Queensway Secondary School Yearbook 2016

QUEENSWAY S E C O N D A R Y

S C H O O L

YEARBOOK

2016

A

CONTENTS

ACHIEVEMENTS

14

QSS EXPERIENCE

26

HIGHLIGHTS

40

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

56

CLASSES OF 2016

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PRINCIPAL’S FOREWORD 2016 has been a special year of significant achievements Volleyball C Division Girls and Football C Division Boys were for the school. As the school rejoiced with the 2016 cohort

Zonal Runners-up while the Volleyball C Division Boys and

for their excellent performance at the Mid-Year GCE

B Division Girls were top 4 in the Zonal Championships. QSS

O-Level Mother Tongue Language Examinations, we also

also attained the Certificate of Distinction in Malay Dance,

celebrated the best ever achievements in Co-Curricular

Choir and Drama and the Certificate of Accomplishment in

Activities (CCA) by winning three national championship

Indian Dance, Chinese Dance and Band in the Singapore

titles in sports.

Youth Festival Competitions.

QSS strongly believes in holistic development. We continue

QSS was also outstanding in the Uniformed Groups Overall

to strengthen the school’s overall provision of holistic Unit Proficiency Competitions. The NCC Land, NCC Girls, education and comprehensive all-round development for Girl Guides and NPCC attained the Gold Award. The Boys’ our students. The varied school programmes build up our

Brigade and St John Brigade achieved the Silver Award. All

students’ character and inculcate in them important 21st these achievements and awards are truly an affirmation of century competencies, life skills and values.

our hard work in providing an excellent holistic education to all Queenswayans.

QSS accomplished significant CCA achievements in 2016.

We performed very well in the various Zonal and National

The QSS Yearbook provides a colourful and condensed

Inter-School Sports Championships. QSS Football C Division

perspective of the vibrant QSS culture and spirit, reflecting

and B Division Girls were National Champion and National

the Queenswayans’ aspirations, challenges and triumphs.

Second respectively. Both the QSS Sepak Takraw C Division

It leaves fond memories of the past year and captures the

and B Division Boys were National Champions. Our passion, vitality and spirit of our students. For all that has

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transpired and celebrated in 2016, we feel a deep sense of gratitude and appreciation to all our stakeholders, partners, parents, teachers and students for their efforts and hard work. We salute all of them for their dedication and support to make these achievements possible and enrich the QSS experiences.

Let’s work hard together towards another great year in 2017!

Benjamin Lui Seng Cheong Principal

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STAFF

SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE From left: MR YONG WEI LEONG, VICE-PRINCIPAL (ADMIN); MS LOK YIN YIN, VICE-PRINCIPAL 1; MR SARJIT SINGH; MR LIM YEW KIANG; MR LUI SENG CHEONG, PRINCIPAL; MR ALBERT KANG; MS PAULINE CHIA, VICE-PRINCIPAL 2; MS IVY AU YEUNG

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ALUMNI

From left: MR CHEONG KUM HOU, MISS LEE LEY LUN, MR ONG WEE YEAP, MISS KATE ANG CHWEE CHEN (SECRETARY), MR DESMOND WONG YEW HOONG (PRESIDENT), MR HUANG TIANLAI (TREASURER), MR DENVER POH YEONG SHI, MR DIN BIN DAUD, MR MATTHEW WONG MUN KIT, MR LIM YEW KIANG (2ND VICE-PRESIDENT)

PARENT SUPPORT GROUP

From left: ROW 1: JEFFREY, ENG POH, KELVIN, KYLE ROW 2: SHALYN, KIAT HUI, JOYCE, CORRINE, KELINE, GRISELDA

SCHOOL LEADERS From left: MS LOK YIN YIN, VICE-PRINCIPAL 1; MR YONG WEI LEONG, VICE-PRINCIPAL (ADMIN); MS PAULINE CHIA, VICE-PRINCIPAL 2; MR LUI SENG CHEONG, PRINCIPAL

SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE From left: ROW 1: MR LIM HUA LENG (HOD MTL), MRS PANG FOOK HOE (SSD), MR YONG WEI LEONG (VICE-PRINCIPAL (ADMIN)), MS PAULINE CHIA

(VICE-PRINCIPAL 2), MR BENJAMIN LUI SENG CHEONG (PRINCIPAL), MS LOK YIN YIN (VICE-PRINCIPAL 1), MISS SOON GEOK LAN

(HOD MATHS), MS BUGANEISHWARI YOGANATHAN (HOD EL&LIT), MRS ANNIE ANG SIN HUI (HOD HUMANITIES) ROW 2:

MR JUSTIN LLOYD FERNANDEZ (HOD PAM&CCA), MDM JUNE TAN TECK YOONG (HOD ICT), MISS ARWINDER KAUR (SH STUDENT LEADERSHIP), MRS ALEXIS LEE LEE LING (LH EL), MISS IVY AU YEUNG FOONG YIT (ADMINISTRATION MANAGER), MS BAL SHERYL KAUR SIDHU (HOD CRAFT & TECH), MS JAMIE WONG YOKE CHEE (SH STAFF MD AND I&E), MDM MAKAISVERY ESTHER PERIAK (LH MTL), MRS SHERYL SOH KIM CHOO (SH ADD MATHS&CPA), MDM JAYLETCHIMI D/O RAMASAMY (LEAD TEACHER), MR ISMAIL BIN SA’AT (OPERATIONS MANAGER)

ROW 3: MR IVAN HO CHONG HUAT (HOD CCE), MR FEROZ ALI (SH SPORTS), MR SIAH SWEE CHUAN (YEAR HEAD/LOWER SEC), MR BENNY ONG

CHI HOWE (YEAR HEAD/UPPER SEC), MR CHUA KEE ENG (HOD DISCIPLINE), MR GLYNN TAN TZE JWEE (HOD SCIENCE (COVERING)) 7

EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF From left: ROW 1: MR MOHD KAMAL IBRAHIM, MR ISMAIL BIN SA’AT (OPERATIONS MANAGER), MS PAULINE CHIA HUI MIEN (VICE-PRINCIPAL 2),

MR BENJAMIN LUI SENG CHEONG (PRINCIPAL), MS LOK YIN YIN (VICE-PRINCIPAL 1), MR YONG WEI LEONG (VICE-PRINCIPAL (ADMIN),

MISS IVY AU YEUNG FOONG YIT (ADMINISTRATION MANAGER) ROW 2: MISS TAN PECK CHOO, MDM NORAINI BTE MOHD ALI, MS NG LAY CHING JASMINE (SCHOOL COUNSELLOR), MR KELVIN TANG HAI TIEW,

MR YEO SIEW KOH, MRS JENNY THIA CHOY HOE, MDM SUMIR KAUR, MDM SUCHILA DEVI

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT TEAM From left: MR CHUA KEE ENG (HOD DISCIPLINE), MR IVAN HO CHONG HUAT (HOD CCE), MS TAN WEI YI (AYH/UPPER SEC), MS BAL-SHERYL KAUR (HOD CRAFT & TECH), MR BENNY ONG CHI HOWE (YEAR HEAD/UPPER SEC), MR SIAH SWEE CHUAN (YEAR HEAD/LOWER SEC) 8

