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Serangoon Junior College
实龙岗初级学院
Maktab Rendah Serangoon
Address
1033 Upper Serangoon Road
Singapore 534768

Hougang

Singapore
Information
TypeGovernment-aided
Co-educational
MottoDiscere Servire
(To Learn, To Serve)
EstablishedMarch 1988
SessionSingle-session
School code1269
PrincipalMr. Manogaran Suppiah
Websitesrjc.moe.edu.sg

Serangoon Junior College (SRJC) (Chinese: 实龙岗初级学院) is a junior college in Singapore, offering a 2-year course for pre-university students leading up to GCE 'A' Level examinations. Founded in 1988, it was the fourteenth junior college to be established in Singapore.[1]

History

Foundation years

Serangoon Junior College was established in March 1988 as the fourteenth junior college in Singapore.[1] The College initially operated from a temporary campus in Hougang, which is now the premises of Xinmin Secondary School, with a pioneering staff strength of 45 teachers. [citation needed] Lessons for the first batch of 673 students commenced in April of the same year.[citation needed] In December 1990, the College relocated to its present campus along Upper Serangoon Road, in Hougang New Town. It was officially declared open on 29 May 1992 by Mr. Lee Yock Suan, the then Minister for Education. [citation needed]

In recent years, the academic standards of Serangoon Junior College had been improving consistently, as it gained recognition as one of the leading government colleges in the district.[2] This was complemented with the rise in admission standards of the college, from a cut-off point of twenty in the 1989 intake to eleven in the 2016 intake at the annual Joint Admission Exercise (JAE).[1]

Merger into Anderson Junior College

On 20 April 2017, it was announced that Serangoon Junior College would merge with Anderson Junior College (AJC), with the merged school located at the current site of Anderson Junior College, and operating under the name of Anderson Serangoon Junior College.[3][4] This was in view of the declining enrollment into junior colleges since 2014, attributed to the fall in Singapore's birth rate.[5] As a result of the merger, Serangoon Junior College no longer admit students from 2018 to minimise the need for students to physically relocated to the new site. The merger process is to be completed by January 2019.[4]

Principal

Name Period Served[6]
Thomas Tan (Mr.) 1988-1996
Jenny Yong (Ms.) 1996-2002
Kok Chwee Kee (Mrs.) 2002-2006
Tan Teck Hock (Mr.) 2006-2010
Wong-Cheang Mei Heng (Mrs.) 2010-2014
Manogaran Suppiah (Mr.) 2014-2018

School Identity and Culture

Vision, mission, values

The vision, mission and values of SRJC was revised in 2016. [citation needed]

Vision – Leaders and Learners driven with values and imagination [citation needed]
Mission – Inspiring all students to have the passion to learn, the heart to serve and the courage to lead. [citation needed]
Values - Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Integrity, Care, Humility [citation needed]

Houses in SRJC

For competitive intra-school events, the student body is divided into five houses. Each house is led by House Captain(s) nominated from the Student Council.[citation needed]

The five houses are:

  • Aquila (Yellow Eagle)
  • Cetus (Purple Hydra/Sea Monster)
  • Draco (Red Dragon)
  • Orion (Blue Warrior)
  • Pegasus (Green Horse/Pegasus)

Academic information

Serangoon Junior College offers a two-year pre-university course leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations, up to the 2017 intake.[4]

The course offered in SRJC consists of H1 General Paper, H1 Mother Tongue, H1 Project Work, together with four content-based subjects (3H2+1H1 or four H2 subjects). Students with a flair in an area will be offered subjects at H3 level after the end of JC1 promotional exams, even though students taking those subjects need to travel to other places (usually universities) to take those subjects.[citation needed]

In line with the new 'A' Level syllabus stipulated by MOE, students are also required to take a contrasting subject that is outside their area of studies. The contrasting subject may be offered at either the H1 and H2 levels.[citation needed]

Subjects offered by SRJC is listed below:

