Singapore Chinese Girls' School

Singapore Chinese Girls' School (SCGS)
Sincerity, Courage, Generosity, Service
Location
Dunearn Road,
Information
Type	Independent Secondary
Established	1899
Session	Single session
School code	7014 (Secondary) 5026 (Primary)
Principal	Mrs Low Ay Nar
Enrolment	Approx. 2,400
Colour(s)	Jade, gold (green, yellow)
Website	www.scgs.edu.sg

Singapore Chinese Girls' School (abbreviation: SCGS) is one of the oldest schools in Singapore having been founded in 1899. It is a full school with both primary and secondary divisions, taking in students between the ages of 6 and 16. It is consistently ranked as one of the top secondary schools in Singapore in the now-defunct official school rankings released by the Ministry of Education. The secondary division was among the first schools in Singapore to be accorded the status of an independent school in 1989.

In 2011, SCGS was presented the School Excellence Award, a pinnacle award under the MOE Masterplan of Awards, which recognizes schools for excellence in both education methods and results. In addition, SCGS received the Best Practice Award for all three categories (Student All-Round Development, Teaching and Learning and Staff Well-being) and the Outstanding Development Award for National Education. These achievements affirm the school’s holistic education for the pupils and the capacity and commitment of the staff.

History

SCGS was founded as an all-girls Peranakan school in July 1899 by a group of Straits Chinese individuals including Dr Lim Boon Keng and Sir Song Ong Siang, at premises in Hill Street, with an English headmistress and seven girls on the register.

In 1923, the school left its premises at Hill Street (the site later became the Central Fire Station) and moved to Emerald Hill.

From 1905 to 1936, the school admitted a handful of male students, but afterwards reverted to being an all-girls school.

In 1994, after 70 years at Emerald Hill, the school moved a newly-built campus at Dunearn Road.

Uniforms

Glad That I Live Am I (School song) Lyrics by Lizette Woodworth Reese (from 'A Little Song of Life') Glad that I live am I, That the sky is blue. Glad for the country lanes, And the fall of dew. After the sun the rain, After the rain the sun. This is the way of life, Till the work be done. All that we need to do, Be we low or high, Is to see that we grow, Nearer the sky.

The SCGS uniform is a sky-blue dress with a belt at waist level; the school badge is pinned on the left, over the left breast. The uniform includes white shoes, shorts underneath and school socks.

For the primary school, the PE attire is a dry-fit sleeveless white shirt (with the school logo and two lines of the colour of the pupil's house (Red, Blue, Yellow or Green), green bloomers and a sky-blue three-quarter skirt which is compulsory to wear for upper primary (P3, P4, P5 and P6). For the secondary school, the PE attire is a white dry-fit shirt, green shorts and the same sky-blue three-quarter skirt.

The students are also allowed to wear their CCA T-shirts and class T-shirts, which are designed by the students, on certain occasions. Prefects wear a white bolero and a badge. Students are nominated by teachers and the students then vote for the prefects. This process is repeated each year.

Accolades

Performing Arts	2011
Band	Gold
Choir	Gold (Honours)
Dance International	Gold
Dance Chinese	Gold (Honours)
Chinese Drama	Silver
Drama	Bronze
String Ensemble	Bronze
Handbells	Silver

Sports	2011
Basketball	Zonal B Div: 1st
	Zonal C Div: 1st
	Nat’l B Div: 4th
	Nat’l C Div: 3rd
Badminton	Zonal B Div: 2nd
	Zonal C Div: 2nd
	Nat’l B & C Div: Quarter-finalist (top 8)
Tennis	Nat’l B Div: 3rd
Squash	Nat’l B Div: 2nd
	Nat’l C Div: 2nd
Competitive Swimming	Nat’l C Div: 4th
Synchronised Swimming	Nat’l B Div – 1st
	Nat’l C Div: 2nd
Gymnastics (Artistic)	Nat’l Team B Div: 2nd
	Nat’l Ind All Round B Div: Rachel Giam 2nd
	Nat’l Ind All Round C Div: Nicolette Lim 4th
	3rd ASEAN School Games (Balance Beam): Rachel Giam 1st
Netball	Zonal B & C Div: Quarter-finalist (top 8)

Uniform Groups	2010
Guides (Puan Noor Aishah)	Coy 1 & 2: Gold
NCC (Best Unit Competition)	Gold
Red Cross (Community Service Award)	Gold
Red Cross (Sustained Achievement Award)	Gold

Others	2011
Cross-Country	Nat’l Ind B Div: Victoria Tan 6th
	Nat’l Ind C Div: Rachel Lum 16th
Robotics	FLL – Robotics Section 1st
Golf	Nat’l Handicap PC Golf Championships Individual: 3rd
Science Chronicles Writing Competition	1st - Clarissa Madilao
	3rd- Cheang Kit Lea
	Special Mentions - Tham Sher-Lyn & Faith Christine Lai

Notable alumni

• Halimah Yacob, Member of Parliament, Jurong GRC; Deputy Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress
• Thio Li Ann, National University of Singapore law professor, Nominated Member of Parliament
• Euleen Goh, Chairman, Singapore International Foundation
• Yong Ying-I, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health (Singapore)
• Jennie Chua, Chief Executive Officer, The Ascott Group; former General Manager of Raffles Hotel
• A/Prof Mary Rauff, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
• Dr. Susan Lim, surgeon and medical researcher
• Dr Sophia Ang, Senior Consultant NUH & Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
• Daphne Yuan, Assistant Director, Ministry of Manpower
• Dr Ruth Kam, Cardiologist
• Yvette Cheak, former Chief Commissioner, Girl Guides Singapore
• Elizabeth Sam, banker and company director
• Yeo Lian Sim, Senior Executive Vice President, Singapore Exchange
• Ang Bee Lian, CEO, National Council of Social Service
• Jazreel Low, Actress/Model/Entrepreneur
• Rui En, Actress/Singer

References

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1153938/1/.html

External links

• Official website