Ngee Ann Secondary School 義安中学 Yì ān Zhōng xué |
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Tampines, Singapore | |
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Type | Government-aided Autonomous |
Motto | Righteousness and Courtesy 崇義尚禮 |
Established | 1994 |
Session | Single, mixed |
School code | 7310 |
Principal | Mr Albert Lim |
Enrolment | Approx. 1400 |
Colour(s) | Blue, yellow |
Website | ngeeannsec.moe.edu.sg |
Ngee Ann Secondary School (abbreviation: NASS) is an autonomous government-aided secondary school in Tampines, Singapore. The school was founded by the Ngee Ann Kongsi, a Teochew clan foundation. Set up in 1994, Ngee Ann Secondary was a successor to the now defunct Tuan Mong High School.
Ngee Ann Secondary School is located at the junction of Tampines Street 32 and Tampines Avenue 2, in the Eastern side of Singapore. It is also near 2 establishments; Tampines Mart and Tampines 201 which students frequent for lunch and meetings. The future Tampines East MRT Station on the Downtown Line will be located at a close proximity to the school, with Exit C being at the back of the school gate.
The school has invested in the use of Information Technology for education. The school has currently two computer labs and ICT Studio for students that houses 40 computers each. A new subject, Computer Studies (CS), had also been started by the Singapore government in 2006, and NASS accepts its first batch of CS students in 2008. and as of 2009, NASS has around 40 CS students in total. NASS has also been selected as one of the schools in the East to be known as the East Zone Center of Excellence Infocomm Technology (COE ICT) on 30 August 2007.
From 2012, Ngee Ann Secondary School will offer the Enhanced Art Programme to provide greater opportunities for students with keen disposition and capability in art to develop their talent, to provide an enriched learning environment. The Enhanced Music Programme is also designated to NASS in 2013 for students interested to take Music as an academic subject.
The Co-curricular Activities offered by Ngee Ann Secondary are listed below:
The Main Hall of Ngee Ann Secondary School
Bridges on the 3rd and 4th level link the main building and classroom block together. Photo taken from 4th level of classroom block