Victoria School

Victoria School in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 is a government secondary school for boys, founded in 1876, at Siglap Link, about one kilometre from affiliated Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College is a Pre-University co-educational institution in Singapore. It was established to replace the Pre-University classes of Victoria School in 1984. It stands on Marine Vista, about 5-minute walk to the East Coast Park. It in the East Region of Singapore...

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Previous campuses of Victoria School include the Syed Alwi and Tyrwhitt Road sites. The Syed Alwi site is featured on the back of Singapore's S$2 banknote. See Singapore Portrait Series currency notes

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. The Tyrwhitt Road site was gazetted for conservation by the Urban Redevelopment Authority

Urban Redevelopment Authority

The Urban Redevelopment Authority is the national urban planning authority of Singapore, and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the Singapore Government.-Mission:The authority was established on 1 April 1974, and is of especially critical importance to the city-state,...

 (URA) in 2007 and was awarded URA's Heritage Award in 2009.
The list of Victoria School old boys includes three Presidents

President of Singapore

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: Mr Yusof Ishak, Mr C.V. Devan Nair and Mr S.R. Nathan

S.R. Nathan

Sellapan Ramanathan is a Singaporean politician who was the sixth President of the Republic of Singapore. Usually referred to as S. R. Nathan, he was first sworn in on September 1, 1999. In 1999 and 2005, he was elected President in uncontested elections. In 2009, he surpassed Benjamin Sheares to...

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Kampong Glam: 1876-1900

Victoria School had its beginnings in an English class formed in Kampong Glam Malay School in 1876. Kampong Glam Malay Branch School was then established with twelve Malay boys. The school enrolment grew but the school provided poor shelter from the weather and was often flooded.

In 1897, the enrolment recorded was 122, and the school's first football team was formed by the principal, F.W. Hartley.

Syed Alwi: 1900-1932

The school moved to new premises at Syed Alwi, near the Victoria Bridge. The school was renamed
Victoria Bridge School.

The first annual sports meet was held in 1915 and the first annual Speech Day the following year. The National Cadet Corps

National Cadet Corps (Singapore)

The National Cadet Corps is a youth organisation in Singapore. As of December 2010, it had a total strength of 19877 members. This consists of 823 Officers, 726 Cadet Officers and 17157 cadets, amongst others.The NCC is represented in 144 Secondary Schools and there are a total 176 School...

 (NCC) was formed in 1918.

Scouting was first started in Victoria Bridge School when the 5th Singapore (HQ Malay) Troop was formed on 28 March 1919.

"In the post-World War I environment, many parents in the Malay-Muslim community did not support the idea of their sons joining the Cadet Corps. As a result, Hashim changed his plans and opted for the founding of an All-Malay Scout Troop at Victoria Bridge School. This led to the establishment of the 5^thSingapore (Malay) Troop in 1919."

"First appointed as Scoutmaster of the 5^th Singapore Malay Scout Troop in 1919, Alsagoff would later be promoted to District Scoutmaster (Malay Scouts), District commissioner (Malay Scouts) and Assistant Chief Commissioner (Malay Scouts)."

Unfortunately, there are no other records about the 5th Troop’s leadership, activities and how it was founded and then later disbanded.The 6th Troop was born in 1922, when school-based Scouting was introduced in government schools. Its pioneer Scoutmasters were S.R. Williams and Abdul Hamid Bin Omar. In 1923, there were 48 members enrolled in the Scout troop. In the Annual Report on Education in the Straits Settlements, it was clearly stated that a scout troop was established in 1922.

"22. Singapore - The three Government Schools, Raffles Institution, Outram Road School, and Victoria Bridge School, formed School Troops in 1922, and depended entirely on pupils and masters for officers."

By 1920, the school enrolment was 733.

A library was built in 1929 with a donation of $1000 by Mr A.M. Alsagoff.

The House system was introduced in 1929 and House prefects were appointed in 1930. Until 1930, the school had only primary classes. It became the second government secondary school in Singapore in 1931.

Tyrwhitt Road: 1932-1984

In 1932, the school moved to Tyrwhitt Road, off Jalan Besar

Jalan Besar

Jalan Besar is the name of a street in the northeastern part of the Central Area in Singapore, which is its central business district. It is also the name of the electoral Jalan Basar Group Representation Constituency, of which Jalan Basar is a prominent centrepiece...

, and was renamed Victoria School in 1933.

In 1940, the school motto, 'Nil Sine Labore', was adopted.

During the Japanese Occupation

Japanese Occupation of Singapore

The Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II occurred between about 1942 and 1945 after the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942. Military forces of the Empire of Japan occupied Singapore after defeating the combined Australian, British, Indian and Malayan garrison in the Battle of Singapore...

 from 1941 to 1945, Victoria School was renamed Jalan Besar Boys' School by the Japanese authorities. The medium of instruction was Japanese, and the teaching of English was said to be forbidden.

In 1950, the first-ever school science and laboratories block in Singapore was built in VS. It was designed by the school principal, R.F. Bomford.

In 1951, Post-School Certificate (present-day GCE 'A' Level

GCE Advanced Level

The Advanced Level General Certificate of Education, commonly referred to as an A-level, is a qualification offered by education institutions in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Cameroon, and the Cayman Islands...

) classes were started, and for the first time, girls were admitted into VS. Secondary one to four classes remained boys-only. The school anthem was composed in the same year.

In 1955, the school recorded a 99.5% pass rate at the Cambridge Overseas School Certificate Examinations (present-day GCE 'O' Levels).

In 1984, VS became one of the first two secondary schools to offer the Art Elective Programme.

With the setting-up of Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College is a Pre-University co-educational institution in Singapore. It was established to replace the Pre-University classes of Victoria School in 1984. It stands on Marine Vista, about 5-minute walk to the East Coast Park. It in the East Region of Singapore...

 in 1984, VS ended its Pre-University intake, and the last batch of Pre-University students sat for the GCE 'A' Level

GCE Advanced Level

The Advanced Level General Certificate of Education, commonly referred to as an A-level, is a qualification offered by education institutions in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Cameroon, and the Cayman Islands...

 Examinations in November 1985.

The Tyrwhitt Road site was gazetted for conservation by the Urban Redevelopment Authority

Urban Redevelopment Authority

The Urban Redevelopment Authority is the national urban planning authority of Singapore, and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the Singapore Government.-Mission:The authority was established on 1 April 1974, and is of especially critical importance to the city-state,...

 (URA) in 2007. It is one of the few early city-centre schools still in existence and features two school buildings from the pre- and post-war period on a single site. The Hall-cum-Canteen Block is the only known school hall left of this style and configuration in Singapore. The site was awarded the URA's Heritage Award in 2009.

Geylang Bahru: 1984-2003

The school moved to the Geylang Bahru campus in 1984.

In 1993 the Minister for Education, Lee Yock Suan, announced that Victoria School would be one of the first six schools to receive autonomous status. This followed the Ministry of Education

Ministry of Education (Singapore)

The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.-Statutory boards:...

's decision not to grant independent status to any more secondary schools. VS had applied for the school to go independent in 1991.

In 1994, the school was placed sixth in the Ministry of Education

Ministry of Education (Singapore)

The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.-Statutory boards:...

's ST Ranking for all secondary schools in Singapore, based on academic results.

Siglap Link: 2003-

The ceremonial move in 2003 to the new campus at Siglap Link was attended by President S R Nathan, an old boy of VS.

The cost of construction of the new campus, which consists of the school and hostel, was almost S$40 million dollars. A new indoor sports hall costing S$5 million dollars was added in 2009.

The campus was selected to participate at the 9th International Architecture Exhibition

9th International Architecture Exhibition

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 at Venice

Venice

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, Italy.

In 2008, Victoria School became the first school in Singapore to offer Physical Education

Physical education

Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....

 as a GCE 'O' Level subject. It also became one of the four pioneer secondary schools in Singapore to offer the Regional Studies Programme.

Victoria School will be offering the Integrated Programme

Integrated Programme

The Integrated Programme , also known as through-train programme , is a scheme which allows the brightest pupils at secondary schools in Singapore to bypass the "O" levels and take the "A" levels, International Baccalaureate or an equivalent examination directly at the age of 18 after six years of...

 together with Cedar Girls' Secondary School

Cedar Girls' Secondary School

Cedar Girls' Secondary School is an all-girls educational institution/high school established in 1957 in Singapore with an enrolment of 507 girls, 13 classes and a staff of 18. The school went single session in 1992 and gained autonomous status in 1996. All classes are in the Express or Special...

 and Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College is a Pre-University co-educational institution in Singapore. It was established to replace the Pre-University classes of Victoria School in 1984. It stands on Marine Vista, about 5-minute walk to the East Coast Park. It in the East Region of Singapore...

 in 2012.

