North Vista Secondary School

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 2007. Holding their own 10th Anniversary concert coming this 2011.

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  The school

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  Rainbow of Values

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  Rotunda Courtyard

North Vista has a unique school hour system. Every Wednesday, formal lessons start late at 10.15am to free up morning hours for Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs).

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 and to date it is the only neighbourhood school in Singapore offering the GCE 'O' Level PE Programme.

The school has a strong sports culture. The school is well known for it's basketball, netball, golf  and athletics teams. These sports have attained national titles and had won numerous external competitions. 

In 2011, both athletics and golf won national medals for cross country and golf championships. The athletics team is well known for sprints, middle distance and distance events. 

Basketball and Netball won Zonal Championships in 2011.

The school has a comprehensive arts programme (NV-AEP) with monthly art exhibitions and unplugged music sessions. These sessions offer students platforms to express themselves creatively. The music covered ranges from metal, pop and classical music. There is also a permanent art exhibition space, "Art GEMs" for all students to exhibit their 3D and 2D artworks. The school was awarded the National Arts Education Award (Spark) in 2011. The application was put up by the Creative Studies Department.

Achievements in 2011^[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)
• National Arts Education Award (Spark) for 2011 **North Vista's Aesthetics Programme

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Sports and Physical Fitness

• Sustained Achievement Award (Physical Fitness)
• Golf: National Schools Golf Championships
• Basketball and Netball: Zonal top 4
• Athletics: National Schools Cross Country Medalists (B and C Div)
• Athletics: National Juniors 3000m Bronze Medalists
• Athletics: National Swift & Wings Cross Country Medalists

Performing Arts

• National Arts Education Award 2011 (Spark)
• Sustained Achievement Award (Aesthetics)
• 2011 SYF Central Judging for Chinese Dance - Gold
• 2011 SYF Central Judging for Choir - Gold   
• 2011 SYF Central Judging for Chinese Drama - Silver
• 2011 SYF Central Judging for Concert Bands - Silver 
• 2011 SYF Central Judging for Drama - Bronze
• 2011 SYF Central Judging for Modern Dance - Gold
• 2011 YF 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.

Alumni Links

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

• Tang Guan Seng, former MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC
• LTC (Ret.) Chan Seck Sung, retired SAF Commando Officer, pioneer in the Commando Formation
• George Smith Wong, millionaire
• Teo Cheng Kwee, CEO and founder of Sapphire Corporation, a SGX listed company
• Chong Kok Hwee, HSBC Youth Excellence award winner and Organising Chairman of the Guinness Book of World Records for World Longest Human Dominoes.
• Nelson Goh, Singapore Baseball and Softball Association President ^[5]
• Jon Toh Hong Lim, Project Superstar two semi-finalist
• Lim Lu Kai, Lee Kuan Yew Award winner ^[6]

See also

• Ministry of Education

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

External links

• Official site
• MOE School Information Service