Victoria Junior College 維多利亞初級學院 Maktab Rendah Victoria
Motto	Nil Sine Labore (Nothing Without Labour)
Established	1984
Type	Government, Single-session
Principal	Chan Poh Meng (wef 28 Dec 2006)
MOE Code	0706
Colours	Red, Yellow, Beige
Locale	Marine Vista, Singapore
Enrollment	1744 (for 2006)
Website	www.vjc.moe.edu.sg
Ministry of Education
Republic of Singapore

Victoria Junior College (Abbreviation: VJC) is an elite institution of higher learning in Asia. It is most selective in admission and offers a preparatory school curriculum for admission to the Oxbridge and Ivy League universities. It is located in Singapore. In all of Asia, it is considered the ultimate prep school by the beach. Most alums are Ivy League and Oxbridge graduates. Image File history File linksMetadata Vjclogo. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ministry of Education Headquarters at Buona Vista The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... Ministry of Education Headquarters at Buona Vista The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore. ... An abbreviation (from Latin brevis short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase. ... Oxbridge is a name used to refer to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest in the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world. ... For other uses, see Ivy League (disambiguation). ... A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school) is a private secondary school designed to prepare a student for higher education. ... For other uses, see Beach (disambiguation). ...

Victoria sits as one of the five elite junior colleges in Singapore until the ranking of junior colleges was discontinued. The only college to offer the prestigious Humanities Scholar Programme (HEP), Theatre Studies and Drama Programme (TSD) and university-level French in the Language Elective Programme (LEP), the last of these was temporarily discontinued.

Unlike other top-tier preparatory schools which were established since the seventies, such as Raffles, Hwa Chong, and National, Victoria was initially established in 1984 as a laid-back, charming seaside college for the rich Katong kids. However, it rose in rankings within a mere 5 years, under the guidance of Principal Lee Phui Mun (also known as the Iron Lady of the Lee Family), to topple other schools in the region and in Singapore to reign supreme academic rankings and in admission to prestigious universities. Currently, together with Raffles, Hwa Chong, National and Temasek, Victoria forms the Asian league of prep schools for Oxbridge and the Ivy League. It is the affiliated Junior College for Victoria School. Raffles can refer to two individuals: Thomas Stamford Raffles, British statesman and founder of Singapore The Raffles Hotel in Singapore, named after Thomas Stamford Raffles Raffles the Thief, a fictional character in series of books by E. W. Hornung Raffles, a 1940 film. ... National can refer to: Look up national in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Katong is a residential area in the east of Singapore near the seafront. ... Iron Lady is a nickname that has frequently been used to describe female heads of government around the world. ... Asian may refer to: Asian people - The people from Asia. ... Oxbridge is a name used to refer to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest in the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world. ... For other uses, see Ivy League (disambiguation). ... Victoria School is an autonomous government secondary school, ranked as one of Singapores premier education institutions. ...

Unlike other elite schools, Victoria's alumni are leaders in the military, corporate, finance, media and entertainment world and have been recognized as possessing high emotional quotient (EQ) levels in addition to intellectual quotient (IQ). Victoria is famous for celebrating a culture of social interaction instead of Japanese-style cramming, with one of the lowest rate of suicide amongst tier-1 Singapore schools. At Victoria, students are often invited to home parties by visiting professors, lecturers and tutors. Victoria is the only top-tier school that fosters a culture of social interaction, cohesiveness and mutual support. This is in part due to its Anglican, Christian tradition. A feeder school for the rich Katong crowd, who predominantly hail from scions of wealthy, established Catholic and Anglican families, it is the only prep school in Asia to offer sea sports such as yachting, sailing and water-skiing. Victoria has also produced the most number of Asian celebrities due to its history of Arts education. David Beckham was the visiting coach for the Victoria soccer team. Corporate may refer to either A corporation, a type of legal entity, often formed to conduct business Corporate (film), a 2006 Bollywood film starring Bipasha Basu. ... The field of finance refers to the concepts of time, money and risk and how they are interelated. ... A stilt-walker entertaining shoppers at a shopping centre in Swindon, England Entertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation to an audience (although in the case of a computer game the audience may be only one person). ... The expression emotional intelligence or EI indicates a kind of intelligence or skill that involves the ability to perceive, assess and positively influence ones own and other peoples emotions. ... The word cramming has several meanings, including: Phone fraud in which a telephone company adds expensive services to a users telephone bill without the users consent; or Intensive memorization in a short period of time -- usually done by a student preparing for a school examination. ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ... Lecturer is the name given to university teachers in most of the English-speaking world (but not at most universities in the U.S. or Canada) who do not hold a professorship. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... Katong is a residential area in the east of Singapore near the seafront. ... Yachting is a physical activity involving boats. ... For either of the songs named Sailing, see Sailing (song). ... // Water skiing began in 1922 when Ralph Samuelson strapped two boards to his feet and rigged a clothesline up to his boat on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota. ... For the 1998 movie, see Celebrity (1998 movie). ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ...

