North Vista Secondary School

1°22′54″N 103°53′55″E

North Vista Secondary School
德新中学
Sekolah Menengah North Vista
நார்த் விஸ்தா உயிர்நிலை பள்ளி
Address
11 Rivervale Link, Singapore 545081

North-East Region, Singapore

Singapore
Coordinates4°53′2.1408″N 52°22′30.6878″E
Information
TypeCo-educational
MottoViva La Vista
Established1956 (1956)
SessionSingle-Session
School code3071
PrincipalMr Yap Thiam Chuan[1]
Age range13-17
Color(s) Orange   Blue   Navy Blue 
SongViva La Vista
Websitewww.northvistasec.moe.edu.sg

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

Thomson Government Chinese Middle School

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

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

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]

Notable Students and Alumni

Desmond Chong Kok Hwee

Chief Commissioner of the Singapore Scout Association

John Shadow

Online Influencer

Ng Pak Lau

Owner of Ng & Sons’ Electronics

LTC (Ret) Chan Seck Sung

Retired SAF Commando Officer. One of the first officer cadets in OCS and a pioneer in the Commando Formation

Tang Guan Seng

Former MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC

Wong Yiu Kit

Recipient of Youth Entrepreneur Star Award

Teo Cheng Kwee

CEO and founder of Sapphire Corporation

Nelson Goh

Singapore Baseball and Softball Association President

Mohammad Taufiq Bin Mohammad Abdullah

Former Vice President of Tenaga Belia Melayu

Jon Toh Hong Lim

Project Superstar two semi-finalist

Lim Lu Kai

Lee Kuan Yew Award winner

References
  1. "North Vista Secondary School Organisation Chart for Year 2021" (PDF). North Vista Secondary School. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. "North Vista Secondary School". northvistasec.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  3. "North Vista Secondary School". gregathanasius.blogspot.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  4. "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.
  5. 德新中学高中第三, 四届毕业纪念刊 1960. Singapore: Thomson Secondary School. 1960. p. 6.
  6. "North Vista Secondary School 50th anniversary - BookSG - National Library Board, Singapore". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
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