Nanyang Junior College
| Nanyang Junior College 南洋初级学院 Nányáng chūjí xuéyuàn Maktab Rendah Nanyang |
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128 Serangoon Avenue 3, Singapore 556111 Lorong Chuan, Serangoon Singapore |
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| Coordinates | 1°21′03″N 103°52′01″E / 1.3507°N 103.866913°ECoordinates: 1°21′03″N 103°52′01″E / 1.3507°N 103.866913°E |
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| Type | Government-Aided |
| Motto | 共同建设 ((Together We Build)) |
| Established | 16 April 1977 |
| Session | Single-session |
| School code | 0805 |
| Principal | Mr Low Chun Meng |
| Staff | approx. 160 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Enrolment | approx. 1800 |
| Language | Chinese, Malay, Tamil |
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Blue, Yellow and Red |
| Song | "共同建设 - Together We Build" |
| Affiliation |
Chung Cheng High School (Main) Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) |
| Mission | Uphold Values, Impart Lifeskills, Maximise Potential. |
| Vision | A leading college serving the nation with: Enhanced character development; Quality staff; Quality learners; Organisational excellence |
| Website | nanyangjc.moe.edu.sg |
Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) (simplified Chinese: 南洋初级学院; traditional Chinese: 南洋初級學院; pinyin: Nányáng chūjí xuéyuàn; Wade–Giles: Nan2yang2 Ch`u1chi2 Hsüeh2yüan4) is a junior college in Singapore, offering two-year pre-university courses leading up to the GCE Advanced Level examinations.
Nanyang Junior College was founded in 1977 as Lorong Chuan Junior College, It was among the first government-aided junior colleges to be established in Singapore, settling at Serangoon Avenue 3. The first Principal was Mr Chia Khoon Hock. The first cohort of about six hundred Arts and Science students, was enrolled in January 1978. Academic lessons were temporarily conducted at the former Westlake Secondary School campus. Construction of the major buildings and facilities at the permanent site was completed in November 1978, and started adminislative and academic operations the following month.
The college was renamed as Nanyang Junior College in 1978. The name "Nanyang" refers to the "Southern Seas" in Mandrain Chinese. The term was widely used by the mainland Chinese people to refer the region encompassed by Singapore, Malaysia and the Southeast Asian region. The name is a reflection of the origins of Singapore having been built by immigrants predominantly from China, India, Malaysia, as well as other parts of the world.
As the campus of Nanyang Junior College was built on a small ridge, fog often covered part of the college in the 1980s and 1990s. Thus, the College was well known affectionately as “白云岗” (Chinese: Literal meaning "White Cloud Ridge"). This is also the inspiration for the brand-name of the college's Chinese Cultural Society's annual drama production, "我们的白云岗" (Chinese: Literal meaning "Our White Cloud Ridge").
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