In addition to the usual programmes of study offered by similar institutions, VJC also offers a special programme in Theatre Studies & Drama. Since 2005, a four-year integrated programme which follows an International Baccalaureate system has been available. Previously, VJC offered the French Language Elective Programme before it was temporarily discontinued by the Ministry of Education in 2006, due to weakening political ties with France. Educational oversight Minister Ministry of Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam National education budget S$6. ... Politics is the process by which decisions are made within groups. ...

Victoria Junior College is located in the exclusive Marine Vista precinct along the east coast of the island, about one kilometre from its namesake and affiliated affiliated Victoria School.^[1] An affiliate is a commercial entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... Victoria School is an autonomous government secondary school, ranked as one of Singapores premier education institutions. ...

History

VJC was formed and incorporated in 1984 to nurture graduates from Victoria School (VS) and to provide them with a subsequent institution of higher learning. Victoria School graduates have the option of continuing their studies for 2 years in an affiliated college. Besides Victoria School, its traditional feeder schools are Dunman High School, Raffles Institution, Raffles Girls' School, Anglo-Chinese School, Methodist Girls' School, Singapore Chinese Girls' School, Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, Anglican High School, River Valley High School, Canadian International School and Singapore American School. Victoria School is an autonomous government secondary school, ranked as one of Singapores premier education institutions. ... Dunman High School is an autonomous co-educational secondary school in Singapore. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Raffles Girls School (Secondary) (RGS for short, or known among Rafflesians as RG), is an independent girls secondary school in Singapore. ... This article is primarily about the Anglo-Chinese family of schools in Singapore. ... ) is a girls school in Singapore with an independent secondary division. ... Singapore Chinese Girls School (SCGS) is one of the oldest schools in Singapore with 108 years of history. ... Main entrance to CHIJMES. The CHIJMES Hall, designed by Father Charles Benedict Nain as a chapel, was completed in 1904. ... Anglican High School (AHS) is an autonomous, SAP and Government-aided secondary school in Singapore. ... Name River Valley High School Abbreviation RVHS School Code 3103 Chinese Name 立化中学 Pinyin Lì Huà Zhōng Xúe Address Seng Poh Primary School (1956) Strathmore Avenue, Queenstown (1956 till 1958) Jalan Kuala (1958 till 1996) 698 West Coast Road (1996 till 2005) 121 Queensway (2005 till Mid-2006) 2... Singapore American School The Singapore American School (Abbreviation: SAS) is a private international school in Singapore. ...

Victoria received her first batch of 776 students at the (then) brand new Marine Vista campus with 51 tutors. The pioneers of VJC set the standard and left their legacy, which include Victoria's cream-colored uniform. Victoria's uniform has been cited as the sexiest uniform and voted one of the major reasons for top student applications.

The current enrolment as of October 2006 is 1933 students (including 234 IP students) and 151 staff members.^[2]

School Crest and Heraldry

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Symbols

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School Colours

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School Motto

From the Latin: "Nil Sine Labore" literally meaning "Nothing without Labour".

Inherited motto from Victoria School, the motto was established in March 1940.

Emphasis is placed on the need for Victorians to persevere in hard work in order to fulfil their dreams and passions.

College Anthem

Inherited hymn from Victoria School. Slight modification in lyrics marking departure from Victoria School's original school hymn before 1987. Victoria School is an autonomous government secondary school, ranked as one of Singapores premier education institutions. ...

