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Serangoon Junior College (SRJC) () was a
junior college A junior college (sometimes referred to colloquially as a juco, JuCo or JC) is a post-secondary educational institution offering vocational training designed to prepare students for either skilled trades and technical occupations and workers in su ...
in Singapore, offering a 2-year course for pre-university students leading up to
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examinations. Founded in March 1988, it was the fourteenth junior college to be established in Singapore.


History

Serangoon Junior College was established in March 1988 as the fourteenth junior college in Singapore. The College initially operated from a temporary campus in
Hougang Hougang is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the most populous in the region, being home to 247,528 residents as of 2018. Hougang planning area is bordered by Sengkang to th ...
, which is now the premises of
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, with a pioneering staff strength of 45 teachers. Lessons for the first batch of 673 students commenced in April of the same year. In December 1990, the College relocated to its present campus along Upper Serangoon Road, in
Hougang New Town Hougang is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the most populous in the region, being home to 247,528 residents as of 2018. Hougang planning area is bordered by Sengkang to the ...
. It was officially declared open on 29 May 1992 by Mr.
Lee Yock Suan Lee Yock Suan ( zh, s=李玉全, p=Lǐ Yùquán; born 30 September 1946) is a former Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he served in the Cabinet between 1987 and 2004, and was a Member of Parliament (MP ...
, the then Minister for Education. In recent years, the academic standards of Serangoon Junior College had been improving consistently, as it gained recognition as one of the leading government colleges in the district. This was complemented with the rise in admission standards of the college, from a cut-off point of 20 in the 1989 intake to 11 in the 2016 intake at the annual Joint Admission Exercise (JAE). On 20 April 2017, it was announced that Serangoon Junior College would merge with Anderson Junior College (AJC), with the merged school located at the current site of Anderson Junior College, and operating under the name of
Anderson Serangoon Junior College Anderson Serangoon Junior College (ASRJC) is a junior college located in Yio Chu Kang, Singapore, opposite Yio Chu Kang MRT station, offering two-year pre-university courses leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations. ASRJC ...
. This was in view of the declining enrollment into junior colleges since 2014, attributed to the fall in Singapore's birth rate. As a result of the merger, Serangoon Junior College no longer admit students from 2018 to minimise the need for students to physically relocated to the new site. The merger process is to be completed by January 2019. To mark the closure of the College, a decommissioning ceremony was conducted on 7 December 2018. The College flag was lowered by its 1st Student of the Year - Tan Aik Fong.


Principal


School Identity and Culture


Vision, mission, values

The vision, mission and values of SRJC was revised in 2016. Vision – Leaders and Learners driven with values and imagination
Mission – Inspiring all students to have the passion to learn, the heart to serve and the courage to lead.
Values - Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Integrity, Care, Humility


Houses in SRJC

For competitive intra-school events, the student body is divided into five houses. Each house is led by House Captain(s) nominated from the Student Council. The five houses are: * Aquila (Yellow Eagle) * Cetus (Purple Hydra/Sea Monster) * Draco (Red Dragon) * Orion (Blue Warrior) * Pegasus (Green Horse/Pegasus)


Academic information

Serangoon Junior College offered a two-year pre-university course leading to the
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examinations, up to the 2017 intake. The course offered in SRJC consisted of H1 General Paper, H1 Mother Tongue, H1 Project Work, together with four content-based subjects (3H2+1H1 or four H2 subjects). Students with a flair in an area were offered subjects at H3 level after the end of JC1 promotional exams, even though students taking those subjects need to travel to other places (usually universities) to take those subjects. In line with the new 'A' Level syllabus stipulated by MOE, students are also required to take a contrasting subject that is outside their area of studies. The contrasting subject may be offered at either the H1 and H2 levels. Subjects that were offered by SRJC is listed below: Compulsory Subjects (H1): * H1 Project Work * H1 General Paper Arts/ Humanities/ Languages (H1): * H1 Literature in English * H1 Tamil Language * H1 Chinese Language * H1 Malay Language * H1 Economics * H1 Geography * H1 History Sciences (H1): * H1 Mathematics * H1 Physics * H1 Biology * H1 Chemistry Arts/Humanities/Languages (H2): * H2 Art * H2 Economics * H2 Geography * H2 History * H2 Literature in English * H2 Chinese Language and Literature * H2 Malay Language and Literature * H2 Tamil Language and Literature Sciences (H2): * H2 Mathematics * H2 Further Mathematics (starting 2016) * H2 Biology * H2 Chemistry * H2 Physics