Headmasters/Principals

• 1876 - 1884 Y A Yzelman
• 1884 - 1890 Abdul Wahab
• 1890 - 1894 M Hellier
• 1894 - 1894 J King
• 1894 - 1894 W J Parry
• 1894 - 1895 M Hellier
• 1895 - 1897 H S Atkinson
• 1895 - 1897 F W Hartley
• 1897 - 1899 J H H Jarret
• 1899 - 1900 D A Yzelman
• 1900 - 1906 P A Yearwood
• 1906 - 1910 H Laugher
• 1910 - 1911 Mr Stockwell
• 1911 - 1912 R E Smith
• 1912 - 1913 H Laugher
• 1913 - 1914 M B Brockwell
• 1914 - 1920 Reverend A J Amery
• 1920 - 1922 Seah Seng Kang
• 1922 - 1934 R E Smith
• 1934 - 1937 Captain C E H Jacobs
• 1938 - 1939 F Cobb
• 1941 - 1941 D Roper
• 1941 - 1941 P F Howitt
• 1941 - 1941 Major E H Wilson
• 1941 - 1941 J D Joseph
• 1941 - 1946 S R Williams
• 1946 - 1946 Reverend Colin King
• 1946 - 1948 P F Howitt
• 1948 - 1953 R F Bomford
• 1953 - 1954 Soo Ban Hoe
• 1954 - 1957 M Campbell
• 1957 - 1958 Boey Chen Kee
• 1958 - 1959 A D Costa
• 1959 - 1959 Wee Seong Kang
• 1959 - 1961 Paul Abisheganaden
  Paul Abisheganaden
  Paul Abisheganaden was a Singaporean conductor and 1986 Cultural Medallion recipient for his contributions to music....
  
  
• 1961 - 1962 Cheong Hock Hai
• 1963 - 1966 Low Kee Pow
• 1966 - 1971 A Kannayson
• 1971 - 1971 Ong Kim Siong
• 1971 - 1975 T P Naidu
• 1975 - 1982 Looi Sik Cheong
• 1982–1986 Andrew Ng Lian Timn
• 1987–1989 Nicholas Tang Ning
• 1990–1994 Tan Tiek Kwee
• 1994–1997 Tan Kiak Seng
• 1998–2000 Chia Choon Kiat
• 2000–2005 Ang Pow Chew
• 2005–2011 Low Eng Teong
• 2012 – Present Andrew Lim Boon Kong

School crest

The open book symbolizes lifelong learning. The torch symbolizes truth and the passing on of a tradition. It also illuminates the way of Victorians who venture forth to excel beyond the shores of Singapore.

School motto

Nil Sine Labore, a Latin expression meaning "Nothing Without Labour", i.e. nothing is achieved without work.

Uniform

The Victoria School uniform is worn at all times, apart from the maroon blazer which is worn only during formal events. It consists of a white short-sleeved shirt, with either khaki short trousers

Shorts

Shorts are a bifurcated garment worn by both men and women over their pelvic area, circling the waist, and covering the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to or even below the knee, but not covering the entire length of the leg. They are called "shorts" because they are a shortened...

 (for secondary 1 and 2 students) or white long trousers (for secondary 3 and 4 students). A label bearing VICTORIA is sewn on the back pockets of the trousers. Secondary 3 and 4 students wear a black school belt with the school motto engraved on the buckle.

The school socks are white with the initials VS in red on both sides. Shoes have to be at least 70% white. In 2005, an official 'Victoria School' shoe bearing the letters VS on each side was introduced.

Victorians wear a maroon striped tie every Monday and on formal occasions. The school badge is worn above the left chest pocket. Student bodies such as the Prefectorial Board, Peer Support Board and Monitors' Council have their own badges, but the school crest remains the main feature of the badges.

For physical activities and camps, students wear a bright yellow T-shirt with black trim, black shorts and white socks. VICTORIAN is printed on the back of the T-shirt. Those who are from sports CCAs such as Football, Hockey, Floorball etc., can also use their black jersey shorts in place of the black PE shorts during physical activities.

Each house has its own running vest (singlet) in the house colours. These are yellow (Rochore), blue (Kallang), green (Kapor), purple (Whampoa) and red (Glam). It is worn during competitive athletic events.

Identity

Students, teachers and the principal are referred to and addressed as "Victorians" or "Gentlemen". Victorians are expected to address all male teachers as 'Sir' and female teachers as 'Ma'am'.

Demographics

The Victoria School student demographic largely reflects that of Singapore as a whole, with a substantial number of ASEAN (South-east Asian), People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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 (PRC) and A*STAR scholars in its midst who reside in the school's hostel, Victoria Hall.

Peer Support Board

The Victoria School Peer Support Board (VSPSB) serves as a friend and facilitator to new students and helps ease the transition from primary to secondary school life.

Intake is at the end of the second year where applicants will be screened in an interview and two training camps, one of which is known as the VELOCI-T Camp.

Peer Support Leaders (PSLs), as members of the board are known, also have roles in both intra- and inter-school activities, helping to facilitate the smooth running of events. They attend the "Victoria Enhanced Leadership/Outdoor Camp Instructor Training Camp", otherwise known as VELOCI-T. PSLs, much like prefects, also regulate discipline to an extent.

Outside school, the executive committee of the PSB has been involved in the 1st ASEAN Youth Convention, both as team members and as liaison officers.

Prefectorial Board

The Prefectorial Board organises school events and helps regulate school discipline, and is the highest student authority in the school. The board is led by a Head Prefect and two Deputy Head Prefects. These three positions are chosen annually by students and teaching staff of the school through an online voting process.

The Prefectorial Board has three departments: Response, Outreach and Inspectorate. The Response department is in charge of the discipline of the students. The Outreach department is in charge of the welfare of the students as well as the prefects. The Inspectorate department is responsible for organizing events. Heads and Deputy Heads are chosen from the other Secondary 3 students to form the EXCO (executive committee).

The Prefectorial Board takes in students during the 1st and 2nd year of studies in Victoria School. Students nominated by teachers or CCA leader attend an interview. Selected students serve their probation period as prefects until the Student Leader's Investiture where they are invested.

As part of the school's leadership training program, all prefects in Secondary 2 attend the Victoria Enhanced Leadership/Outdoor Camp Instructor Training Camp.

Monitors' Council

The Monitors' Council acts as a bridge of communication or dissemination of information between the School Administration, the various student bodies, and students.

Houses

The five houses are Kallang, Kapor, Whampoa, Glam and Rochore. They are most active during the inter-house games such as football, as well as during the school's annual Sports Day and annual cross-country championship.

Victoriana

VS publishes a biannual newsletter called the Victoriana, which was first published in 1982. The editorial board consists of teachers and students from the school's Media Club.

Victorian Spirit

The Victorian Spirit, a sense of pride in the school, is claimed to live on in the Victorian even many years after he has left the school.

Special Programmes

Victoria School offers the GCE 'O' Levels Physical Education Programme, Art Elective Programme, Regional Studies Programme, and Higher Mother Tongue Languages in Chinese, Malay and Tamil. VS students may also enrol in the Music Elective Programme in Secondary Three, or a third language (French/German/Japanese). However, these lessons are held at external venues. VS students of foreign languages take part in the Ministry of Education Language Centre

Ministry of Education Language Centre

The Ministry of Education Language Centre is a centralised educational institution for students in Singapore's education system to learn additional languages. There are two campuses located in Bishan and Newton, which are managed by the Ministry of Education of Singapore...

's (MOELC) month-long Study-cum-Immersion Programmes (SCIP) in countries such as France, Germany and Japan. VS was also one of 7 new schools to offer the Integrated Programme as announced by MOE in 2010.

GCE 6080 Physical Education

In 2008 Victoria School became the first school in Singapore to offer Physical Education (PE) at GCE 'O' Levels, gaining the Ministry of Education

Ministry of Education (Singapore)

The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.-Statutory boards:...

's approval in 2006. The courses involve both theoretical and practical aspects, including courses on weight training, football, hockey, and cross-country running, among others.

Students take the 'O' Levels theory exam at the end of the course (i.e. November of the graduating year). This exam contributes 40% of their overall grade, the other 60% coming from the practical component, assessed over a period of time.

In order to better acquaint students with the style of GCE PE lessons, PE Theory lessons are also conducted in lower secondary classes, as an examinable subject. The selection process for GCE 'O'-Level PE candidates is carried out towards the end of Secondary Two, and pupils whose applications have been approved by the PE department are notified prior to the subject combination allocation process at the end of the school year.

Art Elective Programme (AEP)

The Art Elective Programme leads to the GCE 'O' Levels Higher Art examination. The AEP is offered to academically able students with talents in art. For lower secondary classes, the AEP class is not entirely made up of AEP students, thus half of the class will be taking their AEP lessons while the other half will have Home Economics or Design & Technology classes. For upper secondary classes, AEP lessons are conducted after normal school hours.

Regional Studies Programme (RSP)

Students in the RSP take Bahasa Indonesia as a third language, and learn about Southeast Asian culture and contemporary society. The curriculum includes overseas immersion programmes and structured enrichment modules spread throughout the course.

