, motto_translation = Nothing Without Labour
, streetaddress = 20 Marine Vista, 449035
, country = Singapore
, coordinates =
, type = Government
, gender = Mixed
, established = (as ''Victoria School'')
(as ''Victoria Junior College'')
, session =
, principal = Jeffrey Low
, enrolment = 1456
, colours = Red
Yellow
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Marine Parade
Marine Parade is a planning area and residential estate located in the Central Region of Singapore. Straddling the tip of the southeastern coast of Pulau Ujong, Marine Parade serves as a buffer between the Central and East regions of the ci ...
, school code = 0706
, song = Victorian Anthem
, sister_school =
Victoria School
Victoria School (VS) is a government autonomous boys' secondary school in Siglap, Singapore. Established in 1876, it is Singapore's second oldest state secondary school. It offers a six-year Integrated Programme, which allows students to skip t ...
Cedar Girls' Secondary School
Cedar Girls Secondary School is a government autonomous girls secondary school in Singapore. Established in 1957, it initially offered only a four-year Express course leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examinations. Starting in ...
, homepage
www.victoriajc.moe.edu.sg
Victoria Junior College (VJC), often known as Victoria, is a
co-educational
Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...
junior college in
Singapore
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offering
pre-university education to boarding and day-students. Founded in 1984, the school stands on Marine Vista, less than one kilometre from the affiliated
Victoria School
Victoria School (VS) is a government autonomous boys' secondary school in Siglap, Singapore. Established in 1876, it is Singapore's second oldest state secondary school. It offers a six-year Integrated Programme, which allows students to skip t ...
.
VJC is part of the Victoria-Cedar alliance, and is one of Singapore's top
Junior Colleges.
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''Today'', 21 September 2001 The school's programmes and activities are advised by the Victoria Advisory Committee, while day-to-day operations of the school is run by the School Principal. Tutors and faculty members are responsible for the governance of student-life.
History
Victoria Junior College was established in 1984 to replace the Pre-University classes in
Victoria School
Victoria School (VS) is a government autonomous boys' secondary school in Siglap, Singapore. Established in 1876, it is Singapore's second oldest state secondary school. It offers a six-year Integrated Programme, which allows students to skip t ...
(VS). The pioneer batch of 776 students was received with 51 teachers and 16 supporting staff. The outstanding results of the pioneer batch of students in the
GCE 'A' Level examinations was to set the academic standard for succeeding generations of Victorians.
Over the years, VJC has widely been recognised, based on MOE rankings and entry scores, as one of the top three junior colleges in Singapore that offer the 'A' Levels. VJC was also ranked the top junior college in the
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
's (MOE) ST ranking of junior colleges in 1995 and 2001, based on academic results.
More recently in 2019, it had the 4th toughest entry score amongst junior colleges offering the 'A' Levels.
In 1989, VJC was the first and, until 2005, the only junior college in Singapore to offer Theatre Studies and Drama as an 'A' Level subject. It also offered a university-level French curriculum as part of the Language Elective Programme until it was discontinued in 2006.
Since 2005, VJC has offered the
Integrated Programme, allowing students from the affiliated
Victoria School
Victoria School (VS) is a government autonomous boys' secondary school in Siglap, Singapore. Established in 1876, it is Singapore's second oldest state secondary school. It offers a six-year Integrated Programme, which allows students to skip t ...
to skip O Levels and proceed to junior college. The Victoria Integrated Programme (VIP) was implemented as a four-year programme starting from Secondary 3. In 2012 it was replaced by the six-year Victoria-Cedar Alliance Integrated Programme (VCA IP), in partnership with
Cedar Girls' Secondary School
Cedar Girls Secondary School is a government autonomous girls secondary school in Singapore. Established in 1957, it initially offered only a four-year Express course leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examinations. Starting in ...
.
VJC was awarded the School Excellence Award in 2007, the top award in the MOE Masterplan of Awards framework.
Principal
The college saw its first leadership change in 2001, when founding principal, Lee Phui Mun, stepped down after 18 years of service. She was succeeded by Low Khah Gek, who was a former chemistry teacher in the school. In 2006, Chan Poh Meng, formerly a Superintendent at the Schools Division, took over the reins from Low. In December 2013, Ek Soo Ben, Deputy Director at the Standards and Research Academy of Singapore Teachers and a former Economics teacher at VJC, succeeded Chan.