SR Global Classroom Experience

SR Global Classroom Experience (SR-GCE) takes students’ learning beyond the shores of Singapore. With a service learning component designed into the programme, students are given opportunities to apply service learning within a larger community, while gaining cultural awareness and a global perspective. Destinations include
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,
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,
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and
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and vary depending on availability and safety. Since 2007, SRJC has established a twinning programme with
Sacred Heart Canossian College Sacred Heart Canossian College ( Chinese: 嘉諾撒聖心書院; abbr: 'SHCC') is a Catholic, all-girls' school established at Robinson and Caine Roads, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. Founded in 1860, the school currently serves under 2,000 students a ...
in Hong Kong.


Co-curricular activities

Serangoon Junior College encourages participation in co-curricular activities for the all-round development of the individual. Students can opt to enrol in CCAs from the different categories as listed below. Clubs and Societies * AVA Club * Community Champions Council (CCC) * Red Cross Youth Chapter * Library Council * Outdoor Activities Club (ODAC) * Photography Society * Pilates * Society for the Scientific Training And Research (S*STAR) (disbanded) * SR Debates (disbanded) * SR Drama * Student Council Performing Arts Groups * Guitar Ensemble * Guzheng Ensemble * Dance * SRJC Chorale * Symphonic Band * Glee Club (disbanded) Sports * Basketball * Canoeing * Runners' Club * Netball * Rockclimbing (ROCMOC) * Football (Boys) * Football (Girls) * Taekwondo * Tennis * Touch Football (Girls) * Track and Field * Ultimate Frisbee * Volleyball * Skydiving (disbanded)


Community outreach


WILL Run

The WILL Run is an annual fundraising event founded in 2008 that is integral in SR's pursuit of perseverance and selflessness. The term WILL evokes the willingness of an individual to run at least 10 km to raise funds for the community and for the college building. The minimum annual total distance targeted for completion is set at 20,014 km – the distance from the North to South Pole.


Get REAL@SRJC

Get REAL@SRJC, the service learning framework in SRJC, stands for Reaching out to the Environment, the Aged, and the Less fortunate. The strong emphasis in service learning is aligned to the college motto “To Learn, To Serve”.


Annual Fundraising

The annual college fundraising event focuses on giving back to the community. Since 2008, the college has committed the first $50,000 of the donations collection to an identified beneficiary each year. The rest of the collection is channelled towards college improvements. The former annual event also incorporated the SR Friendship Games, which was an annual sports event participated actively by the staff and the student body.


Notable alumni

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Paige Chua Paige Chua Qi Hui (; born 25 June 1981) is a Singaporean actress. Early life Chua was born in Singapore on 25 June 1981. She attended Mayflower Secondary School and Serangoon Junior College before graduating from the National University of S ...
: Actress *
Ya Hui Ya Hui (; born Koh Yah Hwee; 18 May 1987) is a Singaporean actress. Early life Ya Hui was born on 18 May 1987 in Singapore. She was educated at Manjusri Secondary School and Serangoon Junior College. She joined the Dance Team for her Co-Curri ...
: Actress *
Roy Ngerng Roy Ngerng Yi Ling (; born 9 May 1981), is a Singaporean blogger and activist. In 2015, Ngerng was found guilty of defaming Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In his blog, he had accused the PM of being a "thief" and criminally misappropriating m ...
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External links


Official website


See also

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Education in Singapore Education in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education (MOE). It controls the development and administration of state schools receiving taxpayers' funding, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private schools. Fo ...

4 Merged JCs To Bid Campuses Goodbye, 1.5 Years After MOE’s Shocking Decision


References

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