Yio Chu Kang Secondary began operations in 1966, and was set up in response to a request by
Yio Chu Kang residents to Prime Minister
Lee Kuan Yew for a secondary school. It was initially located at the tenth milestone of Yio Chu Kang Road, housed in a S$444,000 campus. In 1982, the school moved to new premises along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 and the new premises were officially opened on 26 August 1983 by
Lau Ping Sum, Member of Parliament for Yio Chu Kang. == Merger with Chong Boon Secondary School ==