| North Vista Secondary School | |||
| Chinese name | 德新中学 | ||
| Malay name | Sekolah Menengah North Vista | ||
| Abbreviation | NV | ||
| School code | 3071 | ||
| Motto | Viva La Vista or Everlasting Vision | ||
| Established | 1956 | ||
| Type | Government, Co-educational, Secondary | ||
| Principals |
Mr Lim Lai Chuan |
Vice-Principals |
Mrs Tay Kheng Siong Ms Caroline Chan (Dr) |
| Distinctions | Academic Value-Added Award (Express Course) TAF Gold Award |
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| Location | Sengkang New Town, Singapore | ||
| Students | (Academic Year 2008) Express: 20 classes |
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| Staff | (as of December 2007) 110 teachers |
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| Address | 11 Rivervale Link Singapore (545081) | ||
| Homepage | http://www.northvistasec.moe.edu.sg | ||
North Vista Secondary School (Abbreviation: NV; Chinese: 德新中学) is a secondary school located in Sengkang, in north-eastern Singapore.
The campus was relocated to Sengkang New Town from Thomson in December 2000[2]. Thomson Secondary School was renamed as North Vista Secondary School after the relocation. However, the school retained its Chinese name to preserve historical links with the new school.
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The school started as Thomson Government Chinese Middle School in 1956, as one of the Government Chinese Middle Schools set up to cater to Chinese school students who had their studies disrupted by the Chinese middle schools riots. It later merged with Thomson Vocational School to become Thomson Secondary School.
When Thomson Secondary School was relocated to Sengkang Town on 15 December 2000, it was renamed North Vista Secondary School. The Chinese name of Thomson Secondary School was maintained to preserve its historical links with the new school.
2006 marked the school's Golden Jubilee. There were celebrations throughout the year to commemorate this milestone in the school's history, including a Torch Relay-cum-Homecoming Ceremony on 11 February 2006, a Golden Jubilee Concert on 8 April 2006, and a Gala Dinner in September 2007. Their own 10th anniversary celebrations are completed in 2011. Please refer to their official website for the list of activities carried out to commemorate their 10th anniversary. [3]
For 2012, lessons in North Vista Secondary School will start at 7.20 am from Monday to Friday.
The school has a Digital Arts Studio equipped with Macintosh computers, used for digital image creation and other multimedia works.
The school offers Higher Chinese, as well as Physical Education at the 'O' Level and it is the only pioneering neighbourhood school in Singapore that offer the GCE 'O' Level PE Programme.
The school has a strong sports culture. The school is well known for it's basketball, netball, golf and athletics teams. These sports have attained national titles and had won numerous external competitions. There are also other sports being offered: volleyball, badminton and soccer.
In 2011, both athletics and golf won national medals for cross country and golf championships. The athletics team is well known for sprints, middle distance and distance events.
The Basketball and Netball teams had won the National Schools Championships in the past. Basketball and Netball won Zonal Championships in 2011.
The school is also well known for its Aesthetics CCAs. The Choir, Band, Strings, Chinese Dance, Chinese Drama and English Drama had done very well and were awarded many awards by the SYF panels.
In addition, the school has a strong Uniformed Group Status. Both NCC and NPCC have produced outstanding results in competitions.
The school has a comprehensive arts programme (NV-AEP) with monthly art exhibitions and unplugged music sessions. These sessions offer students platforms to express themselves creatively. The music covered ranges from metal, pop and classical music. There is also a permanent art exhibition space, "Art GEMs" for all students to exhibit their 3D and 2D artworks. The school was awarded the National Arts Education Award (Spark) in 2011.
North Vista has consistently done well in the Singapore - Cambridge 'O' Level Examination, with its students performing above national average.
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The school is located near to an LRT station, Ranggung LRT Station, and is served by six SBS Transit bus services namely: 119, 82, 80, 88, 87 and 89.
Thomson Secondary School Alumni was established on 6 June 1994. The inauguration ceremony was held at the old campus along Thomson Road. The ceremony was graced by the founding Principal of the school, Mr. Chen See How and the then Principal, Mrs. Lau Kum Leng. With the school's relocation to Sengkang New Town, the association has since been renamed North Vista Secondary School Alumni.
North Vista Secondary School Alumni has been in close partnership with the school over the years.