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North Vista Secondary School
Chinese name 德新中学
Malay name Sekolah Menengah North Vista
Abbreviation NV
School code 3071
Motto Viva La Vista or Everlasting Vision
Established 1956
Type Government, Co-educational, Secondary
Principals Mr Lim Lai Chuan
Vice-Principals Mr Marvin Chan

Mrs Tay Kheng Siong

Distinctions Academic Value-Added Award (Express Course)

TAF Gold Award
One of six schools offering 'O' Level PE
Award-winning school architecture (DesignShare Citation Award, 2001) [1]

Location Sengkang New Town, Singapore
Students (Academic Year 2008)

Express: 20 classes
Normal (academic): 11 classes
Normal (technical): 7 classes

Staff (as of December 2007)

110 teachers

Address 11 Rivervale Link Singapore (545081)
Homepage http://www.northvistasec.moe.edu.sg

North Vista Secondary School (Abbreviation: NV; Chinese: 德新中学) is a secondary school located in Sengkang, in north-eastern Singapore.

The campus was relocated to Sengkang New Town from Thomson in December 2000[2]. Thomson Secondary School was renamed as North Vista Secondary School after the relocation. However, the school retained its Chinese name to preserve historical links with the new school.

History

The school started as Thomson Government Chinese Middle School in 1956, as one of the Government Chinese Middle Schools set up to cater to Chinese school students who had their studies disrupted by the Chinese middle schools riots. It later merged with Thomson Vocational School to become Thomson Secondary School.

When Thomson Secondary School was relocated to Sengkang Town on 15 December 2000, it was renamed North Vista Secondary School. The Chinese name of Thomson Secondary School was maintained to preserve its historical links with the new school.

2006 marked the school's Golden Jubilee. There were celebrations throughout the year to commemorate this milestone in the school's history, including a Torch Relay-cum-Homecoming Ceremony on 11 February 2006, a Golden Jubilee Concert on 8 April 2006, and a Gala Dinner in September 2006.

  • The school
    The school
  • Rainbow of Values
    Rainbow of Values
  • Rotunda Courtyard
    Rotunda Courtyard

North Vista has a unique school hour system. Every Wednesday, formal lessons start late at 11.00am to free up morning hours for Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs).

The school is the North Zone Music Centre, offering the 'O' Level Music Programme to students in the northern area of Singapore. It has a music centre, Shaw Melodies @ Vista, specially built for this. The music centre is built from sponsorships by the Shaw Organization and features music technologies such as musical keyboards and computers.

The school has a Digital Arts Studio equipped with Macintosh computers, used for digital image creation and other multimedia works.

The school offers Higher Chinese, as well as Physical Education at the 'O' Level. It is the only neighbourhood school in Singapore offering the GCE 'O' Level PE Programme.

School Principals

  • Mr. Chen See How - 1957 to 1960 and 1963 to 1972
  • Mr. Lim Chung - 1960 - 1963
  • Mr. Lim Nai Tian - 1972 to 1973
  • Mr. Phua Se Yong - 1973 to 1987
  • Mrs. Khoo Siew Eng - 1987 to 1993
  • Mrs. Lau Kum Leng - 1993 to 2000
  • Mr. Lim Lai Chuan - 2001 to present

Achievements in 2009[3]

North Vista has consistently done well in the Singapore - Cambridge 'O' Level Examination, with its students performing above national average.

Academic

  • Academic Value-Added Award (Express) - Bronze
  • Academic Value-Added Award (Normal) - Silver
  • Band 3 National Ranking (School Achievement Table for Normal Course)[4]

Sports and Physical Fitness

  • Sustained Achievement Award (Physical Fitness)

Performing Arts

  • Sustained Achievement Award (Aesthetics)
  • 2009 SYF Central Judging for Chinese Dance - Silver
  • 2009 SYF Central Judging for Choir - Silver
  • 2009 SYF Central Judging for Chinese Drama - Silver
  • 2009 SYF Central Judging for Concert Bands - Bronze
  • 2009 SYF Central Judging for Drama - Silver
  • 2009 SYF Central Judging for Modern Dance - Silver
  • 2009 SYF Central Judging for Strings Esemble - Bronze

Accessibility

The school is located near to an LRT station, Ranggung LRT Station, and is served by six SBS Transit bus services namely: 119, 82, 80, 88, 87 and 89.

Thomson Secondary School Alumni was established on 6 June 1994. The inauguration ceremony was held at the old campus along Thomson Road. The ceremony was graced by the founding Principal of the school, Mr. Chen See How and the then Principal, Mrs. Lau Kum Leng. With the school's relocation to Sengkang New Town, the association has since been renamed North Vista Secondary School Alumni.

North Vista Secondary School Alumni has been in close partnership with the school over the years.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ North Vista Secondary School's Building Profile on DesignShare, http://www.designshare.com/index.php/projects/north-vista-secondary , Accessed September 2007
  2. ^ Movement Plans for Thomson Secondary School, http://www.moe.gov.sg/prime/dgp/toa_payoh/secondary_sch/thomson_sec/thomson_sec.htm , Accessed: September 2007
  3. ^ School Information Service - North Vista Secondary School, http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_SearchDtls.asp?strCode=3071&snm=NORTH%20VISTA%20SECONDARY%20SCHOOL , Accessed December 2009
  4. ^ 2009 School Achievement Table for Normal Course, http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/files/2009/09/moa-2009-annex-e2.pdf , Accessed December 2009
  5. ^ "New chief wants Singapore among Asia's top 5 by 2010" , http://www.timesbusinessdirectory.com/ttd_bizenterprise/Singlenews.aspx?DirID=60&rec_code=190357 , Accessed: June 2008
  6. ^ "Lee Kuan Yew Award Recipient - Lim Lu Kai" , http://www-eng.tp.edu.sg/lee_kuan_yew_award_recipient.pdf , Accessed: June 2008

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