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Line 1: {{short description\|Singapore secondary school}} ~~'''Tanjong Katong Secondary''', or known affectionately by her pupils as '''TK''', is the only all-express stream school in Singapore. Her current principal is Mrs. Priscillia Chan.~~ {{More footnotes needed\|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox school \| name = Tanjong Katong Secondary School \| native_name = \| image = Tanjong Katong Secondary School crest.png \| image_size = 200 \| motto = Diligentia, Ingenium, Dexteritas<ref name="Our Vision and Motto">{{cite web \| access-date=2014-07-02 \| archive-date=2014-07-14 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714143812/http://www.tanjongkatongsec.moe.edu.sg/pdf/About_Us/mission_vision_crest.pdf \| url-status=dead \| url=http://www.tanjongkatongsec.moe.edu.sg/pdf/About_Us/mission_vision_crest.pdf \| title=Our Vision and Motto \| publisher=Tanjong Katong Secondary School}}</ref> \| motto_translation = Diligence, Ingenuity, Dexterity \| established = {{start date and age\|1956}}<ref>{{cite news \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|title=New technical schools will each cost $1m \|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19540914-1.2.46 \|work=The Singapore Free Press \|date=14 September 2017 \|access-date=23 November 2017 \|via=NewspaperSG \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044149/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19540914-1.2.46 \|archive-date=2017-12-01 \|url-status=live }}</ref> \| type = Autonomous<br />Government \| session = \| principal = Ruby Khoo<ref name="Tanjong Katong Secondary School Management Committee">{{cite web \| archive-date=6 January 2017 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106011358/http://tanjongkatongsec.moe.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/people/school_management_committee.html \| url-status=dead \| url=http://tanjongkatongsec.moe.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/people/school_management_committee.html \| title=School Management Committee \| publisher=Tanjong Katong Secondary School \| accessdate=5 January 2017 \| language=English }}</ref> \| city/town = \| ___location = 130 Haig Road, Singapore 438796 \| school code = 3512 \| enrolment = ~1000 \|gender = Mixed \|colours = {{Color box\|green\|Green\|white}} {{color box\|white\|White\|black}} \|team_name = Team TK \| homepage = [http://www.tanjongkatongsec.moe.edu.sg/ Official website] }} '''Tanjong Katong Secondary School''' ('''TKSS''') is a co-educational government autonomous school in [[Singapore]]. Before its autonomous status, the school was frequently named by the [[Ministry of Education (Singapore)\|Ministry of Education]] (MOE) as the 'Best Non-Independent and Non-Autonomous Secondary School' in its annual ranking of secondary schools, which has since been abolished. TKSS was awarded the School Excellence Award in 2007, the highest tier in the masterplan of awards given by MOE to schools in Singapore. ==History== [[File:Pulau Ubin TK.jpg\|thumb\|right\|TK students on a field trip]] [[File:Tanjong Katong Secondary School Assembly Plaza.JPG\|thumb\|right\|The school's Assembly Plaza]]The school was first opened in 1956 as '''Tanjong Katong Secondary Technical School''', accepting boys only.<ref>{{cite news \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|title=New technical schools will each cost $1m \|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19540914-1.2.46 \|work=The Singapore Free Press \|date=14 September 2017 \|access-date=23 November 2017 \|via=NewspaperSG \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044149/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19540914-1.2.46 \|archive-date=2017-12-01 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In 1969, the school began to take in female students, and in 1970, new centralised workshops, science laboratories and classrooms were constructed.