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT From left: ROW 1: MDM JAYLETCHIMI D/O RAMASAMY (LEAD TEACHER), MRS CINDY TAN, MS BUGANEISHWARI YOGANATHAN (HOD EL & LIT), MRS ALEXIS LEE

(LH EL), MS SHARON VALERIE CO ROW 2: MS LAU BEE JUAN, MS FRIEDEN NG, MS CHEN WEILING, MRS ANGELA LOY HA NGEK, MR MARCUS LOW XUE KAI, MS NERINE TAN SI HUI,

MS SIA BOON PING, MR AARON ONG, MS SAMANTHA ALEXA TENG SI MIN

SENIOR TEACHERS AND LEAD TEACHER From left: MR LOW CHEONG CHEE, MDM JAYLETCHIMI D/O RAMASAMY (LEAD TEACHER), MRS LIM LAY KUAN, MR WONG MUN CHUNG

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MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT From left: ROW 1: MRS TOH SN, MRS LIM LAY KUAN (SENIOR TEACHER), MRS SHERYL SOH KIM CHOO (SH ADD MATHS & CPA), MISS SOON GEOK LAN

(HOD MATHS), MR IVAN HO CHONG HUAT, MR CHUA KEE ENG, MS JAMIE WONG YOKE CHEE ROW 2: MS JACLYN LEE, MS TAN HONG BEE PHILYNN, MR THAM YU HSUAN, MS CHENG LULU, MR CHNG ENG PENG, MR ALEX CHAN KWAN MENG,

MS SHARELYN TEO HWEE MING, MS CHEN ZHIYUN, MS LOOI TSE THENG, MRS GRACE LAI MUN SEK

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT From left: ROW 1: MS LIM SWEE KHENG, MR LOW CHEONG CHEE (SENIOR TEACHER), MS TAY YA MEI JASMINE, MR GLYNN TAN (HOD SCIENCE -COVERING),

MRS PANG FOOK HOE, MR BENNY ONG CHI HOWE, MR WONG MUN CHUNG (SENIOR TEACHER) ROW 2: MS FINNA LEE, MS LIM MEI XUAN, MR MOHAMED ABDUL KADIR, MR MA CHUNG WAI, MR JIMMY ONG MENG GUAN, MR TAN XIN HAO

ENRICO, MR EDWIN CHNG, MR TERENCE LEONG, MS CELINE TAN SIOK HOON, MR WILSON NG, MS SERENE SOH HUEY MEI, MS SUSAN

WONG, MRS SASSI, MS NASEEMA BANU 10

HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT From left: ROW 1: MISS ARWINDER KAUR, MR SIAH SWEE CHUAN, MRS ANNIE ANG (HOD HUMANITIES), MISS TAN WEI YI, MR AJAIB SINGH S/O GURBACHAN SINGH ROW 2: MRS WONG SOH HOON, MR ARTHUR CHEONG FOOK OON, MR MORI TOSHIYUKI, MS ETHEL CHOY HUI ZHEN, MISS ELAINE YEO HAN YEN

MOTHER TONGUE From left: ROW 1: MDM KARTINI BTE DJOERAEMI, MDM MAKAISVERY ESTHER PERIAK A (LH MTL), MR LIM HUA LENG (HOD MTL), MDM JUNE TAN

TECK YOONG, MRS RAJARATANAM VIJAYALAKSHIMI ROW 2: MDM ZHENG XIUMIN, MS ZHANG YI, MS LOW XIN YEE, MR ERNEST FOK CHEE WEL, MS CHIA HUI JUN, MDM LI YING, MS DING LAY YEN 11

DESIGN & TECH AND HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT From left: ROW 1: MS LUO HAILUN, MS BAL SHERYL KAUR SIDHU (HOD/ CRAFT & TECH), MRS FLORA LEE WAI YIN ROW 2: MR TAN TUAN HENG, MR TEO WEE CHER, MR TAY SWEE HOE, MR SIM YEOW CHUAN

PHYSICAL EDUCATION, ARTS AND MUSIC DEPARTMENT From left: ROW 1: MS TEO YONG CHIN, MR FEROZ ALI (SH SPORTS), MR JUSTIN LLOYD FERNANDEZ (HOD PAM&CCA), MRS GAYATRI KUMAR ROW 2: MS TOH HUI YU, MR YEO CHOON HWA, MR LEET TAGORE, MR GERARD DANKER, MR BEN DAVID NAZARETH, MRS ISABEL WONG SIEW MIN 12

STAFF From left: ROW 1: MR ISMAIL BIN SA’AT, MISS IVY AU YEUNG FOONG YIT, MR FEROZ ALI, MR BENNY ONG CHI HOWE, MR IVAN HO CHONG HUAT, MR CHUA

KEE ENG, MISS SOON GEOK LAN, MRS PANG FOOK HOE, MR YONG WEI LEONG (VICE-PRINCIPAL (ADMIN)), MS LOK YIN YIN

(VICE-PRINCIPAL 1), MR BENJAMIN LUI SENG CHEONG (PRINCIPAL), MS PAULINE CHIA HUI MIEN (VICE-PRINCIPAL 2), MR JUSTIN LLOYD

FERNANDEZ, MS BUGANEISHWARI YOGANATHAN, MRS ANNIE ANG SIN HUI, MR SIAH SWEE CHUAN, MS BALSHERYL KAUR SIDHU, MR LIM

HUA LENG, MDM JUNE TAN TECK YOONG, MR GLYNN TAN TZE JWEE, MRS SHERYL SOH KIM CHOO ROW 2:

MISS TOH HUI YU, MISS ELAINE YEO HAN YEN, MISS TAN PECK CHOO, MDM ZHENG XIUMIN, MISS SAMANTHA ALEXA TENG SI MIN, MISS LIM MEIXUAN, MRS LIM LAY KUAN, MDM JAYLETCHIMI D/O RAMASAMY, MS FRIEDEN NG CHIH QING, MRS GRACE LAI MUN SEK, MISS LIM SWEE KHENG, MS JAMIE WONG YOKE CHEE, MS JASMINE TAY YA MEI, MISS TEO YONG CHIN, MISS SHARELYN TEO HWEE MING, MRS ALEXIS LEE LEE LING, MISS ARWINDER KAUR, MISS TAN WEI YI, MDM MAKAISVERY ESTHER PERIAK, MS SERENE SOH HUEY MEI, MRS JENNY THIA CHOY HOE, MRS TOH SIEH NGIENG, MDM SUCHILA DEVI, MISS JACLYN LEE KAH POH, MS NASEEMA BANU, MS DING LAY YEN, MS LUO HAILUN, MISS LAU BEE JUAN, MRS RAJARATANAM VIJAYLAKSHIMI

ROW 3:

