Qiaonan Primary School

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Qiaonan Primary School (simplified Chinese: 侨南小学; pinyin: Qiáonán xiǎoxué) is a government primary school in Tampines, Singapore.

1 History
2 Badge
3 School Motto
4 School Vision
5 School Mission
6 External links

[edit] History

Qiaonan Primary School was established as Kiau Nam School in 1933 when Wang Xiyuan was appointed as its first principal. In 1938, the school, with an enrolment of 85 pupils, moved to another rented house at Lorong Tai Seng when the owner sold off the previous school premises. In 1940, the Board Director Liang Jinhui offered to sell his own attap house on Paya Lebar Road and renovated it for Kiau Nam School.

When the Japanese occupation of Singapore began in 1942, the school closed down when Wang Xiyuan was killed and two teachers were killed too. In 1945 after World War II ended, the school re-opened at its original premises in Paya Lebar, and Wang Yihui was appointed as its principal. In the following year, the school was officially registered with the Department of Education. Kiau Nam School became a government-aided school in 1957.

With the increase in the school's enrolment to 480, fund raising projects were held for its new building in 1958. In 1962, the school's new building was completed, and an opening ceremony was held. The school then had 15 classes and an enrolment of 566 pupils. In 1979, English was taught at the school as first language and Chinese as a second language to the Primary 1 pupils. Two pre-primary classes were also started.

In 1985, Kiau Nam School was re-located to Tampines New Town, and the school was officially re-named Qiaonan Primary School. It became a government school offering English as the first language and Chinese and Malay as mother tongue languages. There were then 747 pupils and 25 teachers from 20 different schools.

The school celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2003, when Irene Ng, Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC, was invited as the guest of honour.

[edit] Badge

The Badge, in the shape of an open book, symbolizes an emphasis on continuous learning and improvement. At the base of the book are the five rings upholding the learning experience of our pupils.

The five rings symbolises the five values promoted by the school namely: HEALTH, KNOWLEDGE, CO-OPERATION, CREATIVITY and VIRTUE. The rings, which are inter-linked reflect the continuing effort by the school to inculcate these values in our pupils. Dark blue symbolises the INTEGRITY with which we carry out our duties. Yellow symbolises the EXCELLENCE we strive to achieve. Red symbolises our PASSION in upholding our core values.

[edit] School Motto

"Persevere to EXCEL"

[edit] School Vision

"Every child can achieve Excellence"

[edit] School Mission

Qiaonan Primary School, in partnership with the community, is committed to Excellence in Education. Our goal is to nurture Good Character in pupils and equip them with Essential Skills and Knowledge to become successful and productive citizens.