<ref>{{cite news \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|title='Technical schools should market things they make' \|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19700606-1.2.82 \|work=The Straits Times \|date=6 June 1970 \|access-date=23 November 2017 \|via=NewspaperSG \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044337/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19700606-1.2.82 \|archive-date=2017-12-01 \|url-status=live }}</ref> By 1979, the number of students had risen to 5,000. The school was renamed '''Tanjong Katong Secondary School''' in 1993, and in 1996 the school acquired the premises of the neighbouring [[Tanjong Katong Girls' School]]. Two years later, the school moved to its new premises at 130 Haig Road, which is about 550 metres away from its old ___location.{{citation needed\|date=November 2017}} ~~== School History ==~~ [[Image:103 0883.JPG\|thumb\|right\|The School Badge]]The school was founded in 1959 as '''Tanjong Katong Technical School'''. Its early years were rocky as there was a common misconception about technical schools that only less-academically inclined boys attend it. In 1969, the school became a co-ed school. The following year, TKSS was one of the pioneering schools to be awarded the Sustained Achievement Award when the award was first introduced. The opening ceremony of the new campus was held in 2000. The school became one of the Top 20 Value-Added schools in 2001. In 2003, it was presented with the Sustained Achievement Award for Value-Added. In 2004, the school achieved a 98% distinction rate for Chemistry in the [[Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level]] examinations. In 1993, the school was renamed '''Tanjong Katong Secondary School'''. In 1995, the school operated single-session and in 1997, the school took a turn for the better. GCE 'O' Levels results peaked at a Mean Subject Grade of 2.82, and this was used as a benchmark for schools in the area. <ref name="Our Rich Heritage">{{cite web\|title=Our Rich Heritage\|url=http://www.tanjongkatongsec.moe.edu.sg/pdf/About_Us/our_rich_heritage.pdf\|publisher=Tanjong Katong Secondary School\|access-date=2014-07-02\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233357/http://www.tanjongkatongsec.moe.edu.sg/pdf/About_Us/our_rich_heritage.pdf\|archive-date=2014-07-14\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2004, the school was accorded Autonomous status. Following the new status came the School Distinction Award; the school was one of the pioneer 12 schools to be given the award. Another addition that year was the presentation of Singapore Quality Class status in recognition of the efficient organisation of the school. The academic curriculum in the school was recognised when it received the Best Practice Award for Teaching and Learning. Other areas were recognised with the achievements of Sustained Achievement Awards for Physical Fitness, Uniformed Groups and Value-Added. As a result, TKSS is prominently known throughout Singapore for its excellent curriculum. In 1998, the school moved to her new premises at 130 Haig Road. 2001, the school became one of the top 20 school for value-addedness for the GCE 'O' level Examination 2000. This position was maintained onwards, and the school received a slew of awards such as the School Distinction Award and Autonomous Status in 2004. TKSS was presented the School Excellence Award in 2007 and 2011, making it one of eight schools to receive the honour. ~~== School Crest ==~~ [[Image:Tk1991234.jpg\|thumb\|left\|The TK Crest]]The man on the school crest is Leonardo da Vinci, who represents a man with an 'all-round' education, a quality the school hopes to create in her pupils. The icons of "flight" in the school's emblem, the bird and the flying machine, instills in the students the desire to go beyond the realms of ordinary imagination and to achieve goals which were never envisioned. == ~~School Motto~~Culture == === Crest === ~~''Ingenium'': Ingenuity~~ Scientist and artist [[Leonardo da Vinci]] is featured on the school crest depicting an 'all-round' education. The bird and the flying machine on the crest represent a desire to go beyond the realms of ordinary education.