Nanyang Junior College

Nanyang Junior College
Together We Build
Location
128 Serangoon Avenue 3 North-East Region 556111, Singapore
Coordinates	1°21′03″N 103°52′01″E / 1.3507°N 103.866913°E / 1.3507; 103.866913Coordinates: 1°21′03″N 103°52′01″E / 1.3507°N 103.866913°E / 1.3507; 103.866913
Information
Type	Government-Aided
Established	1977 (as Lorong Chuan Junior College)
Session	Single-session
School code	0805
Principal	Kwek Hiok Chuang
Vice principal	Lim-Tay Su-Chin
Gender	Mixed
Enrolment	1764
Colour(s)	Blue, Yellow, Red and Brown
Song	Together We Build
Vision	A value-added college that nurtures leaders with a global outlook.
Website	www.nanyangjc.org

Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) is a junior college which is part of the education system in Singapore, offering a two-year course for pre-university students leading up to the GCE 'A' Level examinations.

Previously known as Lorong Chuan Junior College, NYJC was founded in 1977, and was among the first junior colleges to be established in Singapore. A year later, in 1978, it was renamed to Nanyang Junior College.

The name "Nanyang" is hanyu pinyin for the Chinese characters representing "South Sea", which was what the mainland Chinese people referred to the region encompassed by Singapore, Malaysia and the Southeast Asian region. The name is a reflection of the origins of Singapore having been built by immigrants from predominantly China, India, Malaysia, as wells as, other parts of the world. The badge of the Junior College has a picture of a Merlion on a red background above a sea, and its motto is "Together We Build".

History

Nanyang Junior College was founded as Lorong Chuan Junior College in 1977 at its current location in Serangoon Ave 3, Singapore. The first Principal was Mr Chia Khoon Hock, who served the college for 19 years until his retirement in 1995. For a list of subsequent Principals, see below.

As NYJC's campus was built on a small hill, fog often covered part of the college in the 1980s and 1990s and NYJC was known affectionally as “白云岗” (Mandarin, literally meaning "White Cloud Hill", for the fog that covered it). This is also the inspiration for the brand-name of the college's Chinese Cultural Society's annual drama production.

NYJC opened up the Chinese Language Elective Programme in 1999, and till date has produced many scholarship holders in the Chinese Language field. Today, the college is also a centre for the Art Elective Programme.

Principals

• 1977 – 1995: Mr Chia Khoon Hock
• 1996 – 2000: Mdm So Bie Ling
• 2001 – 2005: Mdm Ho Woon Ho
• 2006–present: Mr Kwek Hiok Chuang

Culture

Motto

Together We Build （共同建设）

Anthem

The original college anthem was composed by M. Cheng, Leow Wee Seong (lyrics) and L. Fang (melody). The English version is sung during assemblies and college functions. The third stanza was removed in 2001, shown here in light blue.

In 2006, the school management committee decided that the school anthem was in need of "a refreshment". In January 2007, the College's Symphonic Band had retuned the school song that is played every Wednesday. The tune has since been incorporated [1]

Chinese Version 共同建设	English Version Together We Build
First stanza
像喷涌的飞泉 我们的希望高达云际 喷泉虽然永远孤立 我们却不孤寂	Like the rising fountain, Our ardent hopes reach to the sky. But the fountain stands alone, Though not you and I.
Chorus
我们共同计策 我们共同建设 巩固基础是我们的目的 我们团结一心 在前进的道上 使院名日日高	For together we plan, Together we build, A firm foundation is our stand. United our course, Forward we march, Our College's name proclaim!
Second stanza
像优雅的棕榈 我们活得自在坚强 棕榈虽然永远孤立 看来孤劳自赏	Like the graceful palm tree, We stand together strong and free. Yet the palm tree stands alone, A lonely sight to see.
Chorus
Third stanza
像永恒的火焰 我们的心闪烁光芒 然而我们都知道 火光不该独闪亮	Like the ever burning flame, Our youthful hearts with fervour glow. Yet the bright flame burns alone, That's not the right we know.
Chorus

The facade

Pledge

The college pledge was introduced during the 30th anniversary celebrations in 2007. [2]

The Nanyang Pledge ( 2007)
We, the students of Nanyang Junior College, Pledge to be men and women of integrity;
Showing empathy and concern, We will be compassionate towards others;
Meeting challenge with resilience, We will be proactive and resourceful;
Working together, We will build a better future for our college and our community.

Enrollment

As of June 2010, the enrolment of the college is 1765 (969 Year 1, 806 Year 2). There are 143 teaching staff and 20 Executive and Admin Support (EAS) Staff.

• NYJC has more female than male students, with a ratio of approximately 55:45.
• NYJC's non-Chinese student population is less than 3%.
• There is only one Malay and one Tamil language tutor.

Uniform

Boys wear a plain peach-coloured shirt with peach pants. This is similar to that of girls, with that of peach-coloured skirts and shorts. The former uniform, which was of a deeper brown, was completely phased out in 2008.

The college insignia, its collar pin, which bears the school emblem, is worn on the left collar of shirt. The school tie, which was formerly worn on Wednesdays, is now worn primarily during formal school events and assemblies. Brown blazers are also only worn on special occasions. Attire for PE is a T-shirt with blue and white shoulder stripes and black shorts that bear the school initials, NYJC. In 1998, the T-shirt was changed from red and blue to brown.