Lyrics by J A Frazer (VS's pre `87 version)
Music by W E Meyer (VS's pre `87 version)

Victoria in Singapore
There are other schools we know
Victoria is something more
The school that watch'd us grow

For here we've learnt and striven too
And played the sportsman's game
Victoria we give to you
The honour that you claim

Victoria, thy sons are we
And we will not forget
Victoria, thy triumphs seek
And victories we share yet

For others came before and went
And carried to the world
Victoria's fame and our intent
To keep her flag unfurled.

Past Academic luminaries and celebrity tutors

Keith Penrose Mallinson (Oxon.) Lecturer and Humanities Tutor in British, Russian and American History. David Beckham Visiting coach for soccer Catherine Beylard (Aix-en-Provence, PhD.) Lecturer in French Language and Literature. Reynold Buono (Columbia) Director, Singapore Repertory Theatre. Theatre Studies & Drama. Performance Studies. Shakespeare and Hamlet. David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... The Singapore Repertory Theatre at Merbau Road, Robertson Quay The Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) was founded in 1993, and is one of the leading English language theatres in Asia. ...

Past Principals

1984 - 2001: Mrs LEE Phui Mun
2001 - 2006: Mrs CHAN Khah Gek
Present  : Mr CHAN Poh Meng

Facilities

The original institution has remained at its Marine Vista campus ever since its inauguration in 1984, with major changes and renovations made to the campus over the years.

The campus site comprises of 6 Lecture Theaters (named LT1 - LT5 along with LT AVA). LT1 and LT5 are the largest in the school, along with air-conditioned tutorial rooms and computer laboratories.

The college campus is compact. Notable facilities include the Performance Theatre and the Archive.

Victoria is the only campus in Asia with a state-of-the-art Performance Theatre. The seating capacity is for over 800 individuals. The Victoria Archive, together with the Performance Theatre, were completed in 2001. Archive of the AMVC An archive refers to a collection of historical records, and also refers to the location in which these records are kept. ...

Recent additions to the school campus include the renovation of the Concourse and the General Office, the completion of the famous Treehouses and the Students' Lounge, named "The Igloo" due to its freezing temperatures. Facilities in the Igloo include a 7-foot pool table, a PlayStation 2 video game console, as well as a dart board and Foosball table. PS2 redirects here. ... Foosball (from the German Fußball = soccer - In German itself its called Kicker or Tischfußball) is also known as table soccer, table football, babyfoot, jitz, or gettone. ...

Academics

Victoria offers a traditional Oxbridge-type A-levels education, with an Ivy League liberal arts offering. Its also excels in Sino-Japanese-style of academic cramming with a comparatively lower suicide rate. It offers a variety of sea sports for the beauty-conscious and the aesthetes. Oxbridge is a name used to refer to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest in the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world. ... For other uses, see Ivy League (disambiguation). ... Sino-Japanese or Kango () in Japanese, refers to that portion of the Japanese vocabulary that originated in the Chinese language or has been created from elements borrowed from Chinese. ... The word cramming has several meanings, including: Phone fraud in which a telephone company adds expensive services to a users telephone bill without the users consent; or Intensive memorization in a short period of time -- usually done by a student preparing for a school examination. ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ... For beauty as a characteristic of a persons appearance, see Physical attractiveness. ... Aesthetics (or esthetics) (from the Greek word αισθητική meaning a perceiver or sensitive) is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty. ...

Lessons are conducted in the traditional Oxbridge Lecture-Tutorial style. This system means that a large group of students will initially attend a series of lectures given by a renowned academic or lecturer on a particular subject. Subsequently, they will be re-grouped in cosier seminars in order to attempt tutorial questions. Finally, they will meet with their individual Subject Tutors to go through those questions in detail, and to clarify any further doubts or to follow through another line of enquiry.

Pedagogical technicalities

The standard practice is to pick 4 H2 level subjects or 3 H2 level subjects and 1 contrasting H1 subject to study for and to be examined for the next 2 years. The choice of subject combination is made on the very first day of school, during the orientation programme, in which subject talks will be given, and the students will make their choices. The allocation of classes are based on the subject combination, and done randomly, to ensure an equal ratio of boys and girls in each class, and to ensure the widest spread of diversity.