<ref name="Our Vision and Motto"/> === Houses === ~~''Dexteritas'': Dexterity~~ The four houses, named after [[Albert Einstein]], [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Rabindranath Tagore]], and [[Ernest Rutherford]], are represented by the colours red, purple, blue and yellow respectively. Year 1 students are sorted into houses by class. The results from inter-house sports and academic competitions are summed up in a yearly points system. House allocations used to be student-based, instead of class-based. However, since 2020, there are no longer houses in TK. ~~''Diligencia'': Diligence~~ ===Uniform=== ~~== School Mission ==~~ [[Image:TK Uniform.JPG\|thumb\|right\|TK uniform (2005)]] ~~To nurture our students to their fullest potential, developing in them sound values and leadership skills, in an environment that encourages creativity and dynamism.~~ Boys wear white short-sleeved shirts with a school badge on the breast pocket. Lower Secondary boys wear white short trousers. Upper Secondary boys wear long white trousers. Girls wear a short-sleeved blouse with the school badge on the left. The skirt is jade-green with box pleats. A green and yellow striped tie is worn on some occasions. ==School Building== A possible reason behind the incorporation of an octagonal structure in the school's building can be related to [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s obsession on [[octagons]] and the school's association with him. [[File:The_current_building_of_Tanjong_Katong_Secondary_School_(year_2017).jpg\|thumb\|The current building of Tanjong Katong Secondary School (year 2017)]] ~~== School Values ==~~ ~~The School Values are considered an integral part of a TK student's life. Students are encouraged to practise these values even outside the school compound.~~ ==Student life== ~~We believe in our '''Ability to Succeed'''.~~ === Leadership Development Opportunities === A select 15 PHL students will form the panel of the CCM Grant, a programme by the [[National Youth Council]]. As the CCM Panelists, they will be assessing community service project grant applications supported by their peers. Year 4 PHL students will attend an annual mass training on Effective Communication and Presentation Skills.<ref name="Talent Management">{{cite web\|title=Talent Management\|url=http://www.tanjongkatongsec.moe.edu.sg/pdf/Signature_programmes/talent_managements.pdf\|publisher=Tanjong Katong Secondary School\|access-date=2014-07-02\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714141513/http://www.tanjongkatongsec.moe.edu.sg/pdf/Signature_programmes/talent_managements.pdf\|archive-date=2014-07-14\|url-status=dead}}</ref> ~~We embrace '''Ingenuity''' in the pursuit of creativity and innovation.~~ [[Image:Tanjong Katong band practice.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Band practice]] ~~We value '''Integrity''' as it guides our every action.~~ [[Image:Tanjong Katong Secondary School winners.jpg\|thumb\|right\|An inter-class sports event]] ====Tanjong Katong Band==== ~~We inculcate '''Loyalty''' to our school and nation.~~ The TK Band has its roots in the school bands of the former Tanjong Katong Technical School and [[Tanjong Katong Girls' School]]. The bands started separately in 1965 with only 26 members. In 1967, the two bands came together for a combined performance that marked their long relationship. The band split again in 1989, with TKGS going its own way. Since established, it has represented the republic in several overseas events and International Bands' festivals. In 1998, the band was invited to put up a solo performance in the National Day Parade (NDP), the first ever for any school band. It also appeared on National Day Parades 2002, 2004 (during the pre-parade segments in both years), NDP 2012, Chingay Parades, etc., in solo performances. In 2014, TK Band was invited to play at the Taoyuan Band Festival in Taiwan (Republic of China). TK Band was also invited to play at the Singapore Youth Festival Opening Ceremony 2014 held at Gardens by the Bay. After 2 years of no school performers TK Band was invited to perform at NDP 2022 as an opening act titled "GO LIVE" ====Other==== ~~We cherish '''Charity''' as it is a noble act to serve the community~~ The school also has a computer club and a girls Tanjong Katong Floorball team, and a choir that in 2011, as part of the annual Jubilate Festival of Choirs, participated in a choral exam by the [[London College of Music]]. In 2014, TK Choir took part in Asia Cantate in Hong Kong. In 2014, Tanjong Katong Secondary School announced the shutdown of Tanjong Katong Red Cross Youth (TKRCY), one of its six uniform groups. Recently, Tanjong Katong Secondary School's National Police Cadet Corps achieved Gold in Unit Proficiency thanks to the batches of Sec 1, Sec 2, Sec 3 and 4 of 2019. ==Notable alumni== ~~== Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) ==~~ ===Politics and Government=== ~~TK has a wide variety of CCAs. The CCAs are grouped in four broad categories: Uniformed Groups (UG), Aesthetics, Sports and Clubs/Societies.