College Awards and Achievements

• School Distinction Award
• Sustained Achievement Award (Aesthetics)
• Sustained Achievement Award (Academic Value-Added)
• Best Practice Award (Staff Well-Being)
• People Developer Singapore
• Singapore Quality Class
• Academic Value Added GOLD (2009)
• Academic Value Added GOLD (2010)

Performing Arts CCA

• Chinese Cultural Society: Silver (2011)
• Chinese Orchestra: Gold With Honours (2011)
• Choir: Gold (2011)
• Dance Society: Silver (2011)
• English Drama Club: Bronze (2010)
• Guzheng Ensemble: Gold (2011)
• Symphonic Band: Silver (2011)

Academics

NYJC offers Arts and Science courses of study. However, it is one of the few colleges in Singapore not allocating an 'S' to Science classes and 'A' to Arts classes since the new system was introduced in 2006.

It is also one of the few colleges that does not hold morning assemblies at the conventional 7.30 am or 7.40 am. For the JC1s, assembly starts at 8.30 am on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and for JC2s: Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. On the remaining days, there are no assembly and students may go to school at 8.50 am.

Subjects Offered

H1: General Paper, Project Work, Mother Tongues (CL, ML, TL), Art, Economics, Geography, History, Literature in English, General Studies in Chinese, China Studies in Chinese, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics.

H2: Knowledge & Inquiry, Art, Economics, Geography, History, English Language and Linguistics, Literature in English, Chinese Language and Literature, Malay Language & Literature, Tamil Language & Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics.

H3: Art, Economics, Geography, History, Literature in English, Chinese Language & Literature, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics.

Special programmes

Apart from the Art and Chinese Language Elective Programmes, the college also has a Scholars' Development Programme where selected NYJCians of high calibre are encouraged groomed by the college to help them attain scholarships in the future.

Co-Curricular Activity (CCA)

The college encourages participation in co-curricular activities for the all-round development of the individual.

Official CCAs

These are CCAs recognised by the college officially, with funding and equipment provided.

Student Interest Groups

Student Interest Groups (SIGs) are formed by a group of students who pursue common interests in the realms of sports or arts. SIGs are not given any funding and equipment. When an SIG becomes well established, it can petition for official CCA status.

Student Leadership	Clubs and Societies	Arts and Aesthetics	Sports and Games	Student Interest Groups
House Executive Committee Student Council Class Leaders' Executive Committee	Audio Visual Aids (ny'AVA) Biz Club Channel News Nanyang (CNNY) Chess Club Current Affairs Club Film Art (I.Nnovation) Interact Club Journalism (NYConneXions) Outdoor Activities Club (ODAC) Parade Commanders-Flag Party Red Cross Humanitarian Network Robotics Club Science Society The Drum (Media Resource Library)	Art Club (AEP) Band Chinese Cultural Society Chinese Orchestra Choir Dance Society English Drama Club Guzheng Ensemble Indian Cultural Society LEP Club Malay Cultural Society Photographic Society Pugilistic Society	Badminton Basketball Dragonboat Judo Netball Soccer Squash Table Tennis Tennis Touch Rugby (Girls) Volleyball Floorball	Bridge Club Guitar Ensemble Handball Japanese Animation (J-Fire) Korean Culture (Korzy) PAWS Piano Ensemble Project Inspiring Lives Soccer (Girls)

Student Organisation and Leadership

Student Council

The Student Council is formed by a group of 30 to 40 councillors elected by the student population. Headed by an Exco, there are three committees in the Student Council – Welfare, Communications and College Image and Bonding.

NYJC is the first Student Council in Singapore to have a Twitter account to update the student population on college events and plans of the Student Council.

House Executive Committee

Houses are separate from the Student Council in NYJC. The House Executive Committee (House Exco) is also elected democratically and comprises representatives of the four houses with at least a House captain and vice-captain.

It manages internal events within the College on a smaller scale compared to the Student Council. Unlike the Student Council, the House Exco does not take charge of student well-being directly.

The four houses are:

• Griffin
• Dragon
• Pegasus
• Phoenix

Class Leaders' Executive Committee and Class Leaders' Committee

NYJC has a Class Leaders' Committee (CLC) (previously known as 'Civics Tutorial Congress'), made up of all Class Leaders, mainly the Class Chairpersons, Class Vice-Chairpersons, Service-Learning Representative (SL Rep.), National Education Representative (NE Rep.) and the Health Representative (Health Rep.).

The entire Class Leaders' Committee is governed by a body called the Class Leaders' Executive Committee (CLEXCO), which helps in disseminating all information to the Class Leaders, organising trainings and camps for Class Leaders, planning and executing events in school, sometimes in collaboration with the Student Council and House Executive Committee.

Notable alumni

• Teo Ser Luck, Member of Parliament, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
• Chia Kiah Hong, Steve, Secretary General of the National Solidarity Party
• Neo Kian Hong, Lieutenant General, Chief of Defence Force, Singapore Armed Forces
• Ng Phek Hoong Irene, Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC
• Teo Ser Lee, former beauty queen
• Dr Muhammad Faishal, Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC

External links

• Official website
• Nanyang Junior College Language Elective Programme website
• Nanyang Junior College Student Council