MR MOHAMED ABDUL KADIR, MR LOW CHEONG CHEE, MR YEO SIEW KOH, MISS LOW XIN YEE, MISS ZHANG YI, MISS CHIA HUI JUN, MS CHEN WEILING, MDM NORAINI BTE MOHD ALI, MISS SUSAN WONG, MRS SASSI (SRI IDAYU), MRS ISABEL WONG SIEW MIN, MRS GAYATRI KUMAR, MS NG LAY CHING JASMINE, MISS SHARON VALERIE CO, MS ETHEL CHOY HUI ZHEN, MRS ANGELA LOY, MS CINDY YEW SIEW PING, MISS CELINE TAN SIOK HOON, MISS CHENG LULU, MISS NERINE TAN SI HUI, MISS SIA BOON PING, MISS CHEN ZHIYUN, MDM LI YING, MISS TAN HONG BEE PHILYNN, MS LOOI TSE THENG, MS FLORA CHEONG WAI YIN, MRS WONG SOH HOON, MR ONG MENG YEOW AARON, MR BEN DAVID NAZARETH, MR TAY SWEE HOE

ROW 4:

MR JIMMY ONG MENG GUAN, MR YEO CHOON HWA, MR THAM YU HSUAN, MR TAN XIN HAO ENRICO, MR TEO WEE CHER, MR MOHD KAMAL IBRAHIM, MR SIM YEOW CHUAN, MR ARTHUR CHEONG FOOK OON, MR CHNG WEI MING EDWIN, MR ALEX CHAN KWAN MENG, MR CHNG ENG PENG, MR AJAIB SINGH, MR GERARD DANKER, MR FOK CHEE WEL, MR LEET TAGORE, MR TERENCE LEONG, MR TAN TUAN HENG, MR MARCUS LOW XUE KAI, MR WONG MUN CHUNG, MR MORI TOSHIYUKI, MR WILSON NG, MR KELVIN TANG HAI TIEW, MR MA CHUNG WAI

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ACHIEVEMENTS ‘SUCCESS THROUGH DILIGENCE’

SALUTING OUR TOP ACHIEVERS

OUTSTANDING SPORTS STUDENTS

MUHAMMAD RUKAIFI B JURAIMI (213) is the Sportsboy of the Year. His talent in sports has given him many opportunities to represent the school and the nation. As part of the school’s ‘C’ Division Sepak Takraw team, Rukaifi emerged victorious in the National Interschool Championships. In addition, he was part of the school team that clinched the first runner-up in the South Zone Inter-school Football Tournament. A promising football player with several international exposures already under his belt, he was also one of Singapore’s Under-14 national players to compete in Hong Kong and Brunei this year.

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NURZIANAH BTE MOHAMMAD YAZID (211) is the Sportsgirl of the Year. A competitive Silat exponent, Nurzianah represented Singapore on several occasions. She secured a Silver in the World Junior Silat Championships in Malaysia and a Gold in the Singapore National Championships this year. There is no denying that her talent in sports is also displayed in her Co-Curricular Activity, Football. With her dedication and guidance as the Vice-Captain of the school’s ‘C’ Division Football team, she successfully led her teammates to become the champions of Singapore.

UNIFORMED GROUPS

Boys Brigade JM Fraser Award (Silver)

Girl Guides Puan Noor Aishah Award (Gold)

National Cadet Corps (Girls) Best Unit Competition (Gold)

National Cadet Corps (Boys) Best Unit Competition (Gold)

National Police Cadet Corps Best Unit Competition (Gold)

St John Brigade Corps Achievement Award (Silver)

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SPORTS

Sepak Takraw B Boys National ‘B’ Division – 1st

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Sepak Takraw C Boys National ‘C’ Division – 1st

Football B Girls National ‘B’ Division – 2nd

Football C Boys South Zone Football ‘C’ Division – 2nd

Volleyball B Girls South Zone ‘B’ Division – 4th

Football C Girls National ‘C’ Division – 1st

Volleyball C Boys South Zone ‘C’ Division – 3rd

Volleyball C Girls South Zone ‘C’ Division – 2nd

AESTHETICS

Concert Band Certificate of Accomplishment

Chinese Dance Certificate of Accomplishment

Choir Certificate of Distinction

Drama Club Certificate of Distinction

Indian Dance Certificate of Accomplishment

Malay Dance Certificate of Distinction

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COLOURS

Dorcas Chu (Distinction)

Hazel Lim Ya Ting (Distinction)

Nur Atikah Ardini Bte Salleh (Distinction)

Nur Izzati Bte Khairul Aljurah (Distinction)

Putri Nur Syaliza Bte Sazali (Distinction)

Shaleen Al’vena Binte Husin Shah (Distinction)

Football B Girls

Football B Girls

Swimming (Brennen Ang Yi Xing)

Sepak Takraw C Boys

Football Boys From left Nassiruddin, Ridhwan, Hafiz and Roshan; Hakim - not in picture

Sepak Takraw B Boys

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SPEECH DAY PRIZE WINNERS (COHORT OF 2015)

SECONDARY ONE EXPRESS No.

Subject/ Name of Award

Name

SECONDARY ONE NORMAL (ACADEMIC) Class in 2015

No.

First in Standard Position 1

Distinction Award

3

Art Chinese Language Design & Technology

MAY THU THU SOE WIN

103

FARAH BTE MOHAMED TAJUDEEN GOH CHEH WEI

102

4

LOOI FANG YI

103

5

Geography

CALVIN SOE FREDERICK

103

6

Higher Chinese

ANGEL ANG ONN YEE

104

History

MOHAMED NOOR ARSHAD

102

History 8

Mathematics

SAKSHAM GEORGE JOHN

103

MYAT NOE NAING

103

Science 9

Literature in English

1

Class in 2015

10

Malay Language

NOORUL IMAN BTE MUHAMMAD S

103

11

Tamil Language

M YASHAASWINI

101

Distinction Award Art

CARDIA BUNTAN

111

CANDY TAN YI JING

111

Literature in English

103

Food & Consumer Education

7

Name

First in Standard Position

English Language 2

Subject/ Name of Award

2

History

3

Chinese Language

LIM LI XUAN

111

4

Design & Technology

TEO YUAN FU

111

5

English Language

MARCO LIM KE XUAN

111

6

Food & Consumer Education

SYARIFAH'AIN BTE MOHAMMAD AYOB

111

7

Geography

RASHMIKA RAJA MOHAN

111

8

Malay Language

DAENG NUR AZHAR B JUMAHAT

111

9

Mathematics (NA)

SHAHUL HAMEED B MOHD SAFI

112

10

Science

TAN ZONG HONG GERALD

111

11

Tamil Language

SNEGA D/O ANANTHAN

111

21

SECONDARY ONE NORMAL (TECHNICAL) No.

1

Subject/ Name of Award

Name

SECONDARY TWO EXPRESS Class in 2015

No.

First in Standard Position

First in Standard Position

Distinction Award

Distinction Award

Computer Applications

CALIB HUSHEIIN SETIADI B DAFRI

113

1

Mathematics Design & Technology English Language

Class in 2015

WANG YINKE

205

Art KIRSTIEN LOISE BAYUTAS

113

2

Food & Consumer Education

LIM YAN YING

201

3

Chinese Language

AYE AYE HLAING

203

3

Basic Chinese Language

KOH SEAK HONG

113

4

Basic Malay Language

MUHAMMAD ARIF BIN AZMI

113

4

Design & Technology

BASKARA SETHUPATHY POOJA SHREE

205

5

Basic Tamil Language

SHAHEEN BANU D/O SHAHUL HAMED

113

5

English Language

RITI BISHT

204

6

Food and Consumer Education

JOAN TAN HUI LIN

113

SECONDARY TWO NORMAL (ACADEMIC) No.

