Innova Junior College

Infobox Singapore School
name = Innova Junior College
星烁初級學院 (XīngShùo ChūJī XuéYuàn)
Maktab Rendah Innova


motto = "Ad Astra"
("To the Stars")
established = 2005
type = Government
session = Single
principal = Ms Yeo Hong Mui
city/town = Woodlands
school code = 0713
enrollment = approx. 1500
colours = Blue, Orange and Purple
border_color = purple
uniform_color = orange
homepage = [http://www.innovajc.moe.edu.sg www.innovajc.moe.edu.sg]

Innova Junior College (Abbreviation: IJC) is a government co-educational 'A'-level preparatory junior college located in Woodlands, Singapore.

Facilities

IJC is equipped with 5 Lecture Theaters. LT1 is the biggest theater in the school which can accommodate about 600 students. There are learning studios, also known as classrooms which can accommodate about 20 students and tutorials are held inside the learning studios. IJC is also the only JC in Singapore to have a blue studio of its own. Other facilities include the gym, a 2-storey library, dance studio, volleyball court, netball court, squash court, futsal court, basketball court, 8-lane track, field, air rifle range, CCA blocks, and many other great facilities to be discovered by students.

tudent leadership

Innova Junior College is the first college in Singapore to have a "student parliament". The student parliament is headed by a Judiciary, consisting of the school management and Student Council teacher advisors with full veto power over any decision made by the Cabinet.

Below the Cabinet is the Parliament, which is divided into three ministries, namely the Ministry of Welfare, the Ministry of Project Management and the Ministry of Communication. The members of the Ministries come from the Students' Council. The Parliament has the power to decide on certain crucial decisions.

The concerns of the student body are represented by the Constituency Representatives, which consists of CCA leaders, Civics Group Chairpersons and House Captains. They can choose any Ministry they want to work in to further the concern of the students.

Finally, there is the Electorate, or the student body. Every leader within the entire parliament will be chosen by students in one way or another. The Electorate will also be consulted through surveys and termly forums wherever possible to have their views represented.

There is also a Students' Council in IJC. The councillors will go through various interviews and selection rounds, both by teachers and the student body before they are elected into the council. The current batch of SC is only 15 in strength, however they have by themselves took up numerous huge projects, such as Orientation (ASPERAZCA). SC has it own SC room for their usage and their welfare are totally taken care off as they play an essential role in the school. The SC are the propelling force for betterment of the school, as they are consistently giving feedbacks to the school in the areas which have room for improvements.

Achievements

1. Recognised by the Ministry of Education, Singapore as a Centre of Excellence for New Media and New Media Arts.Fact|date=July 2008

2. Top Value Added for General Paper 2006. (Value Added 0.4, National Ranking 7th)Fact|date=July 2008

3. 2nd Top Value Added for General Paper 2007 (Value Added 0.4, Top Value Added ACJC 0.5, National Ranking 10th)Fact|date=July 2008

Only 3 colleges were granted Value Added Award in 2007, namely ACJC IJC and CJC.Fact|date=July 2008

External links

* [http://www.innovajc.moe.edu.sg/ Innova Junior College website]
* [http://www.moe.gov.sg/press/2004/pr20040830.htm MOE Press Release on New JC in 2005]