Student Body

Humanities and the arts

True to its English roots, Victoria is internationally-renowned for its hardcore history in the Arts and Humanities. Most students score above 700 for SAT I and obtain distinctions in Cambridge A-level General Paper. Victoria has a formidable Debating Team, with an established tradition in Oratory and Rhetoric. The Victoria Debating Team has won national and international competitions including the United Nations Debates, the Rotary Championships and the Phillip Jessup Debates. Look up English, english in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Arts is a broad subdivision of culture, comprised of many expressive disciplines. ... For other uses, see Humanities (disambiguation). ... This article is about the city in England. ... Debate is a formalized system of (usually) logical argument. ... Oratory is the art of eloquent speech. ... Rhetoric (from Greek , rhêtôr, orator, teacher) is generally understood to be the art or technique of persuasion through the use of oral, visual, or written language; however, this definition of rhetoric has expanded greatly since rhetoric emerged as a field of study in universities. ... UN redirects here. ... See: Rotary engine Rotary International Rotary milking shed rotary intersections This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Theatre Studies is also its forte. Each year, students perform politically and socially controversial plays in a mini-festival and it is open to members of the public. Visiting guest lecturers have included Broadway legend Lea Salonga. Under the guidance of Reynold Buono, Victorian alums in the Arts are international icons. Geraldine Kok, MFA Yale, has performed in New York and Broadway. Ava Lyn Koh has starred in British motion pictures. Alex Liang-Finean, European gay activist, has appeared in Madonna's American Dream music video. Arts alums moonlight as daytime corporate attorneys but perform in the night. Other known artistes include local and regional stars such as Michelle Chong and Joanne Peh. Theatre stalwarts, director Natalie Hennedige and playwright-actress Eleanor Tan continue to stir the Asian arts scene. Victorians are also the first Asians to break into Hollywood - Lydia Look in Rush Hour and Lucy Liu (who was on exchange from Stuyvesant High in New York). Look up forte in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Broadway may refer to: Broadway theatre, theatrical productions produced in one of thirty-nine professional New York theatres The Broadway Theatre, a theatre located on Broadway in Manhattan A street: Broadway (Manhattan) Broadway (Los Angeles) Broadway Street (Chicago) Broadway (Seattle) Broadway, New South Wales, Australia Broadway Market, London Broadway (Vancouver... Lea Salonga-Chien (born Maria Ligaya Carmen Imutan Salonga on February 22, 1971 in the Philippines) is a multi-awarded Filipino singer and actress who is best known for originating the role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon. ... YALE (Yet Another Learning Environment) is an environment for machine learning experiments and data mining. ... Ava Lyn Koh is one of the first movie stars of the young Singapore film industry. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... Look up Madonna in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see American Dream (disambiguation). ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Moonlight has several meanings: Moonlight is the light that is perceived as coming from the moon. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopaedia entry. ... Joanne Peh (simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a Singaporean actress. ... ... For other uses, see Rush hour (disambiguation). ... Lucy Alexis Liu (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born December 2, 1968) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress. ...

20 nationally ranked students are named Humanities Scholars each year in the Humanities Programme. For other uses, see Humanities (disambiguation). ...

Sciences

Victoria has produced leading scientists in stem-cell research, geriatric healthcare specialists and prize-winning Olympiad prize-winning mathematicians. This extremely large student body is further sub-divided. Historically, the scientists and mathematicians, academically brilliant nerds are known affectionately as the "asses" and are good-humoredly categorized by their "asses" in numbers - a homophone for the abbreviation "S." for "Sciences". The following explains the technicalities: Mouse embryonic stem cells with fluorescent marker. ... Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life. ... Health care or healthcare is one of the worlds largest and fastest growing professions. ... An Olympiad is a period of four years, associated with the Olympic Games of Classical Greece. ... For other uses, see Nerd (disambiguation). ...

• The Ass 1.

Science 1 (S1) faculty elects Mathematics C and 3 other pure sciences, namely Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Known as the "Triple Science" faculty which denotes a pre-med academic track. Students in this category prepare for the most stressful and competitive Medical School. A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... For other uses, see Chemistry (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Biology (disambiguation). ... A pre-medical degree (often shortened to pre-med) is one preparing for medical school. ... Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas, USA. A medical school or faculty of medicine is a tertiary educational institution — or part of such an institution — that teaches medicine. ...