Subject/ Name of Award

Name

1

Distinction Award History

SUHAYLAH BTE SUANDI

Class in 2015

212

Science Art

CHIA JIA WEN, ZANN

211

3

Chinese Language

WANG JIN

212

4

Design & Technology

CLAIRA LEE JIA FONG

211

English Language Geography

Geography

ASHLEY CHANG LE XUAN

205

History

LOO XIN LI

205

8

Literature in English

SIN KA LAM

203

Malay Language

AMIRAH FAQIHAH BTE MOHAMMAD H

201

10

Science

GABRIELLE GOH SZE HIANG

204

11

Tamil Language

PAVETHRA D/O ANBALAGAN

203

SECONDARY TWO NORMAL (TECHNICAL) No.

2

5

6 7

9

First in Standard Position

HO JOU MEI, JAMIE

212

Mathematics

22

Higher Chinese

Name

Mathematics

Science 2

Subject/ Name of Award

6

Food & Consumer Education

LEE HYEONSEO

211

7

Literature in English

GARRY TEO HAO JIE

212

Subject/ Name of Award

Name

Class in 2015

First in Standard Position 1

Distinction Award

WOO WEN JUN

213

Basic Chinese Language

ANGELA TEE AN QI

213

3

Basic Malay Language

NUR UMAYRAH BTE ASRI

213

4

Basic Tamil Language

AMOS S/O MARIMUTHU

213

TERRENCE FAN JIN YUAN

213

Design & Technology 2

5

Computer Applications English Language

8

Malay Language

CRYSTAL ADRIANA LEE BTE SANI L

211

6

Mathematics

LEE KIM HOCK

213

9

Tamil Language

ARUNA D/O RAMANATHAN

212

7

Science

TAN BOON HAW

213

SECONDARY THREE EXPRESS No.

Subject/ Name of Award

Name

SECONDARY THREE NORMAL (ACADEMIC) Class in 2015

First in Standard Position 1

Combined Humanities (Social Studies & Geography)

KWAN JIA HAO

303

Additional Mathematics Chemistry

1

2

A1 Award

2

No.

PANG HAOYANG

305

Higher Chinese Mathematics

Subject/ Name of Award First in Standard Position Additional Mathematics A1 Award Design & Technology

Name

Class in 2015

MUHAMMAD GHIYASUDDEEN B M G

310

HO ZHEN HAO

312

3

Chinese Language

CLARISA CHNG

310

4

English Language (Syllabus A)

PHYLLIS ONG

312

5

Malay Language

NUR APRIELLYANNIE HALID

312

3

Art

JADE THYE JIE YU

301

6

Mathematics (Syllabus A)

MUHAMMAD DILSHAD KOESTOER

312

4

Biology

TAN DING JIE, WESLEY

305

7

Principles of Accounts

CHIANG RUEI HUEI

311

5

Chinese Language

CHEAH ZHENG FENG

304

8

SIM QIAN HUI

310

6

Combined Humanities (Social Studies & History)

Science (Chemistry & Biology)

PUAH YUU SHUEN

304

9

TAN XUAN ZHER

310

7

Design & Technology

KENYON YEO

301

Science (Physics & Chemistry)

8

English Language

KIANNA GLORY

303

10

Tamil Language

ABDUL THASLIM

312

9

History

SOH ZHIXUAN, FELICIA

302

10

Literature

ANNABELLE CHAN PEI EN

302

11

Malay Language

SITI NUR SYARIFAH BTE ALIM

304

12

Physics

MAUNG AUNG KHANT ZAW

305

13

Science (Physics & Chemistry)

CECIL CHEW GUO FENG

302

SECONDARY THREE NORMAL (TECHNICAL) No.

Subject/ Name of Award

Name

Class in 2015

First in Standard Position 1

Principles of Accounts

A1 Award Science

KEVIN JONATHAN

313

Design & Technology

14

Science (Chemistry & Biology)

CHAN NGYA GYUIN GRACE

301

2

Basic Chinese Language

CHIA JIA CHENG

313

15

Tamil Language

SITI SAHARA BTE OSMAN

304

3

Basic Malay Language

NORAZRYN BTE AZRUN

313

4

Basic Tamil

MOHAMED NAFIS S/O ABDUL RAZAK

313

5

Computer Applications

CHIA GAO JUN

313

6

Elements of Business Skills

JASMINE TAN HUI MIN

313

7

English Language

ARTHUR MAK ZHAO SHENG

313

8

Mathematics

NURSYAFIQAH BTE MOHAMED SARIB

313

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JUBILEE AWARD No. 1

Name

Class in 2015

CALIB HUSHEIIN SETIADI B DAFRI

113

No.

2

CARDIA BUNTAN

111

3

CHIN HUI LING

205

4

SARAH CHUA WEI LING

205

2

5

HO KAH POH MICHAEN

303

3

6

KWAN JIA HAO

303

7

ALANNA TANG PEY SAN

310

8

LOW SHAO QI

310

9

KEVIN JONATHAN

313

10

NURSYAFIQAH BTE MOHAMED SARIB

313

ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR BEST ALL ROUND STUDENT Level

Name

Class in 2015

Secondary 1 Express

MAY THU THU SOE WIN

103

Secondary 1 Normal Academic

CARDIA BUNTAN

111

Secondary 1 Normal Technical

CALIB HUSHEIIN SETIADI B DAFRI

113

Secondary 2 Express

WANG YINKE

205

Secondary 2 Normal Academic

SUHAYLAH BTE SUANDI

212

Secondary 2 Normal Technical

WOO WEN JUN

213

Secondary 3 Express

KWAN JIA HAO

303

Secondary 3 Normal Academic

LOW SHAO QI

310

Secondary 3 Normal Technical

KEVIN JONATHAN

313

G.C.E. NORMAL (TECHNICAL) LEVEL EXAMINATIONS 2015 No.

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G.C.E. NORMAL (ACADEMIC) LEVEL EXAMINATIONS 2015

Subject

Name

Class in 2015

1

Basic Chinese Language

TEO CHUANG HONG

413

2

Basic Malay Language

NURSHARIFAH BTE AHMAD SURBE

413

3

Basic Tamil Language

MOHAMED FAHEEM A ABDUL KADAR

413

4

Computer Applications Science

SUHAIMI B NOORDIN

413

1

Subject Additional Mathematics

Name

Class in 2015

ANG CHERN ZONG

411

Chinese Language

CHAI SIN MEI

411

Combined Humanities (Social Studies & Geography)

YVETTE SIM LE XUAN

411

Mathematics (Syll A)

Design & Technology 4

Science (Chemistry & Biology)

KAM YU XIANG

412

5

English Language

TAUFIQ LEE B SANI LEE

412

6

Food and Nutrition

GERALD TAN KAI PENG

412

7

Malay Language

MUTIARA ADHA

412

8

Principles of Accounts

MOHAMED FAIRUZE B MOHAMED I

411

9

Science (Physics & Chemistry)

LIM YU XIN JOEY

411

G.C.E. NORMAL (ACADEMIC) LEVEL EXAM 2015 DISTINCTION AWARD (GOLD) No. 1

Name

Class

GERALD TAN KAI PENG

412

G.C.E. NORMAL (TECHNICAL) LEVEL EXAM 2015 TOP STUDENT No. 1

Name

Class

CHAN LI CHENG, LINA

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G.C.E. NORMAL (ACADEMIC) LEVEL EXAM 2015 TOP STUDENT No. 1

Name

Class

GERALD TAN KAI PENG

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SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC) CHALLENGE SHIELD No. 1

Name

Class

KIM YOUNGHOON

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G.C.E. ‘O’ LEVEL RESULTS

With the release of ‘O’ Level Examinations results, an exciting journey for Queens Graduates of 2015 began.

