Ngee Ann Secondary School
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Ngee Ann Secondary School (abbreviation
: NASS) is an autonomous government-aided secondary school
in Tampines
, Singapore
. The school was started by the Ngee Ann Kongsi
, a Teochew clan foundation. Set up in 1994, Ngee Ann Secondary was a successor to the now defunct Tuan Mong High School which closed in that same year. It is also the youngest school in Singapore to be awarded the autonomous status till 2013. It has won several awards, including the Singapore Quality Class Award and Best Practice Award in Teaching and Learning. Construction works for PRIME have been fully completed in late 2010.Besides being name as the COE of ICT, the school have achieve names such as Microsoft Mentor School, Microsoft Pathfinder School, Microsoft Living Lab and also futureschools@Singapore.
The school is located very near to two infamous places in that area, the 201 shopping district and Tampines Mart. Students occasionally frequent these two areas for lunch and project discussion.
with brotherly love and care
Work hard to achieve great heights
in studies and in games
Stormy weather there'll always be
so let us be prepared
Be loyal to country
Contributing to society
Chorus:
Righteousness and Courtesy
we'll abide this golden rule
Ngee Ann our great guard
we give our best to you
Righteousness and Courtesy
we'll abide this golden rule
Excellence in all we do
we'll do it just for you
, Mandarin, Malay
and Tamil
. As of most other schools in Singapore, NASS follows the system of bilingualism, which was initiated as a policy in 1978 by the Singapore government
.
From 2012, Ngee Ann Secondary School will offer the Enhanced Art Programme to provide greater opportunities for students with keen disposition and capability in art to develop their talent, as said by the Ministry of Education (Singapore), to provide an enriched learning environment. Ngee Ann Secondary is only 1 of the 4 schools in Singapore to offer this programme. The other programme which the MOE have offer with similar objectives is Enhanced Music Programme.
for education. The school has currently two computer labs and ICT Studio for students that houses 40 computers each. A new subject, Computer Studies (CS), had also been started by the Singapore government in 2006, and NASS accepts its first batch of CS students in 2008. and as of 2009, NASS has around 40 CS students in total. NASS has also been selected as one of the schools in the East to be known as EZ COE ICT (East Zone Center of Excellence Infocomm Technology) on the 30 August 2007. The other school is Victoria School
.
Singapore°N date=December 2010°W
Abbreviation
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase...
: NASS) is an autonomous government-aided secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Tampines
Tampines
Tampines is the largest residential area in the city-state of Singapore and is located in the East Region of the main island. The town is so named because in the 1900s a large forest of Tampines trees were there....
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. The school was started by the Ngee Ann Kongsi
Kongsi
Kongsi or "clan halls", are benevolent organizations of popular origin found among overseas Chinese communities for individuals with the same surname. This type of social practice arose, it is held, several centuries ago in China...
, a Teochew clan foundation. Set up in 1994, Ngee Ann Secondary was a successor to the now defunct Tuan Mong High School which closed in that same year. It is also the youngest school in Singapore to be awarded the autonomous status till 2013. It has won several awards, including the Singapore Quality Class Award and Best Practice Award in Teaching and Learning. Construction works for PRIME have been fully completed in late 2010.Besides being name as the COE of ICT, the school have achieve names such as Microsoft Mentor School, Microsoft Pathfinder School, Microsoft Living Lab and also futureschools@Singapore.
Uniformed Groups
Sports
- Badminton (Boys/Girls)
- Wushu
- Track And Field
- Table Tennis (Boys/Girls)
- Basketball (Boys/Girls)
- Volleyball (Girls)
- Adventure Sports
- Golf
- Archery
Aesthetics
- Concert Band
- Guzheng
- Chinese Orchestra
- Choir
- International Dance
- Jam Band
Clubs And Societies
- Multi-Media and Infocomm Club
- English Drama Club
- Arts And Innovation Club
- Horticulture & Environment Club
Information
Location
The school is located at 1, Tampines Street 32, Singapore 529283. Bus service 291 (Townlink) and Bus 28 stop outside the school gate.The school is located very near to two infamous places in that area, the 201 shopping district and Tampines Mart. Students occasionally frequent these two areas for lunch and project discussion.
