| National Junior College 国家初级学院 Maktab Rendah Kebangsaan |
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| Bukit Timah, | |
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| Type | Government |
| Established | 1969 |
| Session | Single session |
| School code | 0701 |
| Principal | Mrs Virginia Cheng |
| Enrolment | Approx. 1500 |
| Colour(s) | Red, white, grey |
| Website | njc.edu.sg |
National Junior College (Simplified Chinese: 国家初级学院) is the first junior college established by the Ministry Of Education, located in Bukit Timah, Singapore. It is considered as one of the top five junior colleges in Singapore. NJC offers a two-year course for pre-university students leading up to the GCE 'A' Levels. In 2004, the college started the four-year Integrated Programme.
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Established in 1969, the College was created with the aim of centralising the two-year pre-university course with maximum utilization of specialist personnel and resources.
In keeping with its name and philosophy, the College claims no affiliation with any secondary school but instead draws its students from a wide spectrum. Thus, each year, about 80 Singapore secondary schools will have representatives amongst the College's student population. In addition, Singapore students learn alongside students from India, China, Hong Kong, Korea as well as ASEAN countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. NJC also plays host to German, PRC, Taiwanese, Vietnamese and Japanese students in exchange programmes.
| 1968: Application to the college was open. |
| 1969: 574 students made up the pioneer batch in 1969. |
| 1970: The campus at Linden Drive was declared open by then-Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. |
| 1971: The college pioneered the integration of the four educational streams at post-secondary school level. |
| 1971: For the only time in history, seven Presidents' Scholars were selected from the college. |
| 1975: The inaugural pre-university seminar, themed Singapore and the World Economic Crisis was organised by NJC. |
| 1979: The NJC Alumni was established. |
| 1980: The NJC Alumni Bursary Fund was set up for needy NJCians. |
| 1982: Taiwan Immersion Programme was launched, with the college as one of the five participating schools. |
| 1984: 30 students and six teachers embarked on a 20 day trekking trip to the Himalayas. |
| 1985: The Art Elective Programme was introduced.. |
| 1987: The Humanities Programme was introduced. |
| 1987: Former NJCian Victor Chua scored a historic first three S-paper distinctions in the GCE 'A' Levels. |
| 1992: The Language Elective Programme (German) was introduced. |
| 1997: NJC moved from its former campus at Linden Drive to the present campus at Hillcrest Road. |
| 1998: The House System, comprising 'Aerius', 'Aqua', 'Ignis', 'Lignum', 'Solaris', and 'Terra' was introduced. |
| 1998: First Community Service Day held. |
| 2002: The college is accorded the inaugural Lee Kuan Yew National Education Award. |
| 2003: The Knowledge Management System was set up. |
| 2003: 'Funtasia', the first fun-fair held by NJC raised about $190,000 for the college building fund. |
| 2004: The four-year Integrated Programme was established. |
| 2005: NJC was accorded the School Distinction Award. |
| 2008: NJC was accorded the School Excellence Award. |
| 2009: The Boarding School was officially opened. The Integrated Programme was extended to a six-year programme with enhanced boarding. |
NJC's academic performance has ensured that it is consistently ranked a few notches behind Raffles and Hwa Chong by the Singapore Ministry of Education (based on percentage of three and four 'A's according to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' Levels results). NJC has achievements in areas such as co-curricular activities for which it has been awarded the MOE Sustained Achievement Award in Aesthetics, Sports and Physical Fitness. It is best known for being awarded the Lee Kuan Yew National Education Award twice for its outstanding commitment and achievement in National Education. In addition, it was awarded the Singapore Quality Class and Best Practice Award in Student All-Round Development, Teaching and Learning and Staff Well-Being. For these achievements, NJC was awarded the MOE School Excellence Award in 2008.