95.3% of the Secondary 4 Express cohort and 64.4% of

11 JANUARY 2016

the Secondary 5 Normal cohort qualified for admission to Junior Colleges or Polytechnics. We wish our graduates every success in their higher education.

G.C.E. ORDINARY LEVEL EXAMINATIONS 2015 G.C.E. ORDINARY LEVEL EXAMINATIONS 2015 (EXPRESS) A1 AWARD (SILVER) No. Subject Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Additional Mathematics Biology Mathematics Chemistry Chinese Language Literature

DYNN SIM LIM CHENG YEE LIM MIN XUAN CHU CHENG MUN

Combined Humanities (Social Studies & Geography)

KIM YOUNGHOON

Combined Humanities (Social Studies & History)

ONG HUI YU

Design & Technology Science (Physics & Chemistry)

RYAN PHUA HNG KIAK

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English Language

CHEN SI-EN, SARAH

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Higher Chinese

HUANG YAWEN

10

History

KEITH NG ZIJIAN

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Malay Language

HAZIQAH BTE MOHAMMAD HAIZAL

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Physics

TSAN WEI SHENG

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Principles of Accounts

CELINE WONG TONGXIN

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Science (Chemistry & Biology)

CHIA JIA QI KRYSTIE

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Tamil Language

FATHIMA NACHIYA JIYAVUDEEN

No. 1

Name HUANG YAWEN

Class 404

G.C.E. ORDINARY LEVEL EXAMINATIONS 2015 (EXPRESS) A1 AWARD (GOLD) No.

Name

Class

1

KEANAN YONG

405

2

KIM YOUNGHOON

405

3

LUAH YEE TENG

404

G.C.E ORDINARY G.C.E. ORDINARYLEVEL LEVELEXAMINATIONS EXAMINATIONS 2015 2015 (NORMAL ACADEMIC) TOP STUDENT/ (NORMAL ACADEMIC) TOP STUDENT DISTINCTION AWARD (GOLD) No. 1

Name CELINE WONG TONGXIN

Class 511

G.C.E. ORDINARY LEVEL EXAMINATIONS 2015 (EXPRESS) TOP STUDENT No. 1

Name KIM YOUNGHOON

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NURTURING CARING, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND CONFIDENT, LIFELONG LEARNERS

QSS EXPERIENCE

CCE WEEK

3 - 5 FEBRUARY 2016

As part of the Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) programme, the Secondary One, Two and Three students attended their respective Outdoor Education Level Camps from the 3rd to 5th February this year. From indoor experiential learning at the NeWater Visitor Centre to outdoor adventure activities at Changi Coast and Tanjung Piai, Queenswayans are nurtured to become caring, responsible citizens and confident, lifelong learners.

SECONDARY ONE: NEWATER VISITOR CENTRE/ PANDAN RESERVOIR

SECONDARY TWO: CHANGI COAST ADVENTURE CAMP

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SECONDARY THREE: TANJUNG PIAI RESORT IN JOHOR

SECONDARY FOUR AND FIVE During the CCE Week, the Secondary Four and Five students attended various workshops. To enhance their personal and team effectiveness, they developed skills in writing portfolios and acing interviews, learnt rules of social etiquette, and fostered team bonding through sand castle-building activities.

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ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH FOR ENVIRONMENT

5 NOVEMBER 2015

Understanding the importance of water conservation

The seventh Assembly of Youth for Environment (AYE) was held at NeWater Visitor Centre. The theme of the event was ‘Water Sustainability’. Selected student leaders were trained as ‘Water Ambassadors’ by PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency. From November 2015 to March 2016, QSS Water Ambassadors embarked on water improvement projects in the community. We believe that through our youths’ interactions and conversations, they can show that they care about water sustainability and have the empowerment to play a bigger role in water advocacy.

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ENGLISH INGENIUM PROGRAMME The English Ingenium Programme nurtures the flair that our students may possess for the English Language. Through in-curriculum and out-of-classroom activities, the potential of our Ingenium students is developed to attain a strong academic foundation and an indepth knowledge of the language.

Our Morning Assembly Programme is one avenue through which we aspire to groom confident orators.

LIFE SCIENCE PROGRAMME Secondary 2 Express students are introduced to life science through this one-year programme. Through the 5E Inquiry Model, students are equipped with the necessary skills to keep up with Life Science issues and forensic experimental techniques. The programme exposes Queenswayans to molecular genetics, DNA extraction, DNA gel electrophoresis and its application, as well as the collection, preservation and analysis of scientific evidence in forensic science.

With the acquired knowledge and skills, students will take one step closer to become a Queens Graduate – a confident, lifelong learner in a changing world.

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INTERNATIONALIZATION PROGRAMME

SERVICE LEARNING CUM CULTURE IMMERSION TRIP TO XIAMEN On 19 June 2016, a group of 34 student volunteers from Secondary Two and Three, accompanied by Mr Ivan Ho, Miss Sharelyn Teo, Ms Cheng Lulu and Miss Low Xin Yee flew to Xiamen, China for a 5D4N Service Learning cum Cultural Immersion trip.

Prior to the trip, the teachers and students spent two weeks to carry out a series of fundraising activities, including ‘Lunch in the Dark’ and ‘Buy a Lunch’. The funds

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were put to good use as necessities were purchased for the needy in Xiamen.

The trip’s service learning focused on befriending the children in three orphanages and showing care for the residents in an elderly centre. Most of the student volunteers were unable to communicate fluently with the elderly and the children as the main language spoken in Xiamen was Minnan. Despite the language barrier, they tried their best to engage the locals in the activities that

they had planned in Singapore. Their presentation of the song and dance items, art and craft lessons and friendly games opened the door to newly-forged friendships.

Even though the interaction with the locals was short, the student volunteers gained new perspectives and wished to return to visit them soon.

Treasures of the Study. The trip concluded with a visit to the UNSECO World Heritage Site, the Fujian Tulou, where the student volunteers captured a glimpse of life in the fort-like housing. It was no surprise that they were all in awe with the unique architecture and functions of the buildings, built with a mixture of clay and sandy soil.

Through an engaging Calligraphy lesson, the student volunteers also immersed themselves in the culture and heritage of Xiamen, which began with an informative talk about the history of the Chinese characters and the Four

Overall, the trip was certainly memorable and meaningful for the service-learning entourage as they strived to live out the school’s vision of being caring, responsible citizens and confident, lifelong learners.

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GROOMING OF STUDENT LEADERS Developing leadership qualities of all Queenswayans The school ensures all students exhibit school values. They are given leadership opportunities and training through: • CCE lessons: To develop caring, responsible citizens, all students undergo life skills and character development modules that include MOE’s Social & Emotional Learning competencies and Lickona’s 8 Strengths of Character.

