St. Andrew's School (Singapore)

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Name St Andrew's School
School Code SAJS - 5009

SASS - 7015
SAJC - 0804
Country Singapore
Town Potong Pasir
Established 8 September 1862
Type Government-Aided
Students SAJS, SASS - Boys

SAJC - Co-ed
Levels Primary 1 to 6

Secondary 1 to 5
Junior College 1 to 2
Colours Navy Blue and White
Motto Up and On
Websites SAJS, SASS,

SAJC
For other schools with the same name, see St. Andrew's School (disambiguation).

St Andrew's School (Singapore) is a complex of schools affiliated to each other as well as to the Anglican Church in Singapore and is composed of Saint Andrew's Junior School, Saint Andrew's Secondary School and Saint Andrew's Junior College.

The junior and secondary schools have always only admitted male pupils, but female pupils were admitted to the pre-university or 'A' level classes when they were run from the senior school previously. St Andrew's Junior College has always been co-educational since being separated from the secondary school.

The school is also affiliated with other Anglican and Presbyterian schools in Singapore, including Saint Margaret's Secondary School, Saint Hilda's Secondary School, the Anglican High School, Presbyterian High School and Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School. The name is usually abbreviated as SAS (or SAJS for the junior school and SASS for the senior school), with the junior college as SAJC, and its pupils and alumni ('Old Boys' and 'Old Girls') referred to as Saints.

The three schools are now together in a collaboration known as the Saint Andrew's Village where the three schools have been built together in one compound, separated into two parts by the Kallang River. In addition to these three schools, the village also houses the (Anglican) Diocesan Office, the Ascension Kindergarten and three church buildings: the Chapel of the Resurrection, Chapel of the Holy Spirit and Church of Ascension. Some of the new facilities at the village include an Olympic size swimming pool, a 1,000-seat performing arts centre and a sheltered bridge across the Kallang River to connect the junior and secondary schools to the junior college across the river. In the future, a boarding school will also be built.

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[edit] History

[edit] Chin Chew Street (1862-1863)

SAS was founded on 8 September 1862 by the Rev Edward Sherman Venn through adopting a private institution owned by Sim Quee and Tye Kim in Chin Chew Street, in Singapore. The Anglican missionary led by Venn funded the school. Sim Quee and Tye Kim remained as headmasters of their school. This was unusual for the day as most missionary schools were not usually headed by Asians. The school was then known as the St. Andrew's Church of England Mission School.

[edit] Upper Hokkien Street (1863-1872)

On 10 September 1863, the School moved to Upper Hokkien Street because of the need for a better building and more space for the growing School. Soon after, Mr Cheok Loy Fatt was appointed the Headmaster.

After a couple of years, the school suffered from financial difficulties, and financial support was withdrawn in 1866. In 1872, the Colonial Chaplain Canon J.A. Beccles successfully applied to the Government for financial aid. Thus, on 22 May 1872, St. Andrew's School became a grant-in-aid institution.

[edit] Victoria Street (1872-1875)

In 1872, Canon Beccles was succeeded by the Rev George Frederick Hose as Colonial Chaplain. Meanwhile, the growing School shifted to Victoria Street. Hose invited the Rev William Henry Gomes to act as School Superintendent, in which the School prospered and grew.

During the early days at the Victoria Street site, both Hose and Gomes knew that the growth of the School would be hampered by poor accommodation. Their hard work was rewarded by the Government giving the School a 4-acre piece of land on the then Government Hill with a frontage on Stamford Road.

[edit] Stamford Road (1875-1940)

The first building to go up was the Chapel in 1875 and in that same year, the School vacated its cramped premises in Victoria Street and moved into the Stamford Road site. Classes were held in the Chapel which also became an important centre of public worship.

The Rev J. Romanis Lee, who became Principal from 1912, was a benefactor of the School as it acquired many of its modern characteristics during his period as Principal. He set about expanding the premises of the School and raised the status of the School from a second grade school to top grade in 1914, in which the school started to offer the Senior Cambridge Examination. He also establishd a tradition of sports in the School; the school excelled in boxing and rugby.