• The Ass 2

For 2004 & 2005, the S2 faculty elects Mathematics C, Biology and Chemistry with either Physics, Literature, History or Economics. This is for those with a soft "S", aiming to pursue dual careers in the Sciences and the Arts, such as Pharmacists with a passion for writing. For other meanings of mathematics or uses of math and maths, see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Biology (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Chemistry (disambiguation). ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... This article is about (usually written) works. ... For other uses, see History (disambiguation). ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ...

• • Historically, the Ass 2 faculty elected alternative subjects such as Mathematics C, Further Mathematics, Physics, and Economics.

• The Ass 3

The S3 faculty elects Mathematics C, Further Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computing or Economics (from 2004 onwards). This is the faculty that has produced the techies and the computer engineers who work for Google. Computer Engineering (also sometimes called Computer Systems Engineering) is a specialised discipline that combines electrical engineering and computer science. ... This article is about the corporation. ...

• The Ass 4
• The S4 faculty elects Mathematics C, Physics, Chemistry and Economics. Variation includes substituting Economics with Art or Computing or the Humanities.

• The Humanities and Arts Faculty.

The Arts 5 (A5) faculty elects English Literature, Economics, and two other subjects, from the choice of History, Geography, Mathematics C, Art and Theatre Studies and Drama (TSD). Taking both History and Geography as the two remaining subjects is considered on a case-by-case basis, while TSD and French / Art as the two remaining subjects is rarely offered, often with the requirement to drop either English Literature or Economics if one wants to pursue this choice. This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... For the formal concept of computation, see computation. ...

This is because Humanities and Arts courses are the most intellectually demanding classes. In addition, the Cambridge examinations still exert a strong colonial, Euro-centric bias, disadvantaging students of Asian and Chinese descent. Alums with an IQ of 500 from Gifted programmes or students who have obtained distinction in Cambridge S-papers (equivalent to 2nd year Cambridge university work) have been known to fail or obtain low grades in the final examinations for History and Economics, since a large portion of these essays depend on subjective grading. As such, Victoria's policy has been to advise students against these dangerous permutations. However, most of Victoria's most successful alums have benefited from unusual combinations due to a scarce supply of applicants with unique academic background in the labor market. This article is about the city in England. ... In general, the word colonial means of or relating to a colony. In United States history, the term Colonial is used to refer to the period before US independence. ... Eurocentrism is the practice, conscious or otherwise, of placing emphasis on European (and, generally, Western) concerns, culture and values at the expense of those of other cultures. ... Asian may refer to: Asian people - The people from Asia. ... A crystal of alum Alum, (IPA: ) a nonexistent compound that was imagined by Mary Daly, which serves no purpose than to supply highscool students with work. ... IQ redirects here; for other uses of that term, see IQ (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see History (disambiguation). ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

• The Ass 6 or the "Essex"
• The S6 faculty takes Mathematics C, Physics, Economics and either Chemistry, Computing, Geography, History or English Literature. S4 students may also be placed in this faculty to avoid an imbalance in faculty sizes.

However, from 2006 onwards, the faculty system has been changed. In the new faculty system:

• The Arts 1 (A1) faculty replaces the A5 faculty. However, it is compulsory for all Arts students to take Mathematics as one of their A-level subjects. This is because Mathematics is an easy "A" for most Asian and Chinese students, especially those from Dunman High since the psychotic Dunman High Mathematics syllabus includes A-level work. Some have even studied university-level Further Mathematics at age 14.

• The S3 faculty now elects Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry as their 3 basic subjects, and a choice from either English Literature, History, Geography, Economics, Art, Chinese/Tamil/Malay Language & Literature, Theater Studies and Drama or General Studies in Chinese

• The S4 faculty elects as it is, taking Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as their 3 basic subjects. However, taking Computing with Physics and Chemistry is not allowed now due to the requirement that students must take a contrasting subject (i.e. a Humanities subject).

• The S5 faculty elects the previous S6 faculty, and take Mathematics, Physics, Economics as their 3 basic subjects, and a choice from either English Literature, History, Geography, Computing, Art, Chinese/Tamil/Malay Language & Literature, Theater Studies and Drama or General Studies in Chinese.

• The S6 faculty elects a new subject combination. Students in this faculty take Mathematics, Chemistry, Economics as their 3 basic subjects, and a choice from either English Literature, History, Geography, Computing, Art, Chinese/Tamil/Malay Language & Literature, Theater Studies and Drama or General Studies in Chinese.

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Since 2006, Science students have been allowed to offer Theatre Studies and Drama (TSD) as a contrasting subject, whereas previously, this option was exclusively offered to Arts students. This is due to the tremendous financial and staff resources dedicated to Theatre Studies and Drama Department, which should be evenly spread out in the college. However, Science students, especially those offering classes with labs, have been known to fail at Theatre because of the impossible demand of 4 lab courses. It means staying in the college all week and weekend, day and night. Some drop one of their science courses.

Curriculum Hours

Curriculum hours vary widely across each level and differently for different classes. Morning Assembly (and the time after which one is considered late for school) is at 0740, and the first lesson starts at 0800. Each period is 35 mins, and the dismissal times range from as early as 1210 to as late as 1725 for all days. On Wednesday, the day allocated for CCAs however, the latest dismissal time is 1430. There are no specific periods allocated for break time or recess, to prevent overcrowding of the canteen. It is usual for students to have 2 or more consecutive periods of breaks, and this is especially common for students in the Arts Faculty.

For 2006, the last year of Special papers, most year 2s have Special paper lessons on Thursdays and Fridays from 1430 to 1650.

Students are only allowed to leave school from 1245 onwards.

Class Naming Conventions

VJC uses the naming convention that is common across most other JCs. Specifically, each class is called a CT (Civics Tutorial) group with a form teacher called a Civics Tutor. Each class follows this naming system of year of formation, followed by the stream (S for science, A for Arts and V for the Integrated Programme), then the faculty number and then the class number. For example, 05S44 denotes that the class was formed (or the students entered the school) in 2005, S for the Science stream (A for the arts stream, V for the Integrated Programme), the first 4 for the faculty (S4) and the second 4 denotes that S44 is the 4th class in that faculty.

This means that there will be only one of each class and the class name remains unique to each class only.

For the Science Faculty, the last digit of the class name usually represents the subject combination that some students of that class may be taking. SX1 students would be taking Geography as their 4th subject. SX2 students would be taking History as their 4th subject. SX3 students would be taking English Literature as their 4th subject. As an example, some students in S51 would be taking Geography in place of Chemistry, since the S5 faculty takes Physics, Maths, Economics as their 3 basic subjects.

For 2004: 04S11 – S17, 04S21 – S27, 04S31 – S36, 04S41 – S47, 04A51 – A55, 04S61 – 04S64

For 2005: 05S11 – S19, 05S21 – S28, 05S31 – S34, 05S41 – S47, 05A51 – A55, 05S61 – 05S64, 05V11 – V14

For 2006: 06A11 – A15, 06S30 – S39, 06S40 – S49, 06S51 – S56, 06S61 – S64, 06V11 – V14

For 2007: 07A11 - A15, 07S30 - S39, 07S41 - S49, 07S51 - S56, 07S61 - S65, 07V11 - V14

For 2008: 08A11 - A15, 07S30 - S39, 07S41 - S49, 07S51 - S56, 07S61 - S65, 08V11 - V14

Special Programmes

The following special programmes are available:

• FastTrack@VJC Teaching and learning with Broadband Programme
• Hospital Attachment Programme
• HP Email Mentoring Scheme
• Humanities and Social Science Research Programme
• Humanities Scholarship Programmes
• Mathematics Enrichment Programme
• NUS Education Programme for Gifted Youths (NUS-EPGY)
• Scholarships Programme
• Science Enrichment Programme
• Science Research Programme
• Science and Mathematics Olympiads
• Science Focus
• Taiwan Immersion Programme
• Technology and Engineering Programme
• Theatre Studies and Drama Programme
• Victoria Integrated Programme

Co-Curricular Activities

Victoria offers a wide range of co-curricular activities. The Students' Council and the Civics Tutorial Council works in organising school-wide activities, at the same time also organising college events on their own and proposing initiatives to benefit the student body as well.

Every year, new activities are proposed by students themselves. 2004 saw the founding of a Fencing Club and Golf Club and in 2005, Rock Climbing was established as a CCA. This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... This article is about the game. ... Climbers on Valkyrie at the Roaches. ...