• Cohort-level training: To ensure that every Queenswayan is equipped with the fundamentals to be a servant leader.

• Role-based training: Different groups of student leaders go through different training based on the needs of their specialised role.

• The Peer Tutoring Programme is a platform where students who are competent in their subjects tutor their peers, and students from neighbouring primary schools.

• NYAA: To develop confident, lifelong learners, students go through a series of modules that require physical, mental and social skills, as part of NYAA (Bronze), which can be attained at the end of Sec 2. The progression to NYAA (Silver) is made compulsory to Sec 3 UG members who need to fulfil set criteria to achieve the award at the end of the year.

Prefectorial Board Sec 1 students who show leadership potential are selected at the end of Term 4. To allow greater participation by the student body, potential trainee prefects are nominated by not only their teachers but by their peers, thereafter nominated candidates will be vetted by teachers. Successful candidates embark on life as trainee prefects for 3 months, where they are paired with senior prefects who guide them along in daily school functions. They then undergo an interview where members of the executive committee, senior prefects and the Student Leadership & Development Committee (SLDC) teachers form the interview panel.

Various scenarios are devised to elicit responses from interviewees, after which newly appointed prefects then undergo an Induction Workshop, before they are finally confirmed as prefects by Semester 2 the following year.

For the second year running, the Prefectorial Board and fellow Queenswayans had an opportunity to participate in electing the Head Prefect. The election was modelled after Singapore’s Presidential Election. Each process – Nomination Day, Campaigning, Cooling-Off and Polling Day were carefully conducted and completed. Supplemented To ensure that defined skills are developed, student with CCE packages conducted in the classroom, leaders are developed as ‘servant leaders’ who uphold the Queenswayans learnt the importance of democracy motto ‘To Lead is to Serve’. All Secondary 1 and 2 students and responsible individual participation in any election undergo servant leadership modules – Introduction to in today’s globalized society. Nominated student leader Servant Leadership and Exploring Servant Leadership candidates saw the importance of many skills and traits with their classes. Here, it is impressed upon them that required in a leader during the election process. These although their roles and responsibilities may differ, they traits include being a confident communicator, system are groomed as QSS student leaders who personify school thinker and leader by example. In general, the Head Prefect values and are positive role-models to their peers. They Election provided Queenswayans a platform to understand are also guided by the Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership the importance of democracy in public affairs and the advocated by Robert Greenleaf (1995). strength of their vote.

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Peer Support Leaders Peer Support Leaders are selected in Sec 2 by the CCA teachers. They are selected based on their behaviour and actions displayed in and beyond their CCA since they joined the school. As their name suggests, the peer support leaders play an instrumental role in enthusing their peers during school events and emulating school values. They work closely with the Prefectorial Board in planning and facilitating school or cluster events such as the annual Sports Meet, Cross Country Meet, National Day celebrations and Teachers’ Day celebrations.

House Captains House Captains are nominated by the CCA Committee at the start of the year. They are role models of their respective houses and are responsible for promoting the team spirit of their respective houses in events such as the Sports Meet, Cross Country Meet and Inter-House Games.

The House Vice-Captains were specifically chosen from the Secondary 3 cohort so that there is a smooth transition in Semester 2, after the annual Handing-Over Ceremony.

Learning & Development We take pride in ensuring that learning and development Class Committee takes place in every event planned or participated by our Class committee members are nominated by their form student leaders. Self and teacher assessment of student teachers, as well as their classmates at the start of the leaders are conducted annually to allow student leaders year. To allow the opportunity for more students to assume to receive constructive feedback from their teachers and leadership positions, other students in non-graduating reflect on their leadership journey. All Secondary 2 and 4 classes are nominated to take over certain class committee students will be assessed and graded by their teachers using positions at the start of Semester 2. They are then guided the Queens Graduate Leadership Index Assessment Form. In by the previous class committee members on their specific addition, to ensure that our student leaders are equipped roles and responsibilities. In-house training sessions with the necessary leadership competencies, they have were conducted by our teachers to provide these class undergone the various leadership programmes below: committee members in particular Treasurers, Secretaries, Students Date Programme ICT Representatives, Safety & Security Representative and Sec 1 Feb-Apr Greenleaf Module 1 – Personal Leadership Effectiveness Environmental Ambassadors with role-based specific skills. cohort (incorporated into Sec 1 Headstart Programme) Role-based specific skills include book-keeping of classroom T2: Weeks 3-5 Servant Leadership Module 1 – finances, writing of minutes and inspecting classroom to Introduction to Servant Leadership ensure safety and security.

Sec 1 February Role-based training for Class Leaders leaders

Citizenship Education Student Ambassadors Citizenship Education Student Ambassadors (CESAs) are a group of students who have been nominated by their teachers and have a strong interest in citizenship issues/affairs. They work closely with the Citizenship Education committee of the school in the planning and conducting of core events like International Friendship Day and National Day.

Sec 2 cohort

Sec 2 leaders

Sec 3 leaders

Sec 4 leaders

T4: Week 3

Introduction to NYAA: Self-empowerment 28 - 29 March Greenleaf Module 2 – Effective Team Dynamics T2: Weeks 3-5 Servant Leadership Module 2 – Exploring Servant Leadership 20 February The Fundamentals of Servant Leadership 11-13 February Role-based training for newly appointed Class Leaders October Public Speaking – ‘Power of Your Voice’ EQ Development & Empowerment.

18 July 11-13 February Role-based training for newly appointed Class Leaders Feb & May Outward Bound School (OBS) October Public Speaking – ‘Power of Your Voice’ October / Camp Pinnacle & Overseas Service November Learning Experience to Cambodia Term 1 Mentoring Peers & Morning Assembly Commanding 35

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (OBS) 29 FEBRUARY TO 4 MARCH 2016

THE RITE OF PASSAGE INTO BECOMING BETTER LEADERS The OBS experience brought us out of our comfort zones.

It was a rite of passage for us to become braver, calmer and more composed individuals in the face of a critical situation. Student leaders from the Secondary 3 classes were selected to attend this enriching 5D4N camp. After hearing from our seniors’ past experiences, we were excited but also terrified. We were afraid that we would not be able to endure this fear-inducing camp.

we were not allowed to bathe, and we learned that we would not be returning to the campsite for the entire duration. This meant that we had to live in the wilderness, and we would definitely have to be well prepared. Needless to say, we were terrified.

However, the experience was not as nerve-racking as we had initially thought it would be. With the support and encouragement for one another, our camaraderie was strong and heartwarming. The experience helped many of us conquer our fears, foster our sense of independence and develop our perseverance. Overall, this camp created many memories, new friendships as well as new experiences.

It has definitely taught each of us to become a stronger person and a better leader.

On the day of the camp, we left the school with our heavy bags and hearts. When we reached the Punggol Harbour, we were split into different watches and were subsequently allocated to different campsites. Different watches were assigned to do different activities, and both of us were able to do the same activity – kayaking. We were made to prepare supplies to kayak for three full days. Furthermore, Article by Publications Members, Siya (302) and Qistina (303) 36

OUR OBS EXPERIENCE REFLECTIONS “OBS has been a really fun and experiential journey for me.