VECTORS

VECTORS is a school based talent programme aimed at nurturing students who demonstrate high abilities with Math and Science. Students are thus given a wide a range of opportunities or access to learn beyond the curriculum. The programme furthrmore provides students with the opportunity to participate in enrichment modules at JCs, Polytechnics and Universities, research mentorships and so on.

Victoria Cedar Alliance Integrated Programme (VCA IP)

VCA IP is an integrated programme

Integrated programme

* Integrated Programme - an education programme in Singapore* EU Integrated programme - European Union Integrated action programme in the field of Lifelong learning...

 which allows Victorians to skip the GCE 'O' Levels and take the GCE "A" levels

GCE Advanced Level

The Advanced Level General Certificate of Education, commonly referred to as an A-level, is a qualification offered by education institutions in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Cameroon, and the Cayman Islands...

 after six years of secondary and JC education.

VS will be offering the integrated programme together with Cedar Girls' Secondary School

Cedar Girls' Secondary School

Cedar Girls' Secondary School is an all-girls educational institution/high school established in 1957 in Singapore with an enrolment of 507 girls, 13 classes and a staff of 18. The school went single session in 1992 and gained autonomous status in 1996. All classes are in the Express or Special...

 and Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College is a Pre-University co-educational institution in Singapore. It was established to replace the Pre-University classes of Victoria School in 1984. It stands on Marine Vista, about 5-minute walk to the East Coast Park. It in the East Region of Singapore...

, a top girls' school. VS boys and Cedar girls complete their secondary education in their respective institutions, before joining Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College is a Pre-University co-educational institution in Singapore. It was established to replace the Pre-University classes of Victoria School in 1984. It stands on Marine Vista, about 5-minute walk to the East Coast Park. It in the East Region of Singapore...

 in year 5.

The VCA IP is due to commence in 2012, placing VS on equal footing with other IP schools such as Raffles Institution

Raffles Institution

Raffles Institution , founded in 1823, is the oldest centre for pre-tertiary learning in Singapore. It is an independent school in Singapore providing secondary and pre-university education. RI consists of a boys-only secondary section , and a coeducational pre-university section...

 and Hwa Chong Institution

Hwa Chong Institution

Hwa Chong Institution is an independent school in Singapore for students aged 12 to 18 covering both secondary and pre-university levels. A Ministry of Education-designated FutureSchool, it operates under the Special Assistance Plan for bilingualism, and offers the Integrated Programme and also...

. The current Victoria Integrated Programme (VIP) at Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College is a Pre-University co-educational institution in Singapore. It was established to replace the Pre-University classes of Victoria School in 1984. It stands on Marine Vista, about 5-minute walk to the East Coast Park. It in the East Region of Singapore...

, a 4-year IP starting from Secondary 3, will be terminated in VJC and the programme absorbed into VS and Cedar, with VJC providing guidance and expertise in creating the new 6-year programme. The 2012 VIP cohort will be the last cohort that VJC will see of the VIP.

Co-Curricular Activities

The school holds performing arts and sporting activities, with intra-school events such as the biennial Rhapsody, Drama Festival (Dramafest) and Evening of Music and Drama (EMD), as well as the annual Victoria School Sports Day and Cross-Country Championships.

History

VS entered the first inter-school football competition, the Ambok Shield, in 1927 and won the title in 1928, 1932 and 1933. Victoria School was the first English school to break the dominance of Chinese schools in basketball by winning the national B Division Boys title in 1970.
In 1970, half the Singapore national hockey team were former Victorians. In 1978, the captains of the Singapore national teams for hockey, rugby and cricket were former Victoria School students, and a few others were in the national football team at the same time.

In 1940, Ali Ahmad broke the Singapore 100 yards sprint record which also equalled the Malayan record when he was still a schoolboy at Victoria School. Lieutenant-Colonel Kesavan Soon

Kesavan Soon

Lieutenant-Colonel Kesavan Soon was a top sprinter in Singapore. At the age of 17, when still studying at Victoria School, he was the only schoolboy selected to represent Singapore at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. He took part in the 100 metres and 200 metres. His coach was another legendary...

 was Singapore's champion sprinter when still studying in VS and was Singapore's only schoolboy representative to the 1956 Olympic Games

1956 Summer Olympics

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 in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Australia. In 1970, Fok Keng Choy broke the national shot put record and was its record-holder for almost 20 years; and R. Alagirisamy became the first Singaporean to break the 4-minute barrier for the 1500 metres in 1972.

The VS contribution to Singapore football has included Choo Seng Quee, who is the only person who have coached the national football teams of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia; Dolfattah, the 1930s football legend and former Singapore football captain; Abdul Rahman, another Singapore captain who played in a record nine Malaya Cup finals for Singapore from 1933 to 1950; and Charlie Chan, who played for Singapore in the Malaya Cup when he was still a 17-year-old at VS. Other Malaya Cup and Malaysia Cup

Malaysia Cup

The Malaysia Cup is an annual association football tournament in Malaysia. It is currently the longest-running football competition in Asia...

 football stars include Sharif Madon, Wee Seng Pah, Yong Chong Fatt, Eric Paine

Eric Paine

Eric Thomas Paine was a Singapore national football team goalkeeper. He is widely considered to be one of the best goalkeepers Singapore ever had. He first played for the national team in 1968. An injury relegated him to second-choice in 1977...

, Ho Kwang Hock and Ronnie Liew. Football officials include former Football Association of Singapore

Football Association of Singapore

The Football Association of Singapore is the governing body of football in Singapore. It was founded in 1952. Prior to that, the Singapore Amateur Football Association, founded in 1892, was the governing body for football in Singapore...

 chairman, Major Abbas Abu Amin

Abbas Abu Amin

Major Abbas Abu Amin was a Member of Parliament in Singapore from 1980 to 1991.He studied at Kota Raja Malay School and Victoria School. He was an active student, having represented Combined Schools in hockey, rugby and football. He went on to the Teachers' Training College and joined the...

, Dr Low Wing Kee, Dr Lau Teng Chuan and former national coach, Vincent Subramaniam

Vincent Subramaniam

Vincent Subramaniam is a Singaporean football manager. Educated at Victoria School, Vincent was most recently in charge of Indian side Churchill Brothers SC.He was manager of the Singapore national football team 1998-2001.-References:...

.

Dr A. Vijiaratnam

A Vijiaratnam

Dr Arumugam Vijiaratnam is the only Singaporean who has represented Singapore in four sports — hockey, cricket, football and rugby — doing so from 1946 to 1956...

 is the only Singaporean who had represented Singapore in four sports - hockey, cricket, football and rugby. He later became the first Pro-Chancellor

Pro-Chancellor

A Pro-Chancellor is an officer of some universities in Commonwealth countries. The Pro-Chancellor acts as a deputy to the Chancellor and as practical chairman of the University Council...

 of Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Technological University is one of the two largest public universities in Singapore with the biggest campus in Singapore and the world's largest engineering college. Its lush 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world's first 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in...

. Singapore national hockey captains include Victorians Harbhajan Singh Loomba, Lam Yin Koi and Hira Singh. S Yogarajah, known as 'Mr Hockey' in Singapore, was Singapore Hockey Federation's honorary secretary and national team selector for 29 years from 1950 to 1979.

Stacey Muruthi became one of the youngest Singapore national cricket players at the age of 17 when still at VS in 1970. He went on to captain the national team from 1976 to 1986.
Former national rugby coach and captain, Song Koon Poh, Sportsman of the Year in 1978, is another former VS student.

Teo Ser Luck

Teo Ser Luck

Teo Ser Luck is currently Minister of State for the Ministry of Trade and Industry , as well as the Mayor of North East Community Development Council...

, an Ironman triathlete who represented Victoria School in football, cross-country, track and field and table tennis, became the second sportsman in Singapore to enter Parliament in 2006. He is now the Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry

Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)

The Ministry Of Trade and Industry is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation of policies related to the development of trade and industry in Singapore.-Mission:...

, as well as the Mayor, North East Community Development Council.

Tan Wearn Haw

Tan Wearn Haw

Tan Wearn Haw is the CEO of the Singapore Sailing Federation.Tan attended Victoria School and Raffles Junior College. He was the Sportsboy of the Year for 1992 and 1995, and a Public Service Commission scholar, graduating from Imperial College, London with a Masters Degree in Aeronautical...

, Sportsboy of the Year in 1992 and 1995, and a Public Service Commission (PSC) scholar, was the first Singaporean to win the Asian and ASEAN Optimist Championship. He became the youngest person to lead a national sports association in Singapore when he became CEO of the Singapore Sailing Federation at age 32 in 2011.

All four runners of the 4 x 100 metre relay team who a silver medal for Singapore at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games

2011 Southeast Asian Games

The 26th Southeast Asian Games was held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia on 11 until 22 November 2011. Indonesia's fourth time to host the SEA Games, it last hosted the Games in 1997...

 were former Victorians: Calvin Kang, Gary Yeo (both VS), Amirudin Jamal and Lee Cheng Wei (both VJC). So was one of the two reserves in the team, Lim Yao Peng (VJC).

