North Vista Secondary School
1°22′54″N 103°53′55″E / 1.38167°N 103.89861°E
| North Vista Secondary School 德新中学 Sekolah Menengah North Vista நார்த் விஸ்தா உயிர்நிலை பள்ளி | |
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11 Rivervale Link, Singapore 545081 | |
| Coordinates | 4°53′2.1408″N 52°22′30.6878″E / 4.883928000°N 52.375191056°E |
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| Type | Co-educational |
| Motto | Viva La Vista |
| Established | 1956 |
| Session | Single-Session |
| School code | 3071 |
| Principal | Mr Yap Thiam Chuan[1] |
| Age range | 13-17 |
| Color(s) | Orange Blue Navy Blue |
| Song | Viva La Vista |
| Website | www |
North Vista Secondary School is a co-educational government secondary school in Sengkang, Singapore. Founded in 1956 as Gan Eng Seng Government Chinese Middle School, North Vista had a rich heritage to providing all with a holistic education. Students are known as Vistarians. [2]
History
[edit]Thomson Government Chinese Middle School
[edit]North Vista Secondary School was founded as Gan Eng Seng Government Chinese Middle School in 1956, as one of the Government Chinese Middle Schools set up to cater to Chinese school students who had their studies disrupted by the Chinese middle schools riots.[2][3][4] The school was renamed as Thomson Government Chinese Middle School, and subsequently as Thomson Secondary School with a merger with Thomson Vocational School in 1958.[3]
Renamed North Vista Secondary School
[edit]On 15 December 2000, the campus was relocated to Sengkang at 11 Rivervale Link, Singapore 545081. With the relocation, Thomson Secondary School was renamed as North Vista Secondary School, while retaining the native name De Xin (德新), as a reflection of its rich heritage, as well as its mission to instil and inspire cultured and innovative youths of the society.[5]
50th Anniversary
[edit]North Vista Secondary School celebrated its 50th anniversary with a gala dinner held on 8 September 2006, with Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean as the guest-of-honour.[6]
North Vista Google Reviews Frenzy
[edit]On 19 June 2023, North Vista Sec Sch went viral after a TikTok video showing negative Google map reviews of the school being responded with sassy replies from the owner. It seems like someone not from the school's administration might have gotten hold of the school's Google account -- and have been leaving sassy responses.
North Vista Secondary School's principal, Yap Thiam Chuan, shared that they are aware of the replies to the Google reviews and. "The school currently does not own or manage the Google Maps account in question," Yap added. The school is currently in touch with Google regarding this incident.[7]
Notable Students and Alumni
[edit]Desmond Chong Kok Hwee
[edit]Chief Commissioner of the Singapore Scout Association
John Shadow
[edit]Online Influencer
Ng Pak Lau
[edit]Owner of Ng & Sons’ Electronics
LTC (Ret) Chan Seck Sung
[edit]Retired SAF Commando Officer. One of the first officer cadets in OCS and a pioneer in the Commando Formation
Tang Guan Seng
[edit]Former MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC
Wong Yiu Kit
[edit]Recipient of Youth Entrepreneur Star Award
Teo Cheng Kwee
[edit]CEO and founder of Sapphire Corporation
Nelson Goh
[edit]Singapore Baseball and Softball Association President
Mohammad Taufiq Bin Mohammad Abdullah
[edit]Former Vice President of Tenaga Belia Melayu
Jon Toh Hong Lim
[edit]Project Superstar two semi-finalist
Lim Lu Kai
[edit]Lee Kuan Yew Award winner
References
[edit]- ^ "North Vista Secondary School Organisation Chart for Year 2021" (PDF). North Vista Secondary School. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b "North Vista Secondary School". northvistasec.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ^ a b "North Vista Secondary School". gregathanasius.blogspot.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ^ "Thomson Secondary School 德新中学 (Formerly Thomson Government Chinese Middle School 前德新政府华文中学)". sgschoolmemories.blogspot.sg. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ^ 德新中学高中第三, 四届毕业纪念刊 1960. Singapore: Thomson Secondary School. 1960. p. 6.
- ^ "North Vista Secondary School 50th anniversary - BookSG - National Library Board, Singapore". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "North Vista Google Reviews - Mothership.sg".