It’s not even a course; it’s a place that holds your friendships and memorable experiences. Kayaking out in the open sea was truly an amazing experience even though it was quite terrifying. OBS is my family, and I’ll never forget the people, the experiences, as well as the tough and happy moments we all shared, despite being in different watches.”

- Chloe Chia (305) “OBS is a 5D4N camp held at Pulau Ubin. Although we were grouped with people from other schools, we became friends in less than a day. The three days of land expedition was definitely exhausting. The bags, containing our tents and shirts, were heavy. Some of us were physically stronger; others were weaker. But we persevered, regardless the differences, and trekked a total distance of 22 km. Making new friends, getting out of our comfort zones and sharing embarrassing moments, OBS was a truly unforgettable experience!”

- Davern (305)

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APPLIED LEARNING PROGRAMME

The overarching aims of Queensway’s Applied Learning Programme (ALP) are to develop Queenswayans to possess a strong awareness for environmental issues and appreciate the environment where they live in. As part of the learning process, Queenswayans will develop 21st Century competencies, acquire knowledge and understanding about environmental concerns, and be able to propose solutions to resolve environmental issues.

they apply their skills and knowledge acquired throughout the course to address Water Sustainability issues. Secondary One students will build an Arduino-based water quality sensor to investigate the effects of human activities on water quality, while Secondary Two students will construct a Sea Perch to examine the link between water quality and the observed biodiversity at MacRitchie Reservoir Park and Labrador Park.

Queensway’s two-tier ALP is in the area of Environment Sustainability with an emphasis on Water Sustainability.

Lower Secondary students will experience Tier 1 as part of their school curriculum, while students with keen interest and aptitude will further refine their passion and skills in Tier 2 of the programme.

Tier 2 of the programme will further enthuse students by exposing them to industrial visits and providing them with opportunities to take part in learning journeys, internships and competitions.

Indeed, Queensway’s ALP brings together interdisciplinary work with outcomes in domains of holistic development In Tier 1, Secondary One students focus on Water and such as Information Communications and Technology, the Human Civilisation whereas Secondary Two students Project Work, National Education and Outdoor Learning. It shed light on Water and the Surrounding Biodiversity. The is our confidence that Queenswayans will then be imbued programme will culminate in year-end projects in which with national and global citizenship values so that they may be able to think globally and act locally.

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LEARNING FOR LIFE PROGRAMME

The QSS Sports for Life and Outdoor Education (SOE) programme aims to provide varied opportunities for all students to inculcate 21st century competencies, values and character through experiential learning in sports, physical and outdoor activities.

Through the QSS SOE programme, we aim to: • Inculcate sports enjoyment and deep appreciation for lifelong learning by providing students with skills for personal development in competitive and recreational sports, physical and outdoor activities.

• Nurture sound moral values, deep national identity and global citizenship values to think globally and act locally and ethically.

• Develop resilience and drive for excellence through learning experiences and active participation in sports, physical and outdoor activities.

Activity

Target Group

Sports Spectatorship (School competition) Learn to Swim Dragonboating CPR & AED course 1 star kayaking Level 1 Sports Climbing Certification CPR & AED course Outdoor cooking, tent pitching, orientating, OE programme Sports Education Programme (Golf, Inline Skating, Self-Defence, Archery Tag) Inter-Class Games NYAA Bronze Award NYAA Silver Award Learning Journey to Sports Hub, sports and health related places

Inter-School Football (Sec 1, 2 and 3), Inter-School Volleyball (Sec 2) Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 3 Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 3 Sec 1 and 2 Sec 1 Football (Sec 2), Floorball (Sec 3) Sec 2 Selected Sec 3 Sec 1 and 2

The SOE programme enhances the existing sports programmes by providing a sharper focus on the appreciation and value of lifelong learning, sports recreation and outdoor activities. In addition, this programme builds skills, values and attitudes for active participation in sports, physical and outdoor activities.

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ENGAGING, ENLIVENING AND EMPOWERING FOR EXCELLENCE

HIGHLIGHTS

INAUGURAL ASSEMBLY

8 JANUARY 2016

Pledge by student leaders

The Inaugural Assembly marks the start of a new school year for all students and staff. The assembly kicked off with a song by the school choir, ‘Welcome to The Family’. Next was the presentation of the EAGLES and Colours awards.

After the presentation, the newly appointed student leaders and CCA leaders, led by Head Prefect Pearl Ng, pledged to lead the school with pride. The assembly ended with the beating of the gong by the Principal, Mr. Lui and Vice-Principals, Mr. Yong, Ms. Lok and Ms. Chia.

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Colours Award Presentation

Colours Award Presentation

CCA DAY

9 JANUARY 2016

CCA Day, the day that students of all CCAs get to showcase and promote their CCAs to the Sec 1s. Students and parents flocked to various CCA booths, asking questions about the particular CCA. It was a meaningful morning spent by both students and parents, picking out the CCA that is suitable for their children.

MEET THE PARENTS SESSIONS 9 JANUARY – SECONDARY 1 15 FEBRUARY – SECONDARY 4 AND 5 9 MARCH – SECONDARY 3 11 MARCH – SECONDARY 2 The Meet-the-Parents sessions were conducted on various dates for the different levels. During the sessions, relevant information was given to both the parents and students. Starting with the Sec 1s, they were briefed on various school programmes and for the Sec 4s and 5s, the post-secondary education options. For the Sec 3s, they were advised on the new assessment criteria and finally, for the Sec 2s, they were given information regarding the Sec 3 streaming. At the end of the sessions, there was also a Q-and-A session for parents to ask questions.

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CROSS COUNTRY MEET

CHAMPION GIRLS: CENTAUR CHAMPION BOYS: PHOENIX OVERALL CHAMPION: PEGASUS

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29 JANUARY 2016

CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

12 FEBRUARY 2016

The festive celebration this year started off with the usual favourites by our two dance groups as well as song items by the students and teaching staff. The highlight of the celebration was the Lion Dance performance which had everyone in high spirit! The celebration then ended on a high note with the whole school tossing the Yu Sheng (Prosperity Toss) together at the school canteen!

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WORLD WATER DAY

22 MARCH 2016

World Water Day 2016 was commemorated on 22 March 2016.

Every Queenswayan wrote their own water pledge and members of the Green Club then consolidated the pledges to form Water Wally, PUB’s mascot.

BIODIVERSITY DAY

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22 MAY 2016

22 May has been designated by the United Nations as the International Day for Biodiversity. The school’s Green Club members carried out a biodiversity audit by making use of the SGBioAtlas app and surveying the campus’ flora and fauna, gaining hands-on experience in conducting wildlife surveys while honing their observational skills.

SPORTS DAY

24 MARCH 2016

CHAMPION GIRLS: GRIFFIN CHAMPION BOYS: PHOENIX OVERALL CHAMPION: PHOENIX

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55 ANNIVERSARY SPEECH DAY TH

8 APRIL 2016

Marching Contingent

This year’s Guest of Honour was Mr Shafie Bin Shamsuddin who graduated from Queensway Secondary School in 1986. He shared with the audience his success story, which motivated and inspired the graduating students to work hard in all their future endeavours. The audience also had a chance to watch the amazing performances put on by our aesthetic groups, whilst sharing the prize recipients’ joy.

