{"id":75879,"date":"2026-08-12T08:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=75879"},"modified":"2026-08-12T08:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:40:03","slug":"beloved-yusof-ishak-secondary-school-physics-teacher-dies-at-55-parents-and-ex-students-pay-tribute-online-singapore-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=75879","title":{"rendered":"Beloved Yusof Ishak Secondary School physics teacher dies at 55, parents and ex-students pay tribute online, Singapore News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A teacher leader at Yusof Ishak Secondary School (YISS) recently died at 55 years old, prompting an outpouring of online tributes from parents and former students.<\/p>\n<p>A social media post by YISS on Aug 7 said Lau Chu Beng, a beloved Lead Teacher for Physics, had been with the school since 2009.<\/p>\n<p>He &#8220;spent his career doing what he loved most&#8221;, they said, which was teaching Physics and transforming the lives of others.<\/p>\n<p>Lau also played an instrumental role in establishing the first Centre for Teaching and Learning Excellence at YISS in September 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Known for his positive spirit and his willingness to go the extra mile, he touched the lives of countless students, colleagues, and parents over the years,&#8221; YISS added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You will not be forgotten.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"499\" width=\"500\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fyissofficialpage%2Fposts%2Fpfbid03rPxom63ZnK8v1HqJNAqpjCEMYvX5QozwKoqzvLBB79EDm583a6MwxgJw54Lduoql&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\">\u00a0<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A former student of Lau paid homage to him in a heartfelt letter submitted to Facebook page Death Kopitiam Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>The writer, who identified himself only as Jonathan, said he and other students had gathered in school to celebrate Lau&#8217;s birthday in July: &#8220;We knew you were ill and wanted you to get through this difficult time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the tribute, Jonathan said he walked away from his Physics lessons with more than just knowledge from the textbook: &#8220;You taught me not to fear failing or falling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You gave me the precious gift that all great teachers gave: the power to think for myself. And you reminded me that power would only be multiplied if I worked diligently over time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan also wrote how Lau motivated his students, never giving up on any of them &#8220;regardless of how &#8216;problematic&#8217; they were&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you, Mr Lau. I am who I am today because of you; your patience, concern, your love and unorthodox methods,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"456\" width=\"500\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDeathKopitiamSG%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0gn1Mc5SUtn5pTuoNm7kVsdyQJSHMtWLe1HqZCnwyBia7bEnoymaYWv98hCUzX8tsl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\">\u00a0<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lau was one of the recipients of the Academy Awards for Professional Development 2025, where he was recognised in the Facilitator of Workshops category.<\/p>\n<p>Comments left by parents and students under the Facebook post by YISS remembered Lau as a caring, friendly and encouraging teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Bukit Panjang MP Liang Eng Hwa wrote that he was deeply saddened by the news, although he didn&#8217;t say how he knows Lau.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has been such a decent and jolly person; always caring and dedicated to people around him,&#8221; he said in the comment. &#8220;We will miss him dearly. Chu Beng, rest in peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[[nid:737730]]<\/p>\n<p>lim.kewei@asiaone.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/physics-teacher-lau-chu-beng-yusof-ishak-secondary-school-dies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A teacher leader at Yusof Ishak Secondary School (YISS) recently died at 55 years old, prompting an outpouring of online tributes from parents and former&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/75880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}