Present

Some of the Victoria School students who have represented Singapore in sporting competitions in recent years include:

2007

• Tan Xiang Ting was Singapore's only gold medal winner in the 4th Asian Junior Wushu Championships in South Korea.
• Rezza Gaznavi captained the Singapore national Under-15 cricket team which won the Asian Cricket Council
  Asian Cricket Council
  The Asian Cricket Council is a cricket organization which was established in 1983, to promote and develop the sport of cricket in Asia. It is the regional administrative body and is sub-ordinate to the International Cricket Council. The Conference became the Asian Cricket Council in 1995 and its...
  
   Under-15 cricket tournament in Nepal
  Nepal
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  .

2008

• Fung Jinjie won a bronze medal for Singapore in the 2nd World Junior Wushu Championships in Bali
  Bali
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  , Indonesia
  Indonesia
  Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
  
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2009

• Jeffrey Adam Lightfoot captained the Singapore national Under-14 football team for the inaugural Asian Youth Games
  Asian Youth Games
  The Asian Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years to complement the current Asian Games. The first Asian Youth Games was hosted by Singapore as a test in preparation for Youth Olympic Games ....
  
   held in Singapore.
• 15-year-old Haseef Salim represented the Singapore national Under-21 hockey team in the Men's Junior World Cup Hockey Finals held in Singapore.
• Fung Jinjie won a team silver medal for Singapore in Wushu at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
  2009 Southeast Asian Games
  The 25th Southeast Asian Games was held in Vientiane, Laos, in December 2009.This was the first time Laos had held the Southeast Asian Games...
  
   in Laos
  Laos
  Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
  
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2010

• Norhalim Zahruddin won a bronze medal for Singapore at the 14th Asian Cities Gold Cup Taekwondo Championship held in Hong Kong
  Hong Kong
  Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
  
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• Jeffrey Adam Lightfoot captained the Singapore national Under-15 football team to a bronze medal at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games
  Youth Olympic Games
  The Youth Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event first held in Singapore from August 14 to August 26, 2010. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format. The age limitation of the athletes is between 14 to 18...
  
   (YOG) held in Singapore.
• Besides Jeffrey in the YOG football team, other Victorians representing Singapore at the YOG are: Sean Toh (track and field), Haseef Salim, Fadzly Adam, Hidayat Mat Rahim and Fadhil Rizaini (all hockey), Clement Choong and Eugene Foo (both handball).
• Ryan Lo and Edward Lim were members of the Singapore team which won the Overall Best Nation at the IODA Asian Optimist Championship, Pattaya
  Pattaya
  Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi....
  
  , Thailand
  Thailand
  Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
  
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• 13-year-old Ryan Lo, Singapore's youngest representative to the Asian Games
  Asian Games
  The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
  
  , Guangzhou
  Guangzhou
  Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
  
  , China, won a bronze medal in sailing for Singapore.

2011

• Jeffrey Adam Lightfoot and Azrin Hamdan represented the Singapore national Under-16 football team, and Irfan Iezran represented the national Under-15 football team at the Lion City Cup held in Singapore.

In cross-country, VS has won 32 team titles since 1988, despite stiff competition as it is participated in by more than 100 schools in Singapore.
See Victoria School Cross-country

Victoria School Cross-country

Cross-country is one of the many Co-Curricular Activities in Victoria School , Singapore. VS participates in the National Inter-School Cross-country Championships "B" and "C" Division every year...

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In the 2010 Schools Sports Colours Awards, Victoria School received 12 individual national colours awards, 14 individual zone colours awards and 14 team awards - the highest among the secondary schools in East Zone. VS students, Jeffrey Adam Lightfoot and Fung Junjie, won the inaugural Best Schoolboy Award for Football and Wushu respectively.
In 2011, Marcus Ng and Ryan Lo won the Best Schoolboy Award for Cross-Country and Sailing respectively.

National Schools Championships

Sports	Year	East Zone - B Division	East Zone - C Division	National - B Division	National - C Division
Badminton Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...	2009	Champion	Third	---	---
Badminton Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...	2010	Champion	---	---	---
Badminton Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...	2011	---	Fourth	---	---
Cross-Country	2009	No Competition	No Competition	Runner-up	Champion
Cross-Country	2010	No Competition	No Competition	Champion	Champion
Cross-Country	2011	No Competition	No Competition	Champion	Third
Cricket Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...	2009	No Competition	No Competition	Runner-up	Third
Cricket Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...	2010	No Competition	No Competition	Champion	Third
Cricket Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...	2011	No Competition	No Competition	Third	Fourth
Floorball Floorball Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...	2009	No Competition	No Competition	Runner-up	Champion
Floorball Floorball Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...	2010	No Competition	No Competition	Runner-up	Third
Floorball Floorball Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...	2011	No Competition	No Competition	Runner-up	Champion
Football	2009	Champion	Runner-up	Runner-up	Runner-up
Football	2010	---	Third	---	Runner-up
Football	2011	---	Champion	---	Runner-up
Hockey Hockey Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...	2009	No Competition	No Competition	Third	Champion
Hockey Hockey Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...	2010	No Competition	No Competition	Third	Third
Hockey Hockey Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...	2011	No Competition	No Competition	Champion	---
Sailing Sailing Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...	2009	No Competition	No Competition	Fourth	---
Sailing Sailing Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...	2010	No Competition	No Competition	Fourth	Fourth
Sailing Sailing Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...	2011	No Competition	No Competition	Third	Runner-up
Shooting - Air Pistol Shooting Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...	2009	---	Runner-up	---	---
Shooting - Air Pistol Shooting Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...	2010	Third	Runner-up	---	---
Shooting - Air Pistol Shooting Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...	2011	Fourth	Runner-up	---	---
Shooting - Air Rifle Shooting Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...	2009	Fourth	Runner-up	---	---
Shooting - Air Rifle Shooting Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...	2010	Fourth	---	---	---
Shooting - Air Rifle Shooting Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...	2011	Fourth	Fourth	---	---
Table-tennis	2009	Third	Third	---	---
Table-tennis	2010	Fourth	Fourth	---	---
Table-tennis	2011	Third	Champion	---	Runner-up
Tennis Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...	2009	No Competition	No Competition	Runner-up	---
Tennis Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...	2010	No Competition	No Competition	---	Fourth
Tennis Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...	2011	No Competition	No Competition	---	---
Track and Field Track and field Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...	2009	No Competition	No Competition	---	Runner-up
Track and Field Track and field Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...	2010	No Competition	No Competition	---	---
Track and Field Track and field Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...	2011	No Competition	No Competition	Fourth	Fourth
Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...	2009	Third	Champion	Fourth	Fourth
Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...	2010	Third	Champion	---	Third
Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...	2011	Third	Third	---	---
Wushu Wushu (sport) The sport of wushu is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, in an attempt to nationalize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts...	2009	No Competition	No Competition	---	Third
Wushu Wushu (sport) The sport of wushu is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, in an attempt to nationalize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts...	2010	No Competition	No Competition	---	Third
Wushu Wushu (sport) The sport of wushu is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, in an attempt to nationalize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts...	2011	No Competition	No Competition	Runner-up	---

Note: Sports like badminton, football, shooting, table-tennis and volleyball have zonal competitions because of the high number of schools participating.

Uniformed Groups

Victoria School has six uniformed groups:

• National Police Cadet Corps
  National Police Cadet Corps
  The National Police Cadet Corps is the largest uniformed group for youths in Singapore in terms of membership. As of 31 March 2004, the organisation has 596 teacher officers and 20,146 student members in 155 secondary schools, 2 polytechnics open units and 2 University Open Units.With the support...
  
  
• National Cadet Corps
  National Cadet Corps (Singapore)
  The National Cadet Corps is a youth organisation in Singapore. As of December 2010, it had a total strength of 19877 members. This consists of 823 Officers, 726 Cadet Officers and 17157 cadets, amongst others.The NCC is represented in 144 Secondary Schools and there are a total 176 School...
  
   (Land)
• National Cadet Corps
  National Cadet Corps (Singapore)
  The National Cadet Corps is a youth organisation in Singapore. As of December 2010, it had a total strength of 19877 members. This consists of 823 Officers, 726 Cadet Officers and 17157 cadets, amongst others.The NCC is represented in 144 Secondary Schools and there are a total 176 School...
  
   (Sea)
• Red Cross
• Scouts - Arrow Scout Group
  Arrow Scout Group
  Arrow Scout Group is a school-based all boys scout unit in Victoria School, Singapore. Presently the scout section has 58 boys from secondary 1 to 4.-5th Singapore Troop:...
  
  
• Boys' Brigade
  Boys' Brigade
  For the 80s New Wave band from Canada, see Boys Brigade .The Boys' Brigade is an interdenominational Christian youth organisation, conceived by William Alexander Smith to combine drill and fun activities with Christian values...
  