Mr Joseph Lee became Principal in 1924 and the enrolment increased to 800. Lee established John Oxenham's poem "Up and On" as the School Song. The first issue of the School Magazine, aptly called "Up and On", made its appearance in 1928.

The Rev Reginald Keith Sorby Adams succeeded Lee as the next Principal on 1 October 1934. By that time, St. Andrew's became famous for its boxing and rugby. The need for a bigger area than the cramped site at Stamford Road had become a problem by the early 1930s. There were scarcely enough classrooms and there was no playing field for a School which showed so much enthusiasm and aptitude for outdoor games.

This site ultimately became the site of the National Library of Singapore from 1960, before it moved to Victoria Street.

[edit] Pre-War Woodsville (1940-1942)

In 1938 Woodsville Estate, comprising 18.5 acres (7.49 hectares) of land, was purchased for $60,000. Adams, assisted by Archdeacon Graham White, played a major role in the moving of the School to the Woodsville site, after previously rejecting two sites in Tanjong Katong and on Serangoon Road. The two-storey School buildings were completed and officially opened by S. W. Jones, the Officer Administering the Government, on 29 July 1940. The start of World War II in Singapore had the School closed.

[edit] Post-War Woodsville (1945-1990)

Immediately after the war, the School was the first to re-open. The school was then divided into Lower School and Upper School. Until the arrival of Adams who had just been released from internment, Dr D.D. Chelliah acted as Principal. As the School population grew, the School grew as well with the addition of another floor in 1952. The Lim Teck Kin Tower was also added in that year.

In 1955, the Lower School was renamed the Junior School, and the Upper School was renamed Secondary School. In 1956, due to the rapid growth of the Junior School , it was further separated into two schools: Junior I and Junior II. Each junior school was run by its own principal, but this changed from 1960 onwards when both schools shared the same principal.

In 1969, Pre-University classes started and in 1978, Saint Andrew's Junior College was established and moved to Malan Road. By the 1980s, the Woodsville site was unable to handle the growth of both Junior Schools and the Secondary School. Meanwhile, with nearby Potong Pasir developed, the School requested that a 4.18 hectare site allocated for education would be used for the St. Andrew's Secondary School. Construction of the Secondary School started on 3 November 1984 and the buildings were opened in July 1986.

[edit] One Family Unbroken (1990-present)

In 1990, the two junior schools were combined into one school: Saint Andrew's Junior School. In 1996, the school had to relocate due to noise pollution from the recently upgraded Pan-Island Expressway. The school was relocated in January 1996 and the new school building was declared open by the then Minister for Education, Rear-Admiral Teo Chee Hean, in 1997.

As part of the Saint Andrew's Village project, all three schools were planned to return to Woodsville. Renovation and expansion of the Junior School started in 2003, and the new buildings opened in 2005. Construction of a new Secondary School started in 2003, opposite the Junior School along Francis Thomas Drive, and opened in 2004. Construction of the Junior College started in June 2003, and opened in January 2006.

[edit] School Song, Hymn and Crest

All three schools share the same school song, school hymn and school crest.

[edit] School Song

The school song was introduced by Mr Joseph Lee. The words of the song are from John Oxenham's poem Up and On.

Verse 1
Lives are in the making here,
Hearts are in the waking here,
Mighty undertaking here,
Up and On!

We are arming for the fight,
Pressing on with all our might,
Pluming wings for higher flight,
Up and On!

Chorus
Up Boys (Saints)! truest fame
Lies in high endeavour;
Play the game! keep the flame
Burning brightly ever!

Verse 2
Fair before us lies the way,
Time for work and time for play;
Fill the measure while we may,
Up and On!

Life and time will not delay,
Time is running fast away,
Life is now today; today;
Up and On!

Verse 3
Foes in plenty we shall meet,
Hearts courageous scorn defeat;
So we press with eager feet,
Up and On!