Clubs with low membership are merged with other related clubs so as to add to the variety of activities each club does. In 2004, IT Council merged with iComp, and Bridge and Chess Club merged with Defence Science Club to become the Strategic Games Club. Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill and chance (the relative proportions depend on the variant played). ... This article is about the Western board game. ...

The List of various CCAs in Victoria Junior College

Student Leadership

• Students' Council
• Civics Tutorial Council
• House Committee

Sports Groups

• Air rifle
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Canoeing
• Cricket
• Cross country
• Fencing
• Floorball
• Frisbee (still an unofficial CCA)
• Golf
• Hockey
• Judo
• Netball
• Rock climbing
• Sailing
• Soccer
• Softball
• Squash
• Swimming
• Table-tennis
• Taekwondo
• Tennis
• Track

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Performing Arts

• Chinese Orchestra (Gold - SYF 2007)
• Choir (Gold With Honours - SYF 2007)
• Dance Club (Gold With Honours - SYF 2007)
• Drama Club
• Guitar Ensemble (Gold - SYF 2007)
• Harmonica Band (Gold - SYF 2007)
• Piano Ensemble
• String Ensemble (Gold With Honours - SYF 2007)
• Symphonic Band (Gold With Honours - SYF 2007)

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Clubs and Societies

• Animal Welfare Society
• Art Club
• Astronomy Club
• Bizclub
• Career Development Council
• Chinese Society
• College Magazine
• Community Involvement Council
• Debating and Oratorical Society
• Earth Watch
• FIREfly@VJC
• First Aid Club
• French Club
• Global Affairs Society
• Health and Fitness Club
• Horticulture Society
• Infocomm
• Interact Club
• Japanese Club
• Library Council
• Lighthink (General Paper Society)
• Lion Dance Troupe
• Malay Cultural Society
• Mathematics Society
• Outdoor Activities Club
• PA Crew
• Philosophical Society
• Photography Society
• Robotics Club
• Science Council which consists of:
  • Chemistry Society
  • Medical Society
  • Physics Society
• Science Research Society
• Strategic Games Club
• Subjectif
• VJC Archive
• Writers' Circle
• Singapore Youth Flying Club (external)

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Established clubs such as the VJC Choir regularly participate in international competitions. On 19 July 2004 the choir represented Singapore in the Choir Olympics held in Bremen, Germany and participated in 3 categories: Musica Sacra, Contemporary Music and Open Mixed. The choir emerged as the category champion in Open Mixed, and as second in the Musica Sacra and Contemporary Music categories. Gold standard medals were also awarded for each of these categories. Furthermore, the VJC Choir participated in the 9th Concorso Corale Internazionale (International Choir Competition) from 9 April to 12 April 2006, held in Riva Del Garda, Italy. The choir participated in the Sacred to compete in the Grand Finals, in which , Guam, Australia and Japan took part in the Festival. The VJC Symphonic Band achieved a gold award in the adjudicated performance. is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Many other performing groups also excel regularly in the biannual Singapore Youth Festival.

In 2007, the Choir, Dance, String Ensemble and Symphonic Band achieved the Gold with Honours award at the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging, while the Chinese Orchestra, Guitar Ensemble and Harmonica Band were awarded the Gold award.

As for sports, VJC has done well over the past few years. One of its niche areas in the sporting arena is in the sport of Soccer. The guys' team, has made it to the finals of the National A Division Inter-School Soccer Championships for the past 7 years, missing the finals in 2007 after being defeated by eventual champions Raffles Junior College on penalties in the semi-finals. The girls' team, formed in late 2005, emerged champions in 2006 and finished runners-up to St. Andrews Junior College in 2007. Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Raffles Junior College (abbr. ...

The college is also strong in sports such as cross-country, softball and sailing. The Minnesota State Highschool Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... Softball is a team sport popular especially in the United States. ... For either of the songs named Sailing, see Sailing (song). ...