  

VS NCC (Land) won the Overall Best Unit Competition in consecutive years from 1981-1987 before the format of the competition was changed. Former VS NCC cadets include the Chief of Defence Force of the Singapore Armed Forces

Singapore Armed Forces

The Singapore Armed Forces is the military arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore; as well as the military component of the Ministry of Defence. The SAF comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Navy...

, LG Neo Kian Hong

Neo Kian Hong

Lieutenant-General Neo Kian Hong is the Chief of Defence Force and former Chief of the Singapore Army. He was Chief of Army from March 20, 2007 to March 26, 2010....

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2010 Uniformed Group Competitions

• Boys' Brigade: J M Fraser Award for Excellence - Gold (12th consecutive)
• NPCC: NPCC Unit Overall Proficiency Award - Gold (11th consecutive)
• Red Cross: Red Cross Youth Excellent Unit Award - Gold (4th consecutive)
• Scouts: Frank Cooper Sands
  Frank Cooper Sands
  Frank Cooper Sands was a Scoutmaster from Nottingham, England. He is recognized as a founder of Scouting in Singapore on July 2, 1910, when Sands established two Boy Scout troops for the children of the British colonists. From there, the movement spread to other parts of the Straits Settlements...
  
   Award - Gold (7th consecutive)
• NCC (Land): Best Unit Competition - Gold (8th consecutive)
• NCC (Sea): Best Unit Competition - Silver

Performing Arts

• Chinese Drama
• Chinese Orchestra
  Victoria School Chinese Orchestra
  -History:Victoria School Chinese Orchestra was founded in 1974. The orchestra had a tiny beginning, starting out with only 20 members and limited instructors.In the 1980s, VSCO saw much more participation, and its population grew quite a bit...
  
  
• Choir
• Concert Band
• English Drama
• Indian Dance

In 2008, the Victoria School Choir competed in the Olomouc Festa Musicala in the Czech Republic. It won a Gold in the Folklore

Folklore

Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...

 category and a Gold in the SATB Boys category, besides being the SATB Boys Category Champion. Victoria School Choir was one of the six choirs in the competition to make the Grand Finals, taking fifth place. In the biennial Singapore Youth Festival

Singapore Youth Festival

The Singapore Youth Festival is an annual event in Singapore organised by the Ministry of Education to celebrate the achievements of youths in co-curricular activities...

 (SYF) Choral Judging Competition, the school has always achieved a Gold with Honours award, with exception of the 2007 SYF, where they achieved a Gold. In 2010, Victoria School Choir took part in the Orientale Concentus III choral competition in Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

 in which they competed in two categories, clinching both the two categories' winner with a Gold and Silver, and also being one of the four grand finalists of the competition. At the inaugural Youth Olympic Games

Youth Olympic Games

The Youth Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event first held in Singapore from August 14 to August 26, 2010. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format. The age limitation of the athletes is between 14 to 18...

 held in Singapore in 2010, the Victoria School Choir formed part of the contingent that sang the national anthem at the Opening Ceremony.

In 2009, the Chinese Orchestra and Concert Band both attained a Gold Award in the SYF Competition. This is the Chinese Orchestra's fourth consecutive Gold award since 2003.

2011 Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging

• Choir: Gold with Honours
• Chinese Orchestra
  Victoria School Chinese Orchestra
  -History:Victoria School Chinese Orchestra was founded in 1974. The orchestra had a tiny beginning, starting out with only 20 members and limited instructors.In the 1980s, VSCO saw much more participation, and its population grew quite a bit...
  
  : Gold
• Dance Indian: Gold
• Concert Band: Silver
• Drama Chinese: Silver
• Drama English: Silver

Clubs and societies

• AV Club
• Chess Club
• Chinese Cultural Society
• Environment Club
• Geography Society
• History Society
• Indian Cultural Society
• Infocomm Club
• Literary, Drama and Debating Society - English
• Library Council
• Malay Cultural Society
• Mathematics Society
• Media Club
• Science Society

2009 Clubs and Societies Achievements

• 6th National Chinese Debate Competition (Zone): Champion
• National Malay Debate Competition (Piala Berita Harian): Champion
• NJC Secondary Mathematics Challenge: Runner-up
• 6th Singapore National Youth Scrabble Championship: Runner-up
• Infocomm Club Award (Secondary School Category): Overall Winner
• The Straits Times National Schools Newspaper Competition: Runner-up

Youth Day

On Youth Day

Youth Day

Youth Day is a holiday dedicated to the youths of a country.-International Youth Day:International Youth Day is an international observance on August 12 officially recognized by the United Nations.-Angola:On 14 April Angola celebrates Youth Day...

, Victoria School boys attempt to 'paint the town yellow' as they go round nearby housing blocks in the neighbourhood collecting old newspapers and items for disposal. Residents are notified in advance about the collection. The boys are clad in their yellow PT kit so that they are easily identified.

President's Challenge

Victoria School participates in the President's Challenge

President's Challenge

President's Challenge was established by the sixth President of the Republic of Singapore, S R Nathan in 2000. It is a yearly campaign comprising events and activities that raises funds for charity – specifically for beneficiaries that are annually appointed by the President’s Office...

 every year. In 2004, each class did a specific activity to raise funds for the charity. Activities included washing cars, going door-to-door to do household chores for a donation. In 2005, it held a watch design competition and the best designs were made into real watches and put on sale. In 2006, it sold small booklets containing the artworks of past and present Victorians.

Victoria Challenge

Started in July 1987, the Victoria Challenge allows classes to identify tasks that will contribute to the school. The "challenge" itself is for classes to plan their tasks carefully and pledge to complete it within 24 hours. It is conducted once every four years. Special T-shirts have been designed for every Victoria Challenge since its inception. Every class' challenge is unique, and the challenges encompass various domains. Past challenges have ranged from creating miniature clay figurines, drawing floor murals to creating an "Arts Nook" in a corner of the school, complete with books and a piano.

Overseas Exchange Programmes

Victoria School has established links with schools abroad to promote a Singaporean brand of education and an exchange of ideas. As part of the initiative to improve bilateral education links between Singapore and Malaysia, Victoria School has been linked up with Penang Free School

Penang Free School

Penang Free School is a secondary school located on Jalan Masjid Negeri , George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Although the medium of instruction is now Malay, Penang Free School was the first English-medium school in South East Asia. It is widely recognised as one of Penang's premier schools and alumni...

, Malaysia by the Ministry of Education

Ministry of Education (Singapore)

The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.-Statutory boards:...

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Other schools with which Victoria School has bilateral exchange programmes are Hebei Baoding Yizhong, English School Attached to Guandong University of Foreign Studies, Beijing Sanfan Zhongxue and Nan Hai Zhi Xin Zhongxue of the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

, Modern School of Vasant Vihar of the Republic of India, University of Griffith of Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 and Sultan Omar Ali Saiffudin High School of Brunei

Brunei

Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...

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Humanities Trips

Victoria School offers week long overeseas humanities trips to ASEAN and other parts of Asia for secondary 1 to 3 students. The aim of these trips is to expose students to the realities of lessons learnt in class and to provide an eye opener for students and staff so as to become more globally minded.

Secondary One Bonding Camp

On the first three days of school, all Secondary One Victorians attend a three-day-two-night camp at the Ministry of Education

Ministry of Education (Singapore)

The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.-Statutory boards:...

's Jalan Bahtera Adventure Centre. They take part in physical, interactive and character-building activities designed to let them make new friends and adapt to a new environment.

Secondary Three Overseas Adventure Camp

Victoria School was the first school in Singapore to send its entire cohort of Secondary Three students on an overseas camp, having done this since 2001. It is typically held during March, on farmland in Malaysia. The aim is to bond the new Secondary Three students and help them settle into their new classes after being streamed according to their subject combinations, as well as to expose them to life outside the confines of urban Singapore. Activities such as rafting, trekking and mountain-climbing are held during the camp.

From the time of the inauguration of the Sec 3 Overseas Camp to 2010, the annual camp has been held at Kahang Organic Rice Eco-Farm, Kahang town, located near Kluang, Johor. However, in 2011, the location of the annual camp was shifted to Tanjong Sutera Resort, Tanjung Sedili, near the town of Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia.

Leadership Training Camp (LTC)

The LTC is an annual four-day-three-night overseas leadership camp organised for Secondary 2 students who wish to be leaders of their respective CCAs and clubs/societies. The LTC training style is regimental and disciplined, and physical training is a major part of the camp.

At the end of the camp, participants are promoted to the rank of 'Junior Leader' and given a red T-shirt (these are known as 'red shirts' by the school population) with a badge in front reading 'INSTRUCTOR', and the words 'Leadership Training Camp' on the back of their shirts. Their seniors, who are their trainers during the camp, are promoted to the rank of 'Senior Leader' and given a black T-shirt, representing seniority over the 'red shirts'.

Camp Instructors Camp (CIC)

The CIC is an outdoor camp held locally in which Secondary 2 students are trained to run camps and conduct activities commonly carried out during outdoor camps. Its tone differs from the LTC camp, with a more casual, 'brotherhood' approach to development. Standard school rules, however, are still enforced.

After the camp is concluded, the participants are promoted to the rank of 'Camp Instructor' or, in the case of Secondary Threes, 'Camp Leader'. They are given either red shirts or black shirts, the latter being the more senior.

Since 2007, the CIC has been merged with the LTC. The integrated camp, known as the "Victoria Enhanced Leadership/Outdoor Camp Instructor Training Camp", otherwise known as VELOCI-T, trains Junior Leaders in both leadership skills and camp management skills.

Campus and facilities

In the VS campus, the "Eco-Street" forms the central artery, which acts as a green lung, providing space between the Classroom Block and the Science Block. This space allows more natural light in classroms and improved ventilation.

The flora and fauna of the Eco-Street, including various tropical plants, fish and turtles, provide a setting for outdoor learning to take place. The Victoria Pool, Learning Garden, Bio Pod and Exploration Patch are intended to represent a move away from rigidly-structured, classroom-based instruction.

The classrooms on ground level (Learning Studios, previously known as the Flexsi Rooms) have sliding doors that open out to the landscape, suitable for impromptu lectures, meetings and project work. Some classrooms on the upper floors have balconies, taking advantage of the sea view.

There is also a 500-seater auditorium and a three-storey library.

Victoria Hall

Victoria Hall is a hostel consisting of two 11-storey blocks within the VS compound. The Hall is beside the sea and East Coast Park

East Coast Park

The East Coast Park is a beach park located on the southeastern coast of Singapore. It was opened in the 1970s, when the government completed reclaiming land off the coast at Katong which extends from Changi to Tanjong Rhu...

, giving boarders both a sea view and access to the sporting facilities at the Park. It is home to about 500 boarders of different nationalities, many of whom attend either Victoria School or Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College is a Pre-University co-educational institution in Singapore. It was established to replace the Pre-University classes of Victoria School in 1984. It stands on Marine Vista, about 5-minute walk to the East Coast Park. It in the East Region of Singapore...

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Victoria School and Victoria Hall are integrated within one development, optimising the use of scarce land. The objective was to avoid duplication of facilities between the school and hostel and to encourage sharing as far as possible. This process achieved a 13 percent reduction in the net floor area of the hostel, freeing up space for more landscaping and other aesthetic development.

Sports facilities

A S$500,000 AstroTurf

AstroTurf

AstroTurf is a brand of artificial turf. Although the term is a registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind of artificial turf. The original AstroTurf product was a short pile synthetic turf while the current products incorporate modern features such as...

 field replaced the conventional field in early 2007. This allows games to be played even in wet weather.

A S$5 million multi-purpose Sports Hall was completed in June 2009. It consists of two storeys, but the height of the building is approximately seven storeys due to the high ceiling. The ground floor gives priority to floorball. A floorball mat is placed on the floor, but it can also be used to play sports like futsal. The enclosed second floor is used for such sports as volleyball, basketball and badminton.

The school also has an air-rifle range, a tennis court, PE rooms and a gymnasium.

Computer facilities

The school has a Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...

 system. The entire campus is covered with a Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...

 signal that allows teachers access to the internet anywhere on campus.

Incentives and sanctions

There are rules concerning students' uniform, grooming and attendance.

As at some other schools, VS students are forbidden to use mobile phones/cellphones, known locally as handphones, in school. Students can ask for permission to use their handphones in case of an emergency.

The most common punishments at VS are school community service, detention for minor offences. For major offences such as playing truant, gambling, vandalism, fighting, smoking, theft, bullying, cheating, or being repeatedly disrespectful to staff, students are sent to the principal to be disciplined with corporal punishment in the form of caning. Occasionally, caning is administered for a repeat of lesser offences such as inappropriate hairstyles or coloured hair.

Awards

In 2009, Victoria School was awarded the Ministry of Education

Ministry of Education (Singapore)

The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.-Statutory boards:...

's School Distinction Award (SDA).
Victoria School has also attained various CCA awards, such as the Sustained Achievement Awards for sports, performing arts and uniformed groups, in recognition of its consistently high performance in national competitions, sports meets, the biennial Singapore Youth Festival

Singapore Youth Festival

The Singapore Youth Festival is an annual event in Singapore organised by the Ministry of Education to celebrate the achievements of youths in co-curricular activities...

 and other events.

Scholars

Nine Victoria School students had received the prestigious Queen's, State and President's Scholarships.

• Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim
  Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim
  Tan Sri Datuk Prof Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim was a distinguished Singaporean law professor.He was educated at Kampong Glam Malay School , Raffles Institution, and Raffles College. He received the Queen's Scholarship in 1936 which enabled him to study at St. John's College, Cambridge...
  
   - Queen's Scholar, 1936
• Poh Soo Jin - Queen's Scholar, 1951
• Teh Ee Kheng - Queen's Scholar, 1957
• Yap Choon Teck - Queen's Scholar, 1957
• Si Hoe Sing Yin (Ms) - Queen's Scholar, 1958
• Han Cheng Fong - State Scholar, 1962
• Lam Chuan Leong - President's Scholar, 1967
• Ng Chee Khern
  Ng Chee Khern
  Major General Ng Chee Khern 黄志勤 is currently the Director of Singapore's Security and Intelligence Division. He was formerly the Chief of the Republic of Singapore Air Force ....
  
   - President's Scholar, 1984
• Loh Wai Keong - President's Scholar, 1984

Note: Queen's and State Scholarships are the predecessors of the President's Scholarship

Victoria Junior College

Victoria School is affiliated to Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College is a Pre-University co-educational institution in Singapore. It was established to replace the Pre-University classes of Victoria School in 1984. It stands on Marine Vista, about 5-minute walk to the East Coast Park. It in the East Region of Singapore...

 (VJC), which was established in 1984 to replace the Pre-University classes in VS, and currently helms third place amongst the top 5 JCs in Singapore.

VJC provided VS students an option to continue a two-year junior college education within the Victorian family after the completion of their secondary education. VS students choosing to enter VJC get two bonus points off their GCE 'O'-Level

General Certificate of Education

The General Certificate of Education or GCE is an academic qualification that examination boards in the United Kingdom and a few of the Commonwealth countries, notably Sri Lanka, confer to students. The GCE traditionally comprised two levels: the Ordinary Level and the Advanced Level...

 L1R5 academic aggregate.

VJC has a small portion of its total student intake enrolled through its own Integrated Programme

Integrated Programme

The Integrated Programme , also known as through-train programme , is a scheme which allows the brightest pupils at secondary schools in Singapore to bypass the "O" levels and take the "A" levels, International Baccalaureate or an equivalent examination directly at the age of 18 after six years of...

 (IP), which VS students can apply for in Secondary Two. However, VS students are not given priority over other students in the IP's selection process. More than 30% of each cohort of the IP in VJC are from VS.

VJC will terminate the VIP with the 2012 batch of VIP students. The VIP will hence be absorbed into Victoria School and Cedar Girls Secondary School, to form a 6-year programme called the Victoria-Cedar Alliance Integrated Programme. Students will join VJC in Year 5. There is a possible merger between the two schools as seen in the Raffles Institution

Raffles Institution

Raffles Institution , founded in 1823, is the oldest centre for pre-tertiary learning in Singapore. It is an independent school in Singapore providing secondary and pre-university education. RI consists of a boys-only secondary section , and a coeducational pre-university section...

 and Raffles Junior College

Raffles Junior College

Raffles Institution offers the Raffles Programme at Year 5 and 6 . It is located in Bishan beside the Year 1-4 school campus of Raffles Institution. The Principal is Mrs Lim Lai Cheng...

 merger of 2009.

Victoria Advisory Committee

The Victoria Advisory Committee (VAC), formed in 1968, set the direction and advises on the future of Victoria School and Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College is a Pre-University co-educational institution in Singapore. It was established to replace the Pre-University classes of Victoria School in 1984. It stands on Marine Vista, about 5-minute walk to the East Coast Park. It in the East Region of Singapore...

.
The principals of VS and VJC, as well as the President of the Old Victorians' Association, sit on the Committee. The present Chairman of the Committee is LG (NS) Ng Yat Chung

Ng Yat Chung

Ng Yat Chung 伍逸松, was Singapore's 5th Chief of Defence Force from 1 April 2003 to 23 March 2007. He was an artillery officer. Ng was an alumnus of Victoria School and Hwa Chong Junior College, and was also a recipient of the SAF Overseas Scholarship. He read mathematics at Cambridge University and...

, a former Chief of Defence Force of the Singapore Armed Forces

Singapore Armed Forces

The Singapore Armed Forces is the military arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore; as well as the military component of the Ministry of Defence. The SAF comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Navy...

 and old boy of the school.

Old Victorians' Association

The alumni body, Old Victorians’ Association (OVA), was established in 1941. It serves as a channel for former students of Victoria School and Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College is a Pre-University co-educational institution in Singapore. It was established to replace the Pre-University classes of Victoria School in 1984. It stands on Marine Vista, about 5-minute walk to the East Coast Park. It in the East Region of Singapore...

 to continue to associate with their alma mater.
The OVA supports the activities undertaken by the schools, assists needy students, and promotes sports, social and cultural activities amongst members.