~~ * [[Lawrence Wong]] – [[Prime Minister of Singapore]] , [[Ministry of Finance (Singapore)\|Minister of Finance]], and Member of Parliament for [[Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency\|Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC]] * [[Yaacob Ibrahim]] – former Cabinet Minister and former Member of Parliament * [[Ng Shi Xuan]], Member of Parliament for [[Sembawang GRC]]<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2025-04-18 \|title=GE2025: Who are the 32 new PAP candidates being fielded in the election?\|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/pm-wong-introduces-paps-32-new-candidates-for-ge2025 \|access-date=2025-05-06 \|work=The Straits Times \|language=en}}</ref> * [[David Ong]] – former Member of Parliament * [[Nicole Seah]] – Singaporean politician * [[Cheong Quee Wah]] - former Permanent Secretary * [[Kishore Mahbubani]] – former Singaporean diplomat ===Academia=== '''UGs''' [[Chua Beng Huat]] – Singaporean sociologist<ref>{{Cite journal\|last1=Chen\|first1=Kuan-Hsing\|last2=Goh\|first2=Daniel P. S.\|date=2016-04-02\|title=What's it like to be a Singaporean intellectual? An interview with Chua Beng Huat\|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14649373.2016.1184432\|journal=Inter-Asia Cultural Studies\|volume=17\|issue=2\|pages=252–271\|doi=10.1080/14649373.2016.1184432\|s2cid=147921352\|issn=1464-9373\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> There are six UGs: National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land), NCC (Sea), National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC), Girl Guides, Red Cross Youth and the Seladang Scouts Group. Each UG has won top awards through the years, and the school was awarded the Sustained Achievement Award for Uniformed Groups. * Subaraj Rajathurai - Singaporean wildlife specialist ===Arts=== '''Aesthetics''' [[Jack Neo]] – Singaporean film director The school has five aesthetic groups: the Band, Choir, Drama Club, Art Club and the Dance Club. Perhaps the school's pride and joy, the Band had consistently won gold awards in Singapore Youth Festival Competitions for Display Bands and many other competitions as well. However, TK's other aesthetic groups are equally exceptional and also have their share of gold awards. * [[Nora Samosir]] - Singaporean theatre practitioner * [[Kym Ng]] – Singaporean actress * [[Seri Wahyuni Jaes]] - Singaporean actress, scriptwriter * [[Haresh Sharma]] – Singaporean playwright * [[Bryan Wong]] – Singaporean actor * [[Race Wong]] – Singaporean singer, [[2R (group)\|2R]] * [[Rosanne Wong]] – Singaporean singer, [[2R (group)\|2R]] '''===Sports~~'''~~=== [[Lim Tong Hai]] – Singaporean professional footballer ~~TK has 9 Sport CCAs: Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Table Tennis, Netball, Sailing, Sepak Takraw, Soccer and Golf. Sport CCAs are a popular choice of many students in TK.~~ * [[Amanda Mak]] – Singaporean Shooter, Youth Olympian (2018), SEA Games Gold Medallist in Hanoi 2021 ==External links== '''Clubs/Societies''' [http://www.tanjongkatongsec.moe.edu.sg School website] ~~There are four clubs in TK: AVA Club, Chess Club, Computer Club and the Media and Library Club.~~ [http://www.tk-band.com TK Band Website] == ~~External Links~~References == {{Reflist}} [http://www.tanjongkatongsec.moe.edu.sg School Website] # Chia, S., Huang, G., Tan, S., Wong, P., & Wong, S. (n.d.). Tangs Plaza and Marriot Hotel. Retrieved from http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/gem-projects/maa/Landscapes_of_Mathematical_Interest_in_Singapore/main.html # Cornelius, V. (n.d.). Tanjong Katong. Retrieved from http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_829_2005-01-18.html # Dunman High School. (2016). Chapter 01: Born in the Troubled Fifties: 14 Oct 1956. 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