Maris Stella High School 5.15

Maris Stella High School is a government-aided, all-boys Catholic secondary school with autonomous status and an affiliated primary school section. Run by the international Marist Brothers at Mount Vernon Road, Singapore, Maris Stella High School is one of the eleven Special Assistance Plan high schools in Singapore.HistoryFoundingMaris Stella High School was founded in 1958 by the international Marist Brothers to ease overwhelming applications for admission to Catholic High School. The school begun operations with eleven teachers, running a primary section of 163 students and a secondary section of 124 students. Academic lessons took place in the afternoon at St. Stephen’s School in Siglap.As enrollment rose, other schools were approached for assistance in lesson grounds. Between 1963 to 1966, Maris Stella High School functioned concurrently at different premises. Among them were Silat Road Government Integrated Primary School, St. Patrick’s School, Opera Estate Convent, Tung Ling English School, and Jalan Kembangan Integrated Primary School. Numerous issues plagued the institution, both in administration as well as in conducting lessons, as the premises used were miles apart. Nevertheless, the results of the students remained spectacular, with their consistent 100% passes in the Government Examinations over the decades.