Every first Saturday of March has been designated Victorians' Day, when Victorians from VS and VJC of all years play games, eat school canteen food again and catch up with long-time schoolmates.

The OVA football team plays an annual friendly football match with Victoria Institution Old Boys' Association (VIOBA), the alumni body of Victoria Institution

Victoria Institution

Victoria Institution is a premier secondary school for boys and one of the oldest schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The school is widely known as V.I. and a student of Victoria Institution bears the name Victorian....

, Malaysia. The OVA hockey teams play in the Singapore Hockey Federation - Men's Division 3 League and Women's Premier League.

In 2006, OVA organized the Victoria School 130th Anniversary Celebration Dinner at the VS school field. President S. R. Nathan, a distinguished Old Victorian, was the Guest of Honour.

In 2009, OVA organized the inaugural combined VS and VJC gala concert, with a 260-strong cast comprising both students and celebrity alumni, at the Esplanade Concert Hall.

Head of State

Head of State

A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

• Yusof Ishak: First President of Singapore
  President of Singapore
  The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore's head of state. In a Westminster parliamentary system, as which Singapore governs itself, the prime minister is the head of the government while the position of president is largely ceremonial. Before 1993, the President of Singapore was...
  
  , 1959–1970
• C V Devan Nair: Third President of Singapore
  President of Singapore
  The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore's head of state. In a Westminster parliamentary system, as which Singapore governs itself, the prime minister is the head of the government while the position of president is largely ceremonial. Before 1993, the President of Singapore was...
  
  , 1981–1985
• S R Nathan: Sixth President of Singapore
  President of Singapore
  The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore's head of state. In a Westminster parliamentary system, as which Singapore governs itself, the prime minister is the head of the government while the position of president is largely ceremonial. Before 1993, the President of Singapore was...
  
  , 1999–2011

Politics

Politics

Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...

• Eu Chooi Yip
  Eu Chooi Yip
  Eu Chooi Yip was born in Kuantan, Malaysia. He came to Singapore with his sister to study. He attended Victoria School while his sister went to Nanyang Girls' High School...
  
  : Leader, Communist Party of Malaya in Singapore
• Abdul Samad Ismail
  Abdul Samad Ismail
  Abdul Samad Ismail , who often went by the moniker Pak Samad, was a Malaysian journalist, writer and editor.- Early life :Samad was born on 18 April 1924, in Singapore, where he also attended Victoria School...
  
  : Leading Malay politician in 1950s-1960s; Founding member, People's Action Party
  People's Action Party
  The People's Action Party is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959....
  
  ; Malaysia Journalism Laureate
  Laureate
  In English, the word laureate has come to signify eminence or association with literary or military glory. It is also used for winners of the Nobel Prize.-History:...
  
  
• S Dhanabalan
  S Dhanabalan
  Suppiah Dhanabalan was a high-profile political leader in Singapore in the 1980s. He was appointed to several heavyweight cabinet positions in the 1980s and early 1990s under Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong....
  
  : Cabinet Minister, 1980–1993; Member of Parliament, 1978–1996; Chairman, Temasek Holdings
  Temasek Holdings
  Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the government of Singapore. With an international staff of 380 people, it manages a portfolio of about S$193 billion at end of March 2011, focused primarily in Asia...
  
  , 1996-
• Sardon Haji Jubir
  Sardon Haji Jubir
  Tun Sardon bin Haji Jubir was a Malaysian politician. He served as Minister of Health, Minister of Works and Communications and was the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang from 1975 to 1981.-Early life:...
  
  : Cabinet Minister, Malaysia, 1955–1972; Governor, Penang
  Penang
  Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
  
  , Malaysia, 1975–1981
• Abdul Aziz Ishak
  Aziz Ishak
  Abdul Aziz bin Ishak is a Malaysian freedom fighter, politician and journalist.Aziz was, in fact, the only member of the pre-war Kesatuan Melayu Muda to have served in the 1955 and post-Merdeka Cabinets under Tunku Abdul Rahman. Between 1955 and 1963, he was the Minister for Agriculture and...
  
  : Cabinet Minister, Malaysia, 1955–1963
• Dr Kanwaljit Soin
  Kanwaljit Soin
  Dr Kanwaljit Soin is a consultant orthopaedic & hand surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore.She studied in Tanjong Katong Girls' School for her secondary education and Victoria School for her pre-university education, and received her MBBS Hons in 1966 when she graduated top of her class...
  
   (Ms): First female Nominated Member of Parliament
  Nominated Member of Parliament
  A Nominated Member of Parliament is a Member of the Parliament of Singapore who is appointed instead of being elected into office by the people, and who does not belong to any political party or represent any constituency. There are currently nine NMPs in Parliament...
  
  , 1992–1996; Colombo Plan Scholar, 1972

Government

Government

Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...

• Dr Phay Seng Whatt
  Phay Seng Whatt
  Dr Phay Seng Whatt was the Chairman of Public Service Commission in Singapore from January 1962 to June 1975.Born in Malaysia, Dr Phay studied at Victoria School and Raffles Institution....
  
  : Chairman, Public Service Commission
  Public Service Commission (Singapore)
  The Public Service Commission , Singapore , is constituted under Part IX of the Constitution of Singapore and its constitutional role is to appoint, confirm, promote, transfer, dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over public officers in Singapore.The PSC also retains two key...
  
  , 1962–1975
• Dr Han Cheng Fong: Permanent Secretary, 1978–1984; State Scholar
  President's Scholar
  A President's Scholar is a recipient of the most prestigious class of university undergraduate scholarships awarded to Singapore citizens by the Government of Singapore. In most years, only 2-4 President's Scholarships are awarded...
  
  , 1962
• Lam Chuan Leong: Permanent Secretary, 1984–2006; Ambassador-at-Large
  Ambassador-at-large
  An ambassador-at-large is a Diplomat of the highest rank or a Minister who is accredited to represent his country internationally.Unlike an ambassador-in-residence who is usually limited to a country and/or embassy, the ambassador-at-large is entrusted to operate in several usually neighboring...
  
  , 2006-; President's Scholar
  President's Scholar
  A President's Scholar is a recipient of the most prestigious class of university undergraduate scholarships awarded to Singapore citizens by the Government of Singapore. In most years, only 2-4 President's Scholarships are awarded...
  
  , 1967
• Wong Hung Khim: Permanent Secretary, 1984–1987; President and CEO, Singapore Telecom, 1987–1995
• Chiang Chie Foo: Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Defence, 1997-; Colombo Plan Scholar, 1975

Education

Education

Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...

• Dr A Vijiaratnam
  A Vijiaratnam
  Dr Arumugam Vijiaratnam is the only Singaporean who has represented Singapore in four sports — hockey, cricket, football and rugby — doing so from 1946 to 1956...
  
  : First Pro-Chancellor
  Pro-Chancellor
  A Pro-Chancellor is an officer of some universities in Commonwealth countries. The Pro-Chancellor acts as a deputy to the Chancellor and as practical chairman of the University Council...
  
  , Nanyang Technological University
  Nanyang Technological University
  Nanyang Technological University is one of the two largest public universities in Singapore with the biggest campus in Singapore and the world's largest engineering college. Its lush 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world's first 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in...
  
  , 1992–2005; Olympian (Hockey), 1956; Only person to have represented Singapore in four sports - hockey, football, cricket and rugby
• Emeritus Prof Edwin Thumboo
  Edwin Thumboo
  Edwin Nadason Thumboo is an award-winning Singaporean poet and academic who is regarded as one of the pioneers of English literature in Singapore....
  
  : Renowned poet; First Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore
  National University of Singapore
  The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
  
  , 1980–1991; First Cultural Medallion
  Cultural Medallion
  The Cultural Medallion is a Singapore cultural award conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography, art and film....
  
   (Literature) winner, 1979
• Prof Brian Lee Chang Leng: First Dean, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
  Nanyang Technological University
  Nanyang Technological University is one of the two largest public universities in Singapore with the biggest campus in Singapore and the world's largest engineering college. Its lush 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world's first 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in...
  
  , 1981–1996;
• Prof Wee Chow Hou: Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, National University of Singapore
  National University of Singapore
  The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
  
  , 1990–1999; Chairman, Nanyang Executive Programmes, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University
  Nanyang Technological University
  Nanyang Technological University is one of the two largest public universities in Singapore with the biggest campus in Singapore and the world's largest engineering college. Its lush 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world's first 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in...
  
  , 2000-
• Dr Law Song Seng
  Law Song Seng
  Dr Law Song Seng was the former Director & CEO of Institute of Technical Education in Singapore. Dr Law had his education at Victoria School. He is widely known in Singapore as Mr ITE....
  
  : Founding Director & CEO, Institute of Technical Education
  Institute of Technical Education
  The Institute of Technical Education is a post-secondary institution in Singapore that provides pre-employment training to secondary school leavers and continuing education and training to working adults....
  
   (ITE), 1992–2007
• David Lim Kim San
  David Lim Kim San
  David Lim Kim San is considered to be one of the architects of music education in Singapore.David Lim was born in a Peranakan and Methodist family...
  
  : First Cultural Medallion
  Cultural Medallion
  The Cultural Medallion is a Singapore cultural award conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography, art and film....
  
   (Music) winner, 1979; Architect of music education in Singapore

Military

Military

A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...

/Police

Police

The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...

• LG (NS) Ng Yat Chung
  Ng Yat Chung
  Ng Yat Chung 伍逸松, was Singapore's 5th Chief of Defence Force from 1 April 2003 to 23 March 2007. He was an artillery officer. Ng was an alumnus of Victoria School and Hwa Chong Junior College, and was also a recipient of the SAF Overseas Scholarship. He read mathematics at Cambridge University and...
  
  : Chief of Defence Force, Singapore Armed Forces
  Singapore Armed Forces
  The Singapore Armed Forces is the military arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore; as well as the military component of the Ministry of Defence. The SAF comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Navy...
  
  , 2003–2007; Group President and CEO, Neptune Orient Lines
  Neptune Orient Lines
  Neptune Orient Lines Limited , is a Singapore-based global transport company with core businesses in container shipping and supply chain management...
  
  ; SAF (Overseas) Scholar, 1980
• LG Neo Kian Hong
  Neo Kian Hong
  Lieutenant-General Neo Kian Hong is the Chief of Defence Force and former Chief of the Singapore Army. He was Chief of Army from March 20, 2007 to March 26, 2010....
  
  : Chief of Defence Force, 2010-; SAF (Overseas) Scholar, 1983
• MG Ng Chee Khern
  Ng Chee Khern
  Major General Ng Chee Khern 黄志勤 is currently the Director of Singapore's Security and Intelligence Division. He was formerly the Chief of the Republic of Singapore Air Force ....
  
  : Chief of Air Force, Singapore Armed Forces
  Singapore Armed Forces
  The Singapore Armed Forces is the military arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore; as well as the military component of the Ministry of Defence. The SAF comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Navy...
  
  , 2006–2009; President's Scholar
  President's Scholar
  A President's Scholar is a recipient of the most prestigious class of university undergraduate scholarships awarded to Singapore citizens by the Government of Singapore. In most years, only 2-4 President's Scholarships are awarded...
  
   and SAF (Overseas) Scholar, 1984
• Air Vice Marshal Sulaiman Sujak
  Sulaiman Sujak
  Air Vice Marshal Dato Sulaiman Sujak was the first non-British Chief of Air Force, Malaysia Air Vice Marshal Dato Sulaiman Sujak was the first non-British Chief of Air Force, Malaysia Air Vice Marshal Dato Sulaiman Sujak was the first non-British Chief of Air Force, Malaysia ((November 1, 1967 -...
  
  : Malaysia first non-British Chief of Air Force, Royal Malaysian Air Force, 1967–1976; Deputy Chairman, Malaysia Airlines
  Malaysia Airlines
  Malaysian Airline System Berhad , DBA Malaysia Airlines , is the government-owned flag carrier of Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines operates flights from its home base, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and its eastern hub in Kota Kinabalu. It has its headquarters on the grounds of Sultan Abdul Aziz...
  
  , 1977–1991
• MG Syed Mohamed Syed Ahmad Alsagoff
  Syed Mohamed Syed Ahmad Alsagoff
  Syed Mohamed bin Syed Ahmad Alsagoff was an Hadhrami Muslim born in Singapore. He had his education at Victoria School and later joined the Malayan Armed Forces, the predecessor of the Malaysian Armed Forces...
  
  : Commander, Singapore armed forces when Singapore was part of Malaysia, 1963–1965
• Tee Tua Ba
  Tee Tua Ba
  Tan Sri Tee Tua Ba is a diplomat and former Commissioner of Police of the Singapore Police Force. He is currently serving as Ambassador-Designate to the United Arab Emirates.-Background:...
  
  : Commissioner of Police, Singapore Police Force
  Singapore Police Force
  The Singapore Police Force is the main agency tasked with maintaining law and order in the city-state. Formerly known as the Republic of Singapore Police , it has grown from an 11-man organisation to a 38,587 strong force...
  
  , 1992–1997

Legal

• Prof Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim
  Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim
  Tan Sri Datuk Prof Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim was a distinguished Singaporean law professor.He was educated at Kampong Glam Malay School , Raffles Institution, and Raffles College. He received the Queen's Scholarship in 1936 which enabled him to study at St. John's College, Cambridge...
  
  : Singapore first non-British Attorney-General
  Attorney-General of Singapore
  The Attorney-General of Singapore is the legal adviser to the government of the Republic of Singapore and its public prosecutor.The office was founded in 1867 as the chief legal officer of the British crown colony of the Straits Settlements. The current requirements for appointment as...
  
  , 1965–1967; Queen's Scholar
  Queen's Scholar (British Malaya and Singapore)
  This article is about scholarships awarded in British Malaya and Singapore until 1959. For the scholarships awarded at Westminster School, please see Queen's Scholar...
  
  , 1936
• Koh Eng Tian
  Koh Eng Tian
  Koh Eng Tian was a former Solicitor-General of Singapore. He was appointed to the post in 1981 until his retirement in December, 1991. He was born in 1937 and was educated in Victoria School and the University of Malaya in Singapore. He was among the first batch of Senior Counsel appointed in...
  
  : Solicitor-General, 1981–1991; One of the first eight Senior Counsel
  Senior Counsel
  The title of Senior Counsel or State Counsel is given to a senior barrister or advocate in some countries, typically equivalent to the title "Queen's Counsel" used in Commonwealth Realms...
  
  s appointed in Singapore
• Giam Chin Toon: President, Law Society of Singapore
  Law Society of Singapore
  The Law Society of Singapore is the organisation that represents all lawyers in Singapore. It publishes the Law Gazette and operates a scheme for needy people to benefit from legal services free-of-charge. The Society also sets out rules for how lawyers should advertise. The Law Society is...
  
  , 1987–1989; One of the first eight Senior Counsel
  Senior Counsel
  The title of Senior Counsel or State Counsel is given to a senior barrister or advocate in some countries, typically equivalent to the title "Queen's Counsel" used in Commonwealth Realms...
  
  s appointed in Singapore

Medicine

Medicine

Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....

• Dr Chew Chin Hin: Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Health, 1981–1991; Only Singaporean who had been conferred the prestigious Mastership in the American College of Physicians
  American College of Physicians
  The American College of Physicians is a national organization of doctors of internal medicine —physicians who specialize in the prevention, detection, and treatment of illnesses in adults. With 130,000 members, ACP is the largest medical-specialty organization and second-largest physician group in...
  
   (MACP) for contribution to medicine in Singapore

Religion

Religion

Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...

• Haji Sanusi Mahmood: First Mufti
  Mufti
  A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law . In religious administrative terms, a mufti is roughly equivalent to a deacon to a Sunni population...
  
   of Singapore, 1969-1972
• Ven Sik Kwang Sheng: President, Singapore Buddhist Federation, 2006-; Abbot, Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
  Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Temple
  The Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery , is located at 88 Bright Hill Road at Bishan. It is the largest Buddhist temple in Singapore.-History:...
  
   - Singapore largest Buddhist monastery, 2004-; Founder, Buddhist College of Singapore

Corporate

• G Ramachandran: Prominent Indian business leader; President, Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce, 1966–1968, 1973–1974, 1982–1986
• Quek Leng Chan
  Quek Leng Chan
  YBhg Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan is a Malaysian tycoon who co-founded Hong Leong Group Malaysia. He is one of the richest men in Malaysia with an estimated net worth of US$2.9 billion according to Forbes in 2007....
  
  : Malaysian tycoon; Founder and Executive Chairman, Hong Leong Group Malaysia
  Hong Leong Group
  Hong Leong Group is a conglomerate based in Malaysia. Founded as a trading company in 1963 by Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan, the company controls 14 listed companies involved in the financial services, manufacturing, distribution, property and infrastructure development...
  
  
• Lim Hua Min: Founder and Executive Chairman, PhillipCapital Group

Books

• Lim Fang York, "A sense of belonging, and other poems", 1979, Victoria School
• Lim Mu Yao, "Celebrating 130 years of Victoria School in Singapore", 2006, Victoria School
• "Victoria School art elective program, 21 years", 2006, Victoria School; English 741.683095957 VIC, Lee Kong Chian Reference Library
• "Victoria Chorale", Victoria Chorale http://was.nl.sg/details/vc.org.sg.html

External links

• Official website of Victoria School
• Official website of Victoria Junior College
• Official website of Old Victorians' Association
• Ministry of Education - School Information Service - Victoria School
• Victoria School's Events, Lessons and CCAs weblog by Randell Siow

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