Kranji Secondary was established in 1995 and was temporarily sited in Chestnut Drive Secondary School. In 1996, the school was relocated to its present premises at 61 Choa Chu Kang Street 51. The school came under MOE’s Project for Renovating and Improving Existing Schools (PRIME) from 2016 to 2018. On 11 December 2018, the school shifted to its completed new premise after PRIME upgrading.
Since its inception, the school places a premium on imbibing in students a sense of pride and ownership in the community involvement. The school prides itself in establishing its long term collaboration with Yew Tee Citizens’ Consultative Committee (CCC) since 2005 and now with Limbang CCC after reclustering in the Constituency in 2018, to celebrate the annual Mid-Autumn Festival. This is a signature event which students put up innovative booths and cultural performances for residents in the community in celebration of cultural appreciation.