Houses

During competitive intra-school events, the school population is divided into six houses. These houses and their respective colour codes are:

• Aquila (Blue)
• Draco (Red)
• Lynx (Green)
• Pegasus (Purple)
• Phoenix (Orange)
• Ursa (Yellow)

The House Committee is in charge of each house, with each house having at least 4 House Comm members: The House Captain, The Vice-Captain, The Treasurer and The Secretary. Integrated Programme students into the House Comm are called "Caplets". House points are earned through inter-house activities. Aquila (IPA: , Latin: ; sometimes named the Vulture), is one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy, also mentioned by Eudoxus (4th century BC) and Aratus (3rd century BC) and now also part of the list of 88 constellations acknowledged by the IAU. It lies roughly at the celestial equator. ... Draco (IPA: , Latin: ) is a far northern constellation that is circumpolar for many northern hemisphere observers. ... For other uses, see Lynx (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Pegasus (disambiguation). ... For other mythic firebirds, see Fire bird (mythology). ... Ursa has different meanings Ursa Major Ursa Minor Ursa is also a Finnish astronomical association, see fi:Ursa, http://www. ...

The house system was introduced in 2004 in order to prepare students for the change in curriculum in 2006, when the current faculties such as S1 and S2 faculties will be eliminated. Before the house system, the school population competed as faculties. Currently, the house system distributes students from different faculties evenly, eliminating the size advantage that the S1 or "triple science" faculty used to have from offering the most popular subject combination.

The house with the highest grand total of points wins the La Coupe Etoile (or The Star Cup), awarded to the Champion House at the Farewell Assembly for the Year 2s at the end of each year.

Past Champion Houses

2004: Draco

2005: Ursa

2006: Aquila

2007: Pegasus

Affiliations

Victoria Junior College is affiliated to Victoria School, Victoria School boys choosing to enter Victoria Junior College can get two bonus points off their 'O' level L1R5 academic aggregate although Victoria Junior College also has a small portion of its total student intake enrolled through VJC's own Integrated Programme (IP) - which non-affiliated students and VS boys has equal opportunity of enrolling. Victoria School is an autonomous government secondary school, ranked as one of Singapores premier education institutions. ...

Both institutions are under the charge of the Victoria Executive and Advisory Committee (VEC/VAC) and share a common alumni association — the Old Victorians' Association (OVA).

Both campuses are as concerts and overseas trips.

Former Victorians

• Politics and Government
  • Chia Ti Lik: Lawyer; Workers' Party candidate, 2006 General Elections

• Business
  • Douglas Foo: Founder of Sakae Sushi; Entrepreneur of the Year, 1992
  • Adam Khoo: Entrepreneur, best-selling author

• Arts, Culture and Media
  • Joe Augustin: Radio presenter and voiceover artist
  • [[Felicia Chinpresenter; Nominated for Best Current Affairs Presenter, Asian TV Awards, 2004
  • Ho Yeow Sun: Singer; First and only Asian singer to top the US Billboard Dance Chart and the UK MusicWeek Chart; Only singer selected to be music ambassador for 2008 Beijing Olympics
  • Jasmine Tye: 2nd runner up, Singapore Idol, Season 2, 2006
  • Keely Wee: Female champion, Campus SuperStar, Season 2, 2007
  • Tan Pin Pin: Award-winning filmmaker
  • [[, Miss Singapore Universe, 1999
  • Nuraliza Osman: Winner, Miss Singapore Universe, 2002
  • Jessica Tan: Winner, Miss Singapore Universe, 2007

• Sports
  • Lim Tze Ting: Gold medalist, Sailing, Asian Games, 2006
  • Mah Li Lian: SEA Games gold medalist and national squash champion; Sportsgirl of the Year, 1987; Sportswoman of the Year, 1989 and 1991
  • Fabian Tan: National Under-23 (Young Lions) footballer; One of the few Chinese and only NUS undergrad in SLeague
  • Sarah Tan: Gold medalist, Sailing, Asian Games, 2006
  • Roy Tay: Gold medalist, Sailing, Asian Games, 2006; Flag-bearer, Singapore contingent, Asian Games, 2006; Sportsboy of the Year, 1999;
  • Teo Wee Chin: Singapore's first world youth sailing champion, World Youth Sailing Championships, 2005; Gold medalist, Sailing, Asian Games, 2006; Sportsboy of the Year, 2002

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References

External links

• Official site of Victoria Junior College
• Official site of Victoria School
• Old Victorians' Association
• Blog
• [http://cosiety.vjc.