Academics
Victoria Junior College's two-year curriculum culminates in the Singapore GCE Advanced Level examinations. Students take up to four Higher 2 subjects and read two compulsory Higher 1 subjects - General Paper and Project Work - in their first year, and may elect to read additional Higher 3 subjects in the second year. Approximately 30% of students read Higher 1 Mother Tongue Language in their first year too. Home to the East Zone Science and Technology Centre, the college also sent the first Singapore school team to participate in the International Science and Engineering Fair in 2004.
VJC is one of the three schools in Singapore that holds the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT).
Achievements
Sports
In 2017, VJC won the A-division championship title for girls' football,
boys' floorball, boys' wushu and hockey girls.
This was the fifth straight title for the girls' football team, and their ninth in the last ten years.
In 2018, VJC won the A-division championship title for both the boys' and girls' football, hockey girls and wushu boys. This is VJC's 16th consecutive year winning the A-division girls' hockey.
In 2019, VJC won the A-division championship title for girls' football, girls' floorball, girls' wushu and girls' rockclimbing.
Performing Arts
Choir
The VJC Choir was the first school choir from Singapore to win an international choir competition. It beat 30 top choirs from other parts of the world in the 800-year-old Cardigan Eisteddfod Competition in Wales in 1990, and for its outstanding contribution to music in Singapore, the VJC Choir was presented with the 1990 Guinness Stout Effort Award.
In 2004, Victoria Junior College Choir represented Singapore in the
World Choir Games held in
Bremen, Germany and won Gold Medals in all three contested categories, namely Musica Sacra, Contemporary Music and Open Mixed. It emerged as the Olympic Champion of the Open Mixed Category, and second placing in the Musica Sacra and Contemporary Music categories.
In 2006, VJC choir won the esteemed Audience Prize and Grand Prix Award in the 9th Concorso Corale Internazionale (International Choir Competition) held in Riva Del Garda, Italy. The VJC Choir won Gold for both the categories they competed in - Musica Sacra and Mixed Youth, and emerged as Category Winner for the latter. It is the first time an Asian Choir has won the grand prize and one of a few choirs in the world to win both the Audience Prize and Grand Prix Award together.
In 2018, VJC choir competed in the Asia Cantate and clinched the Grand Prize. In addition, they also won two other categories—the Mixed Voices Choir (Open) and the Mixed Voices Choir (Senior Youth).
As of December 2021, it was ranked 5th in the world in the mixed choirs category of the INTERKULTUR World Rankings.
Dance
VJC Dance Ensemble achieved overall grand champion in the 2010 Lecco Danza, an international dance competition held in Italy. They were awarded first prize in the contemporary senior dance group category and first runners-up in the hip-hop group category.
In 2012, VJC dancers were champions in the Jazz Dance Small Group category at the 9th World Dance Olympiad in Moscow, Russia.
In the 2014 Crown International Dance Festival in Melbourne, Australia, the dance ensemble placed first in all the three categories that it participated in, namely Contemporary, Modern Expression and Hip Hop.
Affiliations
VJC is affiliated to Victoria School, an all-boys school founded in 1876.
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 L1R5 academic aggregate.
Since the 2012 school year, VS and
Cedar Girls' Secondary School
Cedar Girls Secondary School is a government autonomous girls secondary school in Singapore. Established in 1957, it initially offered only a four-year Express course leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examinations. Starting in ...
have offered the Victoria-Cedar Alliance
Integrated Programme (VCA IP) option. After finishing Secondary 4, 160 students from each school continue on to VJC automatically.
Alumni
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 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 among members.
In 2009, OVA organised the inaugural combined VS and VJC gala concert, with a 260-strong cast comprising both students and celebrity alumni, at the Esplanade Concert Hall.
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"Victorians labour to celebrate artistic talents"
''The New Paper'' (Singapore).
In 2011, OVA organised the Victoria School 135th Anniversary Celebration Dinner at the former VS campus at Tyrwhitt Road.
Notable alumni
Politics and Government
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Lawrence Wong
Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai ( zh, c=黄循财, p=Huáng Xúncái; born 18 December 1972) is a Singaporean politician, economist and former civil servant who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore since 2022 alongside Heng Swee Keat ...
: Deputy Prime Minister (2022–present), Minister for Finance (2021–present) and Member of Parliament (2011–present)
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Gan Siow Huang: Minister of State for Education, Minister of State for Manpower and Member of Parliament (2020–present); First female general of the
Singapore Armed Forces
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Chong Chieng Jen
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Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Malaysia (2018–2020)
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Alex Yam
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: Member of Parliament (2011–present)
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Henry Kwek: Member of Parliament (2015–present)
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Nadia Ahmad Samdin: Member of Parliament (2020–present)
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Janice Koh:
Nominated Member of Parliament (2012–2014)
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Douglas Foo:
Nominated Member of Parliament (2018–2020)
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Nicole Seah: Politician
Arts
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Maddy Barber: Radio presenter
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Boon Hui Lu: Singer-songwriter and actress
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Felicia Chin: Actress
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Michelle Chong: Film producer, director and actress
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Joanna Dong
Joanna Dong (Chinese: 董姿彦; born 15 November 1981 in Singapore) is a Singaporean singer, actress and host. Primarily a jazz vocalist, she is the first artiste signed to Singapore label, Red Roof Records.
Personal life
The only child of div ...
: Jazz singer and actress
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Natalie Hennedige, playwright
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Ho Yeow Sun (Sun Ho): Singer and actress
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Lee Teng: Actor and presenter
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Sonny Liew: Comic artist/illustrator;
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Rebecca Lim: Actress
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Ling Kai
Ng Ling Kai (; born October 26, 1986), is a bilingual Singaporean singer-songwriter. She won the Indie Artist Of The Year at YinYueTai 2nd Annual V Chart Awards in Beijing.
Biography
Ling Kai was born in Singapore in 1986. Her father is a S ...
: Singer-songwriter
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Nuraliza Osman
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: Lawyer and beauty queen
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Joanne Peh: Actress
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ShiLi & Adi: Musicians
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J C Sum
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During his time as a professional illusionist, Sum was nicknamed "The Thinking Man's Magician", S ...
:
Illusionist
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Kirsten Tan
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: Film director and screenwriter
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Tan Pin Pin: Film director
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Kelvin Tong: Film director, producer and screenwriter
Sports
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Koh Seng Leong: Olympian (Sailing),
2000 Summer Olympics
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and
2008 Summer Olympics
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Deborah Ong
Deborah Ong (born 18 September 1990), also known as Ong Hui Min, is a Singaporean former sailor, who specialized in the two-person dinghy (470) class. Together with her partner and 2006 Asian Games silver medalist Toh Liying, she was named one ...
: Olympian (Sailing),
2008 Summer Olympics
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Elizabeth Yin
Elizabeth Yin Yin Yue is a Singaporean sports sailor. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in 24th place. She also competed in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in 26th place. ...
: Olympian (Sailing),
2012 Summer Olympics
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Denise Lim
Denise Lim (born September 14, 1991) is a Singaporean sailor. She and Justin Liu placed 19th in the Nacra 17 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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: Olympian (Sailing),
2016 Summer Olympics
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Sara Tan
Sara Tan Li Ching (born August 6, 1990) is a Singaporean sailor. She and Griselda Khng placed 15th in the women's 49erFX event at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games ...
: Olympian (Sailing),
2016 Summer Olympics
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Gavin Lee (football coach): Football coach; Youngest football coach in the
Singapore Premier League
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Anders Aplin
Anders Aplin is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team.
Club career Youth career
Anders was part of the Singapore Sports School's inau ...
: First Singaporean footballer to play in the
J2 League
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and in Japan.
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Mah Li Lian
Mah Li Lian (born 24 May 1968) is a Singaporean former professional squash player. She is regarded as the greatest ever squash player to represent Singapore in international circuit. Mah won the Asian Individual Squash Championships on four su ...
: Winner,
Asian Individual Squash Championships, 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1994; Sportsgirl of the Year, 1987; Sportswoman of the Year, 1989 and 1991
Others
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Adam Khoo: Entrepreneur, author and trainer
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Willin Low: Chef
External links
Official website of Victoria Junior College
References
{{Pre-university centres and post-secondary institutes in Singapore
Junior colleges in Singapore
Schools offering Integrated Programme in Singapore
Victoria schools, Singapore
People associated with Victoria schools, Singapore
Educational institutions established in 1984
Marine Parade
1984 establishments in Singapore