School Song
We'll walk hand in hand through the yearswith brotherly love and care
Work hard to achieve great heights
in studies and in games
Stormy weather there'll always be
so let us be prepared
Be loyal to country
Contributing to society
Chorus:
Righteousness and Courtesy
we'll abide this golden rule
Ngee Ann our great guard
we give our best to you
Righteousness and Courtesy
we'll abide this golden rule
Excellence in all we do
we'll do it just for you
School Vision and Mission
- An Icon of Excellence and Pride of the Community
- Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Education
Education is available in the four official languages of EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Mandarin, Malay
Malay language
Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...
and Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
. As of most other schools in Singapore, NASS follows the system of bilingualism, which was initiated as a policy in 1978 by the Singapore government
Government of Singapore
The Government of Singapore is defined by the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore to mean the Executive branch of government, which is made up of the President and the Cabinet of Singapore. Although the President acts in his personal discretion in the exercise of certain functions as a check...
.
From 2012, Ngee Ann Secondary School will offer the Enhanced Art Programme to provide greater opportunities for students with keen disposition and capability in art to develop their talent, as said by the Ministry of Education (Singapore), to provide an enriched learning environment. Ngee Ann Secondary is only 1 of the 4 schools in Singapore to offer this programme. The other programme which the MOE have offer with similar objectives is Enhanced Music Programme.
Infocomm Technology
The school has invested in the use of Information TechnologyInformation technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
for education. The school has currently two computer labs and ICT Studio for students that houses 40 computers each. A new subject, Computer Studies (CS), had also been started by the Singapore government in 2006, and NASS accepts its first batch of CS students in 2008. and as of 2009, NASS has around 40 CS students in total. NASS has also been selected as one of the schools in the East to be known as EZ COE ICT (East Zone Center of Excellence Infocomm Technology) on the 30 August 2007. The other school is Victoria School
Victoria School
Victoria School in Singapore is a government secondary school for boys, founded in 1876, at Siglap Link, about one kilometre from affiliated Victoria Junior College....
.
Achievements/Facts
- The school choir was among 1 of the 15 schools in Singapore selected to perform as part of the Combined school choir for National Day Parade 2005
- Jarod Lee did the school proud by winning the third season of Campus SuperStarCampus SuperStarCampus SuperStar is a spin-off of Project SuperStar, a popular singing talent-search competition in Singapore. The contestants comprise students from secondary schools, junior colleges and Institutes of Technical Education . This differs from Project Superstar, where contestants must be over 18 to...
. The show is a direct spin-off from the successful Project SuperStarProject SuperStarProject SuperStar is a singing talent search competition organised by MediaCorp and broadcast every Wednesday and Thursday at 8pm on Channel U in Singapore. Project SuperStar was organised to uncover and develop young talent in Mandarin pop in Singapore. Closely modelled after the Pop Idol, 24...
《绝对 SuperStar》. Jarod beat all 2000 over hopefuls in winning the title. - In the 2009 GCE 'O' Level Examination, the school achieve its best ever result with the highest getting 9 distinctions and with Shazana Zaihan from 4R4'09 becoming one of the three top Malay Student in Singapore.
- The school Volleyball 'C' Girls team won the National Junior Volleyball championship (under 16 group) organised by Volleyball Association of Singapore in December 2010 beating our rival school, Dunman Secondary SchoolDunman Secondary SchoolDunman Secondary School is an autonomous co-educational secondary school in Singapore. The school was founded in 1963, and is located in Tampines in the eastern part of Singapore.-Principals:...
2-0. - For the first time in the school history, all 4 Uniform Group (NCC (Land), NPCC, Scouts, Girl Guides) achieve the GOLD award in their respective competitions in 2011.
- The school along with Raffles Girls' School hosted the inaugural Singapore Maths Modelling Challenge in July 2011.
Records Broken
- In 2009, the school broke the Singapore Books of Records for making 15,000 paper dragons and 13,500 maxu boxes as part of the 15 hour challenge where students stayed in school for 15 hours.
- In 2010, the school broke the Singapore Books of Records for putting together a giant map of Singapore from 79.100 sign postcards.
- Just recently, the school broke the Singapore Books of Records for the biggest paper origami display with 61,146 hand folded paper origami hearts.
SYF2009
- Concert Band: Bronze
- Choir: Silver
- International Dance: Silver
- English Drama Club: Silver
- Guzheng: Gold
- Chinese Orchestra: Gold with Honours
SYF2011
- Concert Band: Bronze
- Choir: Gold
- International Dance: Silver
- English Drama Club: Silver
- Guzheng: Gold
- Chinese Orchestra: Gold with Honours
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