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Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School (or AI) is a co-educational, secular, public school. Originally named Ahmad Ibrahim Integrated Secondary School, it was in the Sembawang Hills Estate in Upper Thomson. It was then the second integrated school to be built in Singapore. The school begun functioning in 1963, with both Chinese and English streams. Today, the school is in the satellite town of Yishun and is well-known to be traditionally strong in shooting. The school is named posthumously after a patriotic Malay statesman, Encik Ahmad Bin Ibrahim, who was the first Minister for Health in independent Singapore. Remembered as a politician in Singapore's history who "garnered the support of all races at a time when communal relations were sensitive and volatile", he also went on to become the Minister for Health and Labour, and the Member of Parliament for the Sembawang ward. ==History== * The school was declared open by Mr Lee Khoon Choy, Parliamentary Secretary, Minister of Education. AI adopted the motto of Tolerance and Cooperation as its aim was to break away from the language barriers that existed in most schools then. Mr Chia Meng An was appointed as the first Principal. * In 1967 the school was chosen as the first pilot school for Open Education Programme for the blind, whereby the visually challenged pupils were integrated into the main stream. This programme helps to place visually impaired students in mainstream secondary school through providing adequate support and facilities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://schoolbag.sg/story/the-ahmad-ibrahim-(ai)-spirit---keeping-the-flame-alive#.Vbn5k_mqqko )〕 * In 1985 the school moved to a new building in Yishun. It was the first school to function in that area. * The last batch of Chinese stream students graduated in 1986. * In 1987, the school received the Guinness Stout Effort award for its Open Education Program, which was given out by Dr Tan Cheng Bock, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Education. * In 2006, Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School is recognised as a Niche Programme School for shooting due to its strong track record. * In 2012, Ahmad Ibrahim celebrated its 50th anniversary, with Dr Tony Tan launching a heritage gallery and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam launching a student centre as part of the celebrations.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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