Since its inception, NJC has produced scholars for public and private scholarships. To date, it has produced 45 President's Scholars, mostly in the early years of the college. In 2009, it produced its first President's Scholar in 13 years.[1]
| Awards | Award level | Year(s) | Awarded by |
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| School Excellence Award | - | From 2009 | Ministry Of Education |
| School Distinction Award | - | From 2005 | Ministry Of Education |
| Best Practice Award (Staff Well-being) | - | From 2005 | Ministry Of Education |
| Best Practice Award (Student All-Round Development) | - | From 2005 | Ministry Of Education |
| Best Practice Award (Teaching and Learning) | - | From 2005 | Ministry Of Education |
| Outstanding Development Award (Character Development) | - | From 2008 | Ministry Of Education |
| Outstanding Development Award (National Development) | - | From 2008 | Ministry Of Education |
| Sustained Achievement Award (Aesthetics) | - | - | Ministry Of Education |
| Sustained Achievement Award (Physical Fitness) | - | - | Ministry Of Education |
| Sustained Achievement Award (Sports) | - | - | Ministry Of Education |
| CHERISH Award | Silver | - | - |
| TAF Award | Gold | 2006 | Ministry Of Education |
| CCAs | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
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| Angklung | Gold with Honours | Bronze | |
| Chinese Dance | Gold | Gold with Honours | Gold |
| Chinese Orchestra | Gold | Gold | Gold |
| CLDDS Drama | Gold | Silver | Silver |
| Guzheng Ensemble | Gold with Honours | Gold | Gold |
| Choir (Senior High) | Gold with Honours | Gold with Honours | Gold |
| Choir (Junior High) | - | - | Gold with Honours |
| Guitar Ensemble | Gold with Honours | Silver | Silver |
| Harmonica Band | Gold with Honours | Silver | Silver |
| Indian Dance | Gold with Honours (HM) | Gold with Honours | Gold with Honours |
| Malay Dance | Bronze | Gold with Honours | Gold with Honours |
| Symphonic Band | Gold | Gold | Silver |
| String Orchestra | Gold | Bronze | Gold |
| Western Dance | Gold | Gold | Gold |
In 2008, NJC Western Dance was invited to perform at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.
The main colour of the school uniform is grey - a colour chosen for its similarity to the color white, which is one of the official colors of the school. This was in light of criticisms upon the announcement of its inception that the College would perpetuate elitism. Consequently, the colour grey was chosen for the uniform to remind students of the college of their duty to serve the Nation with honour, and the need to be humble and respectful of others irrespective of their educated background. Female students have a pleated A-line skirt with option of shorts underneath.
On Wednesdays, which are known as 'Dress-Down Days', NJCians can wear the college's white polo t-shirt instead of their greys. For PE classes, NJCians wear white PE attire with red trims on its sleeves and red shorts. For most formal events, NJCians wear their red College blazer together with white shirts, red College ties, grey pants or skirts and black leather or court shoes. On some formal occasions though, instead of donning blazers, NJCians simply wear their red tie along with their full-grey uniform.
There are two college songs - the College Anthem and the College Song which is entitled "The National Dream". The College Anthem was composed by Mr. Leong Yoon Pin, a renowned Singaporean composer.
The College Anthem, which is in the Republic's national language of Malay, is sung on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays while the College Song is sung on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This is accompanied by the NJC Symphonic Band and Choir (since 1998), a tradition of NJC.
NJC offers three education routes that lead to the GCE ‘A’ Level examinations:
Students who are admitted to the NJC Integrated Programme (at Secondary 1 and secondary 3 level) will skip the GCE ‘O’ Level and take the GCE ‘A’ Level examinations at the end of their sixth or fourth year in NJC.
Students who are admitted to NJC JC Programme (at JC1 level) must have taken their GCE ‘O’ Levels examinations or equivalent. They will take the GCE ‘A’ Level examinations at the end of their second year in NJC.
The six houses are:
Under the Student Council is the Senior Council, consisting of 43 Student Representatives who are elected by the student body from a group of council elects which must first be approved by teachers in April and will hold office for a year. The Senior Council is run by the Executive Committee elected by the council members except the President and Vice-President, who are elected by the Junior High 1 to Senior High 2 population. This committee comprises the President, Vice-President, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, four Heads of Committees and six House Captains.
The five standing committees are:
Established in 2010, the Junior Council is made up of 24 Student Representatives selected by teachers that represent the Junior High 1 to 3 students. The Junior Council and Senior Council are autonomous bodies working hand-in-hand under the ambit of the Student Council. Other than the Executive Committee (whose President is elected by the Secondary 1 to 3 cohort), there are 4 Standing Committees. (SWAT(I) and SWAT(F) were previously considered under the major committee SWAT, but have, since 2011, become 2 different committees)
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