- Pearl Ng 402

‘Hymnsong Variants’

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‘Dravidian Dithyramb’

Wau Bulan

SAC Challenge Trophy recipient - Kim Younghoon

Presenting the token of appreciation

Kevin Jonathan winning the Scholarship Award

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NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION

This year’s National Day Celebration kicked off with a parade to welcome the Guest-of-Honour, Mrs. Keline Chow.

The various Uniformed Groups led by this year’s Guard-ofHonour, the NPCC, marched smartly and proudly during the march-past. After the award ceremony and dance and song performances, usual favourites like the National Day Quiz got everyone very excited. The mood was further heightened with the mass singing of National Day songs.

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8 AUGUST 2016

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TEACHERS’ DAY CELEBRATION

Teachers’ Day Celebration kicked off with a series of music videos starring our very own Queensway teachers and staff.

The amusing acts allowed students to see their teachers in another light and had the entire hall in stitches as everyone laughed along. Not to be outdone, Queensway’s finest and very talented students also danced and sang their way into our hearts. After the joyous celebration, the teachers were then treated a scrumptious buffet hosted by the PSG.

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1 SEPTEMBER 2016

RECOGNITION ASSEMBLY

23 SEPTEMBER 2016

After the singing of the school song, the Recognition Assembly started off with a procession party which included the School Leaders, the graduating class teachers, Secondary 4 and 5 chairpersons as well as the Head and Vice-head Prefects. During the assembly, various awards were given out to students who had performed well in aspects beyond academics. Awards given out included, • the ‘CCA Meritorious Awards’, • the ‘CCA Team Awards’, • the ‘Outstanding Health & Fitness Class’, • the ‘CCA Outstanding Individual Awards’, • the ‘Colours Awards’ and • the ‘Outstanding Queens Graduate Awards’ After the address by the Head Prefect, Pearl Ng on behalf of the graduating cohort, the whole assembly ended off with the sounding of the gong to send off our graduating cohort of 2016 as they went on to prepare for their respective national and school examinations.

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INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE PROGRAMME It has been a fulfilling year for the Innovation and Enterprise Committee as various school programmes were organised to nurture critical thinking and creative problem solving.

RESULTS FOR NATIONAL COMPETITIONS

A. Youth Innovation Competition (YIC) 2016

At the class level, all classes participated in the Vibrant Classroom Competition in Term One. Many classes came up with a variety of relevant articles and aesthetically attractive noticeboards that not only promoted learning, but also helped to reinforce the school values. In Term Three, each class was given some subject related articles to make thinking and learning more visible.

At the school level, a Student Forum was conducted for each level in Semester 1 so that every Queenswayan was given an opportunity to contribute ideas to improve or impact the school environment and programmes as a whole.

Out of the 69 business plan entries submitted by 29 schools, Queensway emerged as one of the 12 semi-finalists.

Team Members: Tham Hai Han (305)

Muhammad Haidil B Ismail Gani (305)

Lim Wei Yi, Bryan (305) 2016 was the pilot year for the Secondary One students in Timothy Gani (305) the Tier 1 programme. Based on the theme of Environment, Brandon Lam Jun Xi (305) the students went through a Design Thinking course where they had the opportunity to ideate and propose solutions B. Youth Entrepreneurs Competition (YEC) to solve the problems which impact the community. A total of 10 teams were selected to showcase their prototypes during our school’s annual AYE at the end of the year.

Students with keen interest and aptitude were involved in the Tier 2 and Tier 3 programmes. It was our first year participating in external competitions such as the Youth Innovation Challenge (YIC) by Singapore Management University, and the Youth Entrepreneurs Competition (YEC)

by Singapore Discovery Centre.

Out of all the business plan entries submitted by 25 schools under the Category A (for Secondary Schools), Queensway Through the competitions, the students learnt more about emerged as one of the 10 semi-finalists. pitching a business idea, marketing a product and working in a team. Most importantly, the programmes have helped Team jMaB (EBS and D&T students) to stimulate interest in innovation and entrepreneurship Jonathan Seek Yu Cheng (313) among them.

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ALUMNI

The Alumni is grateful to the school for the numerous opportunities given to be part of school programmes.

Our first activity was welcoming the Secondary One students on CCA Day and Assembly and our last activity was wishing the graduating students all the best for their examinations.

In between, we also hosted a CNY lunch for the less privileged, toasted the Best All Round students, played soccer and basketball with former students and saluted the teachers for their contribution.

The Alumni will continue to ‘bond the Past with the Present for the Future of Queensway’.

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ONWARD WE MARCH TOWARDS SUCCESS

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

PREFECTORIAL BOARD

PREFECT MISTRESSES: MS. ARWINDER KAUR

MS. NERINE TAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF 2016/2017 Head Prefect

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SARAH CHUA WEI LING

305

Deputy Head Prefect WANG YINKE

305

Deputy Head Prefect MUHAMMAD HAIDIL B ISMAIL GANI

305

Head of Admin

TANG XIN YI, XANDRA

303

Head of Logistics

HO HOA THANH

305

Head of Finance

SYARIFAH NURUL QISTINA BTE RUIDIL

303

Head of Welfare

HO JOU MEI, JAMIE

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2016 has been an amazing year for the Prefectorial Board.

Led by Head Prefect Pearl Ng of 402 and driven by the motto “To Lead is To Serve”, prefectorial duties started on the very first day of school as the prefects welcomed the new Secondary One students into the Queensway family. To help the juniors bond quickly during the Orientation Week, the prefects organised a series of fun and exciting icebreaker games. In addition, the prefects also conducted school tours and acted as buddies to the Secondary One students to help them adapt quickly to their new environment.

Apart from the day-to-day duties such as leading the school’s morning assembly and presenting morning announcements, the prefects also play an important role

in school events such as Speech Day, National Day, Cross Country, Sports Day, Parent-Teacher-Conferences and Assembly of Youth for the Environment. These events definitely help the prefects grow as leaders, whilst sharpening and honing their social and etiquette skills.

The positive feedback from teachers and parents after these events definitely showed that the prefects have risen to these occasions gracefully.

new Head Prefect. The school witnessed the distinguished Handing-Over Ceremony of the new Executive Committee of Prefects symbolised by the handing over of blazars and the school flag from our outgoing Head Prefect Pearl Ng to our newly-appointed Head Prefect Sarah Chua.

2016 saw the Prefectorial Board soaring to greater heights.

It was certainly a meaningful and fulfilling year for our prefects. Despite having to cope with studies and CCAs, The second semester kicked off excitingly as Queensway our prefects continue to exemplify the school core values had our Head Prefect Elections. The two candidates, Sarah of Excellence, Diligence, Respect and Responsibility. Armed Chua and Wang Yinke, went through an interview with with passion and conviction, the Prefectorial Board will the school leaders before being selected to run for Head continue to nurture confident and critical leaders, and Prefect. Afterwards, they had a week of campaigning. The make Queensway a home for one and all. official Voting Day saw the entire school voting for their

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NATIONAL POLICE CADET CORPS

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TEACHERS–IN–CHARGE: ASP (NPCC) CHNