1. History
     Integrated Programme    Accreditation as a Centre of Excellence for Research  

2. Principal

3. Culture and identity
    Crest   Civics Groups    Uniform & Attire    Houses    Road Run  

4. Academic information
     Integrated Programme    Temasek Humanities Programme    Music Elective Programme (MEP)    Language Elective Programme (LEP)  

5. Co-Curricular Activities
     College Personal Development Programme  

6. Notable alumni
    Government and Politics  Legal  Science and Technology  Education and The Arts  Corporate 

7. External links

8. See also

9. References

தெமாசெக் தொடக்கக் கல்லூரி

Temasek Junior College (TJC) ({{Zh|s=淡马锡初级学院|p=Dànmǎxī chūjí xuéyuàn}}) is a junior college located in 22 Bedok South Road, Singapore. The college admits students for the six-year Integrated Programme and the two-year pre-university Junior College course, both culminating in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level national examination. The college is located in the eastern part of Singapore and is also known as "The Botanic Gardens of the East" due to the abundance of greenery in the college campus, so much so that the school uniform and railings are green as well.

History

Temasek Junior College, established in 1976 as the second government junior college in Singapore, took in its pioneer batch of students the following year. The college was the second to bear the reference to the nation, after National Junior College. The name "Temasek", a reference to Singapore old name, can be understood as "a maritime island". It was adopted to honour the resilience, fortitude and courage of the nation's forefathers.^[1]

In 1982, Temasek Junior College became one of the pre-university centres to offer its variation of the Humanities Scholarship Programme (HSP), co-ordinated by the Ministry of Education.^[1]

In 2005, Temasek Junior College started a four year long Integrated Programme known as Temasek Academy. In 2013, the Integrated Programme was expanded to be a six year long course, taking students in after PSLE.

Integrated Programme

In 2005, Temasek Academy began with an intake of 121 students. Singaporean and international students were admitted at secondary three, bypassing the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examination. {{Citation needed|date=October 2016}} Students would sit for the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination at the end of the four years, and are only required to sit for the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level Higher Mother Tongue examination at the end of the second year.

In 2013, the four-year Temasek Academy programme was revamped as a six-year Temasek Junior College Integrated Programme, which admits students through the Secondary School Joint Admission Exercise at the secondary one level.

Accreditation as a Centre of Excellence for Research

Temasek Junior College was affirmed as the East Zone Centre of Excellence for Educational Research by the Ministry of Education in 2008, offering a niche in curriculum research and development in specialised research centres in the College. The facilities in the research centre includes computers with research and video editing software, an observation room installed with 2-way mirror and recording equipment, as well as rooms for collaborated research work.^[2]

In 2014, Temasek Junior College became an affiliated organisation of the Action Learning, Action Research Association Inc. (ALARA), providing support to its research centre for teachers to share their research projects through the association's journal and through international conferences.^[2]

Temasek Junior College was accorded the School Distinction Award in 2015, alongside with other colleges such as Anglo Chinese Junior College, Catholic Junior College, Jurong Pioneer Junior College, National Junior College, Nanyang Junior College as well as Victoria Junior College.^[3]

Principal

Culture and identity

Crest

The crest of Temasek Junior College depicts the letters TJC in bold form, with the letter T resembling the silhouette of its Lecture Theatres, reflecting an iconic architectural feature of the College.^[4]

• The green background acknowledges the school's alignment with the national objective of maintaining a clean and green country.
• The divisions in the cross of the T stand for the five national ideals of justice, equality, happiness, prosperity and progress.
• The segments in the trunk of the T symbolise the four major areas working in unison within the College towards the national ideals.

Civics Groups

On admission to Temasek Junior College, students will go through an Orientation programme organised by the Students' Council. They are then allocated into their Civics Groups (CGs) based on their subject combinations. As subject combinations are usually determined after Orientation, each CG will consist of students from various Orientation Groups (OGs). Each JC CG will be allocated a house – Alpha Warriors, Beta Knights, Gamma Gods or Delta Dragons. Each Civics Group is under the charge of a Civics Tutor who meets the group during Guidance Time and Homeroom Time.

For students in the Integrated Programme, they are assigned a Homeroom, where they receive the majority of their lessons compared to the "lecture-tutorial" method adopted in JC.

Uniform & Attire

The uniform of Temasek Junior College is varied depending on the day of the week. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, students are allowed to wear the college polo shirts. The students in the first and second year of the integrated programme wear green coloured shirts whereas the third and fourth year students will wear black. As for the year five and six intergrated programme, as well as the students in junior college years one and two, they will have to wear a white-coloured polo shirt. On Wednesdays, 'Full Uniform' ( Green shirt with Tie and school bottoms ).^[5] The collar pin, which bears the college crest, is worn on the left collar of shirt. Dark green blazers and school ties are worn in representation of the College on important ceremonies.^[6]

Houses

The houses are named according to the Greek alphabets and have an association and colour tagged to them. These are the Alpha Warriors (Blue), the Beta Knights (Red/White), the Gamma Gods (Yellow) and the Delta Dragons (Green). A college designed house T-shirt to be worn during house events ( eg. Road Run and Games Day ). All the students and staff in the school have an assigned house that they will know at the start of their education in the school.

Road Run

The annual Road Run is a mini-marathon held at East Coast Park's Angsana Green field. This event typically happens towards the end of April each year. All students are required to take part in the events. Members of the school's Infocomm Club will be tasked with phototaking during the run itself and all other students and staff will have to run or jog a distance of 3 to 4 kilometers. Student councillors will also be in-charge of conducting mass dances as well as manning game booths. Other school programmes will also be conducting fund-raising fringe activities during the run.

Academic information

Temasek Junior College offers both the six-year Integrated Programme and a two-year pre-university programme, both leading up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. In 2016, 96.2% of Temasek Junior College graduates were eligible for university admission, with passes in at least three content-based subjects and a pass in General Paper or Knowledge and Inquiry in a single examination sitting.^[7]

Integrated Programme

Since 2013, Temasek Junior College offers a six-year integrated programme to all students participating in the Secondary School Joint Admissions Exercise. Previously called the Temasek Academy initiated in 2005, the integrated programme leads to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination, bypassing the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level Examination.^[8] TJC continues to accept students who sat for the GCE 'O' Level examination through the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE).{{Citation needed|date=October 2016}}

Temasek Humanities Programme

Temasek Junior College is one of the designated junior colleges to run the Humanities Scholarship Programme (HSP) offered by the Ministry of Education (MOE). The programme is tied to the MOE Humanities Scholarship offered at pre-university level.^[9]

All MOE Humanities scholars will participate in an extended learning programme focused on deepening and broadening learning in the humanities and social sciences.^[9] Through a range of learning experiences like competitions, internal and external lectures and seminars, the two-year programme aims to develop a deep passion in the humanities scholars to pursue the Humanities and Social Sciences beyond pre-university education and to groom Humanities activists who can enthuse their peers about the Humanities and Social Sciences.^[9][10]

Music Elective Programme (MEP)

Temasek Junior College offers the Music Elective Programme at high school and pre-university level. The Ministry of Education (MOE) designated programme designed to nurture each student in their musical inclinations while developing them to be critical and creative thinkers, performers and composers of music.^[11] Enriching and extensive learning experiences in the study and application of Music are provided to enable students to attain advanced levels of musicianship, and to deepen their passion and understanding of the study of Music. Each student will become a musician in the truest sense of the word – as an analyst, composer, performer, critic, and researcher.^[12]

Language Elective Programme (LEP)

Temasek Junior College is one of the five pre-university centres to offer the Chinese Language Elective Programme (C-LEP, or 语特), since the launch of the programme in 1990.^[13] Students are required to undertake H2 Chinese Language and Literature and a Chinese Language related subject to be eligible for the programme. As with other institutions offering the C-LEP, successful applicants to the programme are eligible two bonus points in their admission to Temasek Junior College.^[14]

Co-Curricular Activities

College Personal Development Programme

Every student is involved in at least one co-curricular activity, known as Personal Development Programmes (PDP), while some students (i.e. Student Councillors) will have two. Students choose from a selection of programmes based on their interests. The College PDPs are grouped into three main areas, namely Cultural & Performing Arts, Service & Enrichment, and Sports & Games.

• Chinese Drama Society
• Chinese Orchestra
• Choir
• Drama Club
• Debate
• Guitar Club
• Indian Cultural Society
• Malay Cultural Society
• Modern Dance Club
• String Ensemble
• Symphonic Band

• Debate
• First Aid Unit
• Infocomm Club
• LEO Club
• Science Council
• Students' Council (via election)

• Badminton
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Cross Country
• Floorball (Boys only)
• Netball
• Outdoor Adventure Club
• Shooting
• Soccer (Boys & Girls)
• Squash (Girls)
• Swimming
• Table-Tennis
• Tae-Kwon-Do
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Water Polo (Girls)

As of 2017, the House Committee and the IP Council were merged into the Students' Council.

Notable alumni

Government and Politics

• Mr. Lim Biow Chuan – Deputy Speaker, 2015–; Member of Parliament, Marine Parade GRC^[15]
• Ms. Fatimah Lateef – Member of Parliament, Marine Parade GRC^[16]
• Ms. Low Yen Ling – Member of Parliament, Chua Chu Kang GRC^[17]
• Mr. Patrick Tay Teck Guan – Member of Parliament, Nee Soon GRC^[18]
• Mr. Zainal Bin Sapari – Member of Parliament, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC^[19]
• Mr. Inderjit Singh – Former Member of Parliament, Ang Mo Kio GRC^[20]
• Mr. Yee Jenn Jong – Former Non-Constituency Member of Parliament^[21]
• Mr. Hoong Wee Teck – Commissioner of Police, Singapore Police Force^[22]

Legal

• Mr. Lok Vi Ming – Senior Counsel, President of the Law Society of Singapore for 2013^[23][24]
• Mr. Joel Lee Tye Beng – Vice Dean, Student Affairs, Law Faculty, National University of Singapore^[25][26]

Science and Technology

• Prof. Melvyn Sim (PhD MIT) – Chair Professor at NUS Business School. Expert in Robust optimisation.^[27]

Education and The Arts

• Mr. Nelson Kwei – Prominent music conductor
• Mr. Ivan Heng – Singaporean stage actor and director^[28]
• Mr. Li Feihui – Prominent Mandopop musician
• Ms. Michelle Saram – Entrepreneur; Singaporean actress^[29]
• Mr. Haresh Sharma – Playwright, The Necessary Stage^[30]
• Mr. Cyril Wong – Singaporean poet{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}
• Youyi – Television host and actress

Corporate

• Mr. Kang Puay Seng – Founder, Mr Bean (company)^[31]
• Mr. David Wong Wei Li – Owner, K Box Entertainment Group^[32][33]
• Mr. Khoo Peng Beng – Architect of The Pinnacle@Duxton^[34][35]

External links

• {{official website|http://www.temasekjc.moe.edu.sg}}

See also

• Education in Singapore

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