Compulsory Subjects (H1):

  • H1 Project Work
  • H1 General Paper

Arts/ Humanities/ Languages (H1):

  • H1 Literature in English
  • H1 Tamil Language
  • H1 Chinese Language
  • H1 Malay Language
  • H1 Economics
  • H1 Geography
  • H1 History

Sciences (H1):

  • H1 Mathematics
  • H1 Physics
  • H1 Biology
  • H1 Chemistry

Arts/Humanities/Languages (H2):

  • H2 Art
  • H2 Economics
  • H2 Geography
  • H2 History
  • H2 Literature in English
  • H2 Chinese Language and Literature
  • H2 Malay Language and Literature
  • H2 Tamil Language and Literature

Sciences (H2):

  • H2 Mathematics
  • H2 Further Mathematics (starting 2016)
  • H2 Biology
  • H2 Chemistry
  • H2 Physics

SR Global Classroom Experience

SR Global Classroom Experience (SR-GCE) takes students’ learning beyond the shores of Singapore. With a service learning component designed into the programme, students are given opportunities to apply service learning within a larger community, while gaining cultural awareness and a global perspective. Destinations include Hong Kong, Java, Taiwan, Melbourne and Li Jiang and vary depending on availability and safety.[citation needed]

Since 2007, SRJC has established a twinning programme with Sacred Heart Canossian College in Hong Kong.[citation needed]

Co-curricular activities

Serangoon Junior College encourages participation in co-curricular activities for the all-round development of the individual. Students can opt to enrol in CCAs from the different categories as listed below.[citation needed]

Clubs and Societies

  • AVA Club
  • Community Champions Council (CCC)
  • Red Cross Youth Chapter
  • Library Council
  • Outdoor Activities Club (ODAC)
  • Photography Society
  • Pilates
  • Society for the Scientific Training And Research (S*STAR) (disbanded)
  • SR Debates (disbanded)
  • SR Drama
  • Student Council

Performing Arts Groups

  • Guitar Ensemble
  • Guzheng Ensemble
  • Dance
  • SRJC Chorale
  • Symphonic Band
  • Glee Club (disbanded)

Sports

  • Basketball
  • Canoeing
  • Runners' Club
  • Netball
  • Rockclimbing (ROCMOC)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Football (Girls)
  • Taekwondo
  • Tennis
  • Touch Football (Girls)
  • Track and Field
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Volleyball
  • Skydiving (disbanded)

Community outreach

WILL Run

The WILL Run is an annual fundraising event founded in 2008 that is integral in SR’s pursuit of perseverance and selflessness. The term WILL evokes the willingness of an individual to run at least 10 km to raise funds for the community and for the college building. The minimum annual total distance targeted for completion is set at 20,014 km – the distance from the North to South Pole.[citation needed]

Get REAL@SRJC

Get REAL@SRJC, the service learning framework in SRJC, stands for Reaching out to the Environment, the Aged, and the Less fortunate. The strong emphasis in service learning is aligned to the college motto “To Learn, To Serve”.[citation needed]

Annual Fundraising

The annual college fundraising event focuses on giving back to the community. Since 2008, the college has committed the first $50,000 of the donations collection to an identified beneficiary each year. The rest of the collection is channelled towards college improvements.[citation needed] The former annual event also incorporated the SR Friendship Games, which was an annual sports event participated actively by the staff and the student body. [citation needed]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d hermesauto (2017-04-20). "History of the 4 junior colleges moving out of their current sites". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  2. ^ hermesauto (2017-04-20). "Four junior colleges will halt intake of students in 2018, a year ahead of mergers". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  3. ^ "MOE announces names of merged junior colleges". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  4. ^ a b c "Anderson, Serangoon JCs among 8 junior colleges to merge". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  5. ^ hermesauto (2017-04-27). "Junior college, school mergers a painful but necessary decision: Ng Chee Meng". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  6. ^ "Our Heritage". Serangoon Junior College Official Website.
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