

Discover how Yishun Secondary School builds global awareness in students through overseas trips and cultural exchanges with schools from across Asia.

Last updated on 24 September 2026

Media release: Singapore students top “Global Competence” domain of 2018 PISA study

Department Name

  • Yishunites Goes Global Programme

Objectives

The objectives of Yishunities’ goes Global programme are:

  • To develop Yishun Secondary School Students to be aware and sensitive towards cultural differences

  • To instil in Yishun Secondary School Students a sense of commitment and rootedness to be Singaporean

  • To provide an opportunity for Yishun Secondary School Students to stretch their talent as well as to learn and interact with their peers from overseas via exchange programmes

Travelling overseas to other ASEAN member countries gives students the opportunity to make international friends and expose them to different cultures and lifestyles.

Besides travelling abroad, Yishun Secondary School also look forward to hosting foreign friends in Singapore.

2026

YSS Goes Global Programme

2026 Overseas Trips:


Hosting our guests from Andhra Pradesh, India

A large group of adults in colorful traditional attire pose outside Yishun Secondary School in Singapore.

Hosting visiting School Leaders from Punjab

Group of adults posing in front of a building with the motto "We Seek, We Strive, We Soar."

Hosting our friends from SMPK Penabur Gading Serpong

Group of students and adults posing in front of Yishun Secondary School sign reading "We Seek, We Strive, We Soar."

International relations programme

Three smiling women pose together outdoors in front of Yishun Secondary School building with a colorful court.

Mrs Regina Lee with our guests, Dr Anissa Chan and Ms Allison Chan from Hong Kong.

2025

YSS Goes Global Programme

2025 Overseas Trips:

  • Jakarta - 3 Nov (Mon) to 7 Nov 2025 (Fri)

  • Bali - 9 Nov (Sun) to 14 Nov 2025 (Fri)

  • Hong Kong/ Shenzhen - 10 Nov (Mon) to 15 Nov 2025 (Sat)

  • Taiwan - 9 Nov (Sun) to 14 Nov 2025 (Fri)

  • China - 6 Nov (Thu) to 12 Nov 2025 (Wed)


Hosting visiting Mathematics and Science teachers from Kazakhstan

A large group of people posing in front of Yishun Secondary School with the motto We Seek, We Strive, We Soar.

Hosting Visitors from Myanmar and Thailand

A group of about 15 people posing together indoors in front of a green wall with display panels.
A group of people stands and converses in a teal-walled room with tables, chairs, shelves, and a wall clock.

Hosting our friends from Shun Lee Catholic School, Hong Kong

A large group of students and teachers pose indoors holding a Shun Lee Catholic Secondary School Singapore Study Tour 2023 banner.

Hosting our partners from Lam Tai Fai College, Hong Kong

Large group of students in blue uniforms posing in front of Yishun Secondary School building in Singapore.

Hosting delegates from the 7th Asia-Pacific Educational Assessment Conference

Group of eleven adults posing for a photo inside a building with glass doors reading Secondary School.

Hosting friends from Asia

Large group of students and teachers posing in front of Yishun Secondary School building in Singapore.

SMP Kristen Penabur schools

Visitors from Himachal Pradesh State in India

A group of about 15 adults posing in front of Yishun Secondary School building on a sunny day.

Hosting our friends from Asia (exchange from ASEAN to Asia)

Large group of students and adults posing with a Chinese banner in front of Yishun Secondary School in Singapore.

Schools in Guizhou

Hosting our friends from ASEAN

Large group of students and teachers posing in front of Yishun Secondary School building.

SMP Kristen Penabur Jakarta

Cultural Immersion Programme with Lam Tai Fai College, Hong Kong

https://www.ltfc.edu.hk/Website/index.php/campus-news/2283-cultural-exchange-with-singapore-yishun-secondary-school-students.html (opens in new tab)

2024

YSS Goes Global Programme

2024 Overseas Trips:

2023

YSS Goes Global Programme

2023 Overseas Trips: