Tampines Junior College
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| Motto | Aim and Achieve |
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| Established | 1986 |
| Type | Government, Single-session |
| Principal | Helen Choo Chieh Chen (Ms.) (wef 28th Dec 2006) |
| School code | 0709 |
| Colours | Green |
| Locale | Tampines, Singapore |
| Enrollment | Approx. 1800 |
| Website | http://www.tpjc.net |
 Republic of Singapore |
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Tampines Junior College (abbreviated TPJC) is a college situated in the Eastern region of Singapore. The College is well equipped with a sports complex, gymnasium, tennis and squash courts, a rock wall and an air rifle range.
TPJC celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2006 with a finale at the Esplanade and various performing arts performances held at college. Within 20 years, the college has seen many students into both local universities as well as universities from abroad.
In 2007, the college introduced Theatre studies and Drama into the curriculum and is the only college apart from VJC to offer this subject.
Currently the College has a stronghold of 150 staff and a student population of 1800 led by the Principal, Ms Helen Choo Chieh Chen (2007-20??)
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[edit] College History and Identity
[edit] History
Tampines Junior College, located in the midst of Tampines New Town, commenced functioning as a centre of Pre-university education on 11 April 1986.
Tampines Junior College has humble beginnings. In March 1986, nine teachers met at Tampines Primary School to lay down the foundations for a junior college to be opened in April. There was barely time to plan a coherent policy, procedure or to map out the shape that the College would take before the first registration of students was carried out two weeks later. As the construction of the college premises was not completed, its pioneering batch of 698 students and 33 staff members were received at the building that is now Tampines Secondary School.
On 20 December 1986, the Handing Over Ceremony marked the completion of Tampines Junior College. In late December, the College moved to its present home at No. 2, Avenue 9. Sitting on 6 hectares of land and costing about $18.2 million, Tampines Junior College was the 13th college to be built. The brainchild of P&T Architects, Tampines Junior College received the best-designed college building award in 1988.
It was also on 1 July 1988 that the College celebrated its Official Opening Ceremony. It was declared open by Mr Phua Bah Lee, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Defence) and Member of Parliament for Tampines. In his speech, Mr Phua said that the College's opening marks another milestone in the development of Tampines, which has transformed from a wholly rural district into a new modern town. The College also serves as a symbol and focus of hope for the continuing education for the children of his constituency.
[edit] Mission
To inspire excellence of achievement, driven by a passion for learning and a zest for life.
[edit] Vision
To be a vibrant and caring community that personalizes learning and nurtures creativity.
[edit] Core Values
Commitment
We are committed to one another and to the mission of the college.
Teamwork
We work together toward our shared vision.
Social responsibilty
We care for our community in thought and in deed.
Integrity
We are honest in all of our relationships.
Perseverance
We work hard and persevere in solving problems.
Innovation
We innovate in learning and teaching techniques.
Independent Learning
Together we can learn to be independent, lifelong learners.
[edit] College Motto
The College motto is "Aim and Achieve".
[edit] College Crest
The name of the College, "Tampines" is prominently displayed on the crest. The two large stylised letters, JC, which are the initials for Junior College, form a triangle with a wide base and an apex.
The broad, strong base signifies the principle of focusing on the all-round develepment of the students, upon which the College is founded, while the apex reflects the College motto: "Aim and Achieve," by suggesting the upward thrust (Aim) of continuously working, in all areas of activity, to excel (Achieve).
Gold stands for that quality of excellence which is inherent in all attainments whilst the colour red reflects steadfastness in the determination of the students to achieve this excellence.
[edit] College Facilities
[edit] Academic
Library
The library includes books (fiction and reference), multimedia, magazines and newspapers. Photocopiers are also included to facilitate the zapping materials without the need to go down to the photocopying shop. There are many tables for self study as well as reading of the library materials. In 2007, all the computers were upgraded and additional PCs were included.
Study Benches
Study benches are located all around the school to facilitate self revision as well as a place for individual consultations.
Photocopying Shop
The photocopying shop is located in the B Block. Lecture notes, tutorials and past-year exam papers from GCE as well as other JCs can be purchased from this shop. The shop also provides photocopy service to students at 5cents each. Alternatively, students can buy a photocopying card and zap on his own.
Book Shop
The bookshop is located in the D Block. The bookshop sells stationery, books, school uniforms, as well as T-shirts.
[edit] Dinning
Canteen
The canteen just changed hands under John's Cafe management in 2006 and expanded in 2007. It open during school days (weekdays) from 7am to 4.30pm. There are twelve stalls offering a wide and affordable variety of food, including Japanese food, Chicken rice and Pratas. Halal food for Muslim students is available at four stalls.
The stalls are: Fruit Garden, Oishii, Quench!, Spice House, Deli Inn, Mix-In-A-Bowl, Chicken Paradise, Lemak House, Noodle Hut, West Kingdom, Chinese Wok, Sedap!
Vending Machines
The vending machines are situated in the canteen and make packet/canned drinks and light snacks available to students at all time of the day.
[edit] House System
Previously, students were divided into the Arts Faculty and the Science Faculty but this was scrapped in 2006 when the house system was introduced in 2006 with birds as the theme. There are 6 houses namely:
- Eagle (Red)
- Falcon (Orange)
- Hawk (Yellow)
- Heron (Purple)
- Phoenix (Blue)
- Seagull (Grey)
There are two students in charge of each house and they have organised activities including the recent Valentines 'Angel and Mortal' game (2007) which was a Seagull initiative.
[edit] Co-Curricular Activities
Students may choose take part in a variety of co-curricular activities which ranges from Performing Arts, Sports to Clubs.
TPJC is strong in the area of the Performing Arts with niche CCA groups includes Symphonic Band(Gold), Choir(Gold), Guitar Ensemble(Gold), CLDDS (Silver), Chinese Orchestra(Silver).
- (Performing Arts) Band, Choir, Chinese Orchestra, CLDDS, Guitar Club,Indian Cultural Society, MLDDS, Modern Dance Club
- (Clubs & Societies) Art & Craft Society, Career Guidance, Chess Club, Chinese Calligraphy Society, Chinese Pugilistic Society, ELDDS - Gavel Club, ELDDS - Drama Club, ELDDS - Debating Society, First Aid Society, Health & Fitness Club, Interact Club, Innovation & Enterprise Club, IT/AVA/Film Society, Library Society, Mathematics Society, Outdoor Activities Club, Photography Club, Science & Environment Club, Student Council
- (Sports & Games) Badminton, Basketball, Canoeing,Cricket, Dragonboating, Hockey, Netball, Rock Climbing, Shooting, Sailing, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Table Tennis, Tennis, Tenpin Bowling, Track and Field, Volleyball
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| Pre-universities | Anderson JC (AJC) • Anglo-Chinese JC (ACJC) • Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (ACS-I) • Catholic JC (CJC) • Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) • Innova JC (IJC) • Jurong JC (JJC) • Meridian JC (MJC) • Millennia Institute (MI) • Nanyang JC (NYJC) • National JC (NJC) • Pioneer JC (PJC) • Raffles JC (RJC) • St. Andrew's JC (SAJC) • Serangoon JC (SRJC) • Tampines JC (TPJC) • Temasek JC (TJC) • Victoria JC (VJC) • Yishun JC (YJC) | |
| Polytechnics | Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) • Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) • Republic Polytechnic (RP) • Singapore Polytechnic (SP) • Temasek Polytechnic (TP) | |
| ITE Colleges | ITE College East (ITE CE-SM) • ITE College West (ITE CW) • ITE College Central (ITE CC) |
