♥NGEE ANN SECONDARY SCHOOL
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Ngee Ann Secondary School (NASS) is a government-aided secondary school in Tampines, Singapore. The school was started by the Ngee Ann Kongsi, a Teochew clan foundation. Set up in 1994, Ngee Ann Secondary was conceptualized as a successive link to the now defunct Tuan Mong High School which closed in that same year.
Before Ngee Ann Secondary, Tuan Mong School at Tank Road, which is on the fringe of the Central Business District, was set up in 1906 as a primary school by public-spirited Teochew clan leaders.
As with schools built by the various clan associations in Singapore. Tuan Mong served the education needs of Teochew children, and was staffed by Teochew teachers using the dialect as the medium of instruction in its early days. It later used Mandarin and also English.
In 1953, the Ngee Ann Kongsi took over the management of the school. Two years later, it became known as Tuan Mong High School when secondary levels were included.
In 1960, the old building gave way to a brand new structure at the same site. It made newspaper headlines for its many "firsts".
The new building. built at a cost of about $1 million, was a combination of eastern and western architecture styles. It incorporated modern features with a striking ancient Chinese-styled tiled roof.
It was also installed with the latest communication and broadcast facilities. The school was the first in then Malaya to have a complete built-in two-way public address system with an inter-communication unit attached. This enabled two-way communication between the headmaster and the students.
Tuan Mong also had a "master clock system" which controlled the 48 classrooms, canteens and halls. At set intervals, the central system automatically set off chimes in the various classes to signal the end of a class, recess or the end of a school day.
The school, which took in about 1,900 students in 1960, occupied the three upper floors of the four-storey Teochew Building. The lower floor housed the offices of the Ngee Ann Kongsi and the Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan.
In 1980, the Education Ministry posted four English-stream secondary one classes to the school. However, the school closed on December 31, 1994 due to falling enrolment as more schools were built away from the city area and nearer to housing
estates where the bulk of Singapore's population lived.
In 1994, the Kongsi set up Ngee Ann Secondary School at Tampines Street 32 to offer secondary school education to the community, including its feeder primary school.
In the past few years, Ngee Ann Secondary has consistently been regarded as one of the most popular schools in Singapore, attracting close to 6000 PSLE students who are vying for about 400 Secondary One vacancies. The school has a rigorous academic programme and is now one of the top 30 schools in the Express Course and one of the top three schools in the Normal (Academic) Course.
The Kongsi advises the government-aided school and provides strong financial support, such as financial assistance to needy pupils and provisions like non- standard facilities such as air-conditioning for the school hall and video aids in the classroom, thereby enhancing the school's infrastructure and providing a better learning environment for the students.
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♥NGEE ANN SECONDARY SCHOOL
It is an autonomous, mixed school located at 1,Tampines Street 32,Singapore 529283.
School Motto: Righteousness and Courtesy
Vision:An Icon of Excellence and a Pride of the Community.Mission:Building Character,Expanding Minds,Shaping Lives
Affiliated School: Ngee Ann Primary School
CONTACT US AT:
Email : nass@moe.edu.sg
School Website : http://www.ngeeannsec.moe.edu.sg
♥SCHOOL SONG
We'll walk hand in hand through the years
with brotherly love and care
Work hard to achieve great heights
in studies and in games
Stormy weather there'll always be
so let us be prepared
Be loyal to country
Contributing to society
Chorus:
Righteousness and Courtesy
we'll abide this golden rule
Ngee Ann our great guard
we give our best to you
Righteousness and Courtesy
we'll abide this golden rule
Excellence in all we do
we'll do it just for you
♥ Our CCAs
♥Uniform Groups
• Scouts
• Girl Guides
• NCC
• NPCC
♥Sports
• Badminton
• Wushu
• Track & Field
• Table Tennis
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Adventure Sports
♥Aesthetics
• Jam Band
• Concert Band
• Guzheng
• Chinese Orchestra
• Choir
• International Dance
♥Clubs & Societies
• Horticulture & Environment Club
• Multimedia Club
• English Drama Club
• Arts & Innovation Club
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Monday, August 17, 2009 / 8:35 AM ♥
Ngee Ann Secondary School (NASS) is a government-aided secondary school in Tampines, Singapore. The school was started by the Ngee Ann Kongsi, a Teochew clan foundation. Set up in 1994, Ngee Ann Secondary was conceptualized as a successive link to the now defunct Tuan Mong High School which closed in that same year.
Before Ngee Ann Secondary, Tuan Mong School at Tank Road, which is on the fringe of the Central Business District, was set up in 1906 as a primary school by public-spirited Teochew clan leaders.
As with schools built by the various clan associations in Singapore. Tuan Mong served the education needs of Teochew children, and was staffed by Teochew teachers using the dialect as the medium of instruction in its early days. It later used Mandarin and also English.
In 1953, the Ngee Ann Kongsi took over the management of the school. Two years later, it became known as Tuan Mong High School when secondary levels were included.
In 1960, the old building gave way to a brand new structure at the same site. It made newspaper headlines for its many "firsts".
The new building. built at a cost of about $1 million, was a combination of eastern and western architecture styles. It incorporated modern features with a striking ancient Chinese-styled tiled roof.
It was also installed with the latest communication and broadcast facilities. The school was the first in then Malaya to have a complete built-in two-way public address system with an inter-communication unit attached. This enabled two-way communication between the headmaster and the students.
Tuan Mong also had a "master clock system" which controlled the 48 classrooms, canteens and halls. At set intervals, the central system automatically set off chimes in the various classes to signal the end of a class, recess or the end of a school day.
The school, which took in about 1,900 students in 1960, occupied the three upper floors of the four-storey Teochew Building. The lower floor housed the offices of the Ngee Ann Kongsi and the Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan.
In 1980, the Education Ministry posted four English-stream secondary one classes to the school. However, the school closed on December 31, 1994 due to falling enrolment as more schools were built away from the city area and nearer to housing
estates where the bulk of Singapore's population lived.
In 1994, the Kongsi set up Ngee Ann Secondary School at Tampines Street 32 to offer secondary school education to the community, including its feeder primary school.
In the past few years, Ngee Ann Secondary has consistently been regarded as one of the most popular schools in Singapore, attracting close to 6000 PSLE students who are vying for about 400 Secondary One vacancies. The school has a rigorous academic programme and is now one of the top 30 schools in the Express Course and one of the top three schools in the Normal (Academic) Course.
The Kongsi advises the government-aided school and provides strong financial support, such as financial assistance to needy pupils and provisions like non- standard facilities such as air-conditioning for the school hall and video aids in the classroom, thereby enhancing the school's infrastructure and providing a better learning environment for the students.
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