River Valley High School, Singapore
| River Valley High School 立化中学 Lì Huà Zhōngxué |
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6 Boon Lay Avenue Singapore 649961 Boon Lay, Singapore |
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| Coordinates | 1°20′35″N 103°42′34″E / 1.343172°N 103.709490°ECoordinates: 1°20′35″N 103°42′34″E / 1.343172°N 103.709490°E |
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| Type | Government-aided Autonomous Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Integrated Programme |
| Motto | 立德立功、化愚化顽 ((We shall uphold virtues and contribute to society. Through personal growth, we shall guide others in the quest for knowledge and wisdom)) |
| Established | 1956 |
| Session | Single session |
| School code | 3103 |
| Principal | Mrs Teo Khin Hiang |
| Colour(s) | Blue, White, Red |
| Team name | Team RV |
| Publication | "RV Times" |
| Mission | To nurture in students bicultural acumen and moral integrity; to empower students to be thinkers, leaders and achievers with a global perspective. 培养品行端正，慎思明辨，融贯中西，具环球视野的国家栋梁。 |
| Vision | A world-class institution that develops leaders of distinction for Singapore. 为国家培育卓越领袖的世界顶尖学府 |
| Website | rvhs.moe.edu.sg |
River Valley High School (RVHS) (Chinese: 立化中学; pinyin: Lì Huà Zhōngxué) is an educational institution in Singapore offering the Integrated Programme in Singapore. Founded in 1956, it is one of the Special Assistance Plan schools designated by the Ministry of Education, Singapore.
Founded in 1956, River Valley High School was the first Chinese middle school set up by the government. Initially known as the Singapore Government Chinese Middle School when it occupied the premises of Seng Poh Primary School, it was later renamed Queenstown Government Chinese Middle School and subsequently River Valley Government Chinese Middle School when it was moved to Strathmore Avenue.
River Valley High School admitted its first batch of English stream pupils when it was selected as one of the nine Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools in 1979. It shifted from River Valley to West Coast in December 1986. Due to the smaller school campus at the West Coast site, the school became a double-session school. It reverted to a single-session school in 1993 after adding new blocks to the West Coast site. It was among the first six schools in Singapore to assume the ascendance to autonomous status in 1994. For its achievements in its CCAs, it was also one of the first schools to receive all three available Sustained Achievement Awards when it was first offered by the Ministry of Education in 2001.
In 2006 River Valley High School was officially designated a 6-Year Integrated Programme school. Under the programme, students follows a six-year Integrated Programme curriculum which allows students to sit for the GCE 'A' Level examinations at year 6 without taking the GCE 'O' Level examinations. The final batch of GCE 'O' Level students graduated from River Valley High School in 2007.
River Valley High School retained its school song in mandarin Chinese. The song, with close links to the school motto, represents the heritage of the school and the aspirations of the founders' hopes in educating the next generation. Students are reminded to bring glory to the school through excellence in both academics and behaviour. The school song is written in literary Chinese, giving it a poetic touch. The lyrics are written in verses of four characters, a parallel to Chinese idioms, with the exception of the last two verses.
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