Ever onward to the fight,
Ever upward to the Light,
Ever true to GOD and RIGHT,
Up and On!

[edit] School Hymn

Our Father, by whose servants,
Our School was built of old,
Whose hand has crowned Thy children,
With blessings manifold;
For Thy unfailing mercies,
Far strewn along our way,
With all who passed before us,
We praise Thy name today.

They reaped not where they laboured,
We reap what they have sown;
Our harvest may be garnered,
By ages yet unknown.
The days of old have dowered us
With gifts beyond all praise,
Our Father make us faithful
To serve the coming days.

Before us and beside us,
Still holden by Thy hand,
A cloud of unseen witness,
Our elder comrades stand;
One family unbroken,
We join in one acclaim;
One heart, one voice uplifting
To glorify Thy name.

[edit] School Crest

The official heraldic description of the crest is: Azure, a saltire argent, in chief keys, in base a tiger's face. Simply, the crest is a blue shield, with a silver diagonal cross. In the top quarter are two keys, and in the lower quarter is a tiger's face.

The blue shield and silver diagonal cross is the Saint Andrew's Cross. The keys represent the Keys to Knowledge and Heaven, and the tiger's face is a symbol of strength.

[edit] Schools

The Saint Andrew's Village at Potong Pasir. Houses all the three Saint Andrew's schools as well as The Diocese of Singapore and Church of the Ascension.
The Saint Andrew's Village at Potong Pasir. Houses all the three Saint Andrew's schools as well as The Diocese of Singapore and Church of the Ascension.

[edit] St Andrew's Junior School

Main article: Saint Andrew's Junior School

St Andrew's Junior School (SAJS) started of as the Lower School of St. Andrew's School after World War 2. After being renamed in 1956, the school was split into two schools, but were combined in 1990. The school later moved to a site in Potong Pasir because of noise pollution caused by the recently upgraded Pan-Island Expressway in 1996.

Following plans for the St Andrew's Village, the school moved into new buildings at the same Potong Pasir site in December 2004 at 2 Francis Thomas Drive, Singapore 359337.

[edit] St Andrew's Secondary School

Main article: Saint Andrew's Secondary School

St Andrew's Secondary School started as as the Upper School of St. Andrew's School after World War 2. The school moved from the Woodsville site in July 1986 to its site in Potong Pasir across the Kallang River after the Woodsville buildings were deemed inadequate for the running of both the junior and senior classes. In mid-2003, the school shifted to the old Victoria School building at Kallang Bahru as a temporary holding site. As part of the St Andrew's Village project, the school has moved into new buildings opposite SAJS since 2005 at 15 Francis Thomas Drive, Singapore 359342. The premises incorporates Woodsville House which was earmarked as a heritage building. Woodsville House used to be the residences of the principals of St Andrew's School and is now used as the offices for the Head of Departments on the second floor and has a small heritage gallery on the ground floor.

[edit] St Andrew's Junior College

Main article: Saint Andrew's Junior College

St Andrew's Junior College (SAJC) started as pre-university classes in 1969 and in 1978, moved to its Telok Blangah site. The school has returned to Potong Pasir as of 2006 as part of the St Andrew's Village project. It is situated on the former SASS site at 55 Potong Pasir Avenue 1, Singapore 358389. A sheltered pedestrian bridge across the Kallang River connects the JC to the secondary and junior schools across the river.

[edit] National Championship Titles

  • National Schools Under-20 A-Division Rugby Championship (1971 - 2006): 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1989, 2006
  • National Schools Under-17 B-Division Rugby Championships (1971 - 2006): 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • National Schools Under-14 C-Division Rugby Championships (1975 - 2006): 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990
  • National Schools Under-14 C-Division Soccer Championships: 1987
  • National Inter-Primary Schools Under-13 Rugby Championships (1996 - 2006): 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006
  • National Inter-Primary Schools Under-11 Rugby Championships (2005 - 2006): 2005, 2006
  • National Schools Under-17 B-Division Waterpolo Championships:
  • National Schools Under-14 C-Division Waterpolo Championships:
  • National Schools Under-17 B-Division Cricket Championships: 1996, 2001, 2002,
  • National Schools Under-14 C-Division Cricket Championships: 1997, 1998, 1999
  • National Schools Under-17 B-Division Hockey Championships: 2005
  • National Schools Under-14 C-Division Hockey Championships:
  • National Inter-Primary Schools Under-13 Hockey Championships: 2002, 2004, 2006
  • National Inter-Primary Schools Under-11 Hockey Championships: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • National Schools Under-20 A-Division Sailing Championships (Boys): 2001
  • National Schools Under-20 A-Division Basketball Championships (Boys): 2002, 2004
  • National Schools Under-20 A-Division Bowling Championships (Boys): 2005, 2006
  • National Schools Under-20 A-Division Rhythmic Gymnastic Championships (Girls): 2005
  • National Schools Under-20 A-Division Soccer Championships (Girls): 2005

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] Politics

  • Elizabeth Choy: War heroine, Obtained the Order of British Empire
  • David Marshall: Singapore's first Chief Minister
  • Benjamin Sheares: Singapore's second President
  • Michael Palmer: Singapore's Minister of Parliament
  • S Iswaran: Singapore's Minister of State - Ministry of Trade and Industry
  • Andrew Chew: Chairman of Public Service Commission & Former Head, Civil Service
  • Eddie Teo: Former Permanent Secretary - Prime Minister's Office, Singapore's Ambassador
  • Herman Ronald Hochstadt: Former Permanent Secretary - Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Law
  • Ngiam Tong Dow: Former Permanent Secretary - Ministry of Finance, Ministry of National Development
  • Andrew Chew: Former Head, The Civil Service
  • Fong Chong Pik (also known as "The Plen"): former leader of the Malayan Communist Party
  • Eric Tan Huck Gim: Brigadier-General (Retired), Holder of a United Nations post in Timor Leste

[edit] Law

  • Harpreet Singh Nehal: Singapore's Senior Counsel
  • J. Grimberg: Singapore's Senior Counsel
  • Harry Elias: Singapore's Senior Counsel
  • Wong Meng Meng: Singapore's Senior Counsel

[edit] Business

  • Chang Yang Fa: Owner of Mint Museum of Toys, the Mint Cafe and the Mint Shop
  • Jacob Ballas: Former Chairman of Vickers Ballas
  • Frank Benjamin: Executive Chairman of FJ Benjamin
  • Harry Elias: Singaporean renowned lawyer, Founder of Harry Elias and Partners
  • Michael Fam: Executive Chairman of Fraser and Neave (F&N) Group, First Chairman of Mass Rapid Transit Corporation
  • Koh Boon Hwee: Chairman - DBS Group, Chairman - Singapore Airlines, Director - Temasek Holdings
  • Lim Leong Geok: First Executive Director of Mass Rapid Transit Corporation
  • Liu Thai Ker: Singapore's Renowned Architect Planner
  • Jimmy Phoon: Temasek Holding's Chief Investment Officer
  • Lim Leong Geok: Singapore's Renowned Architect, Son of war hero Lim Bo Seng
  • Earl Lu: Singapore's Renowned Artist

[edit] Science and Education

[edit] Entertainment

  • Stefanie Sun: Chinese pop singer
  • JJ Lin Jun Jie: Chinese pop singer and composer
  • Hong Junyang: Chinese pop singer, First male runner-up in Project Superstar 1 (Singapore)
  • Lai Li Jun: Contestant - Top 24 - Project Superstar 1 (Singapore), Starred in Mediacorp Drama Holland V.
  • Chen Bang Zhi: Contestant - Top 10 - SuperHost (Singapore)
  • Sheena Goh: Contestant - Top 20 - Campus SuperStar 1 (Singapore)
  • Ho Chee Mun: Contestant - Top 20 - Campus SuperStar 1 (Singapore)

[edit] Sports

  • U.K.Shyam: Current holder of Singapore's national 100m sprint record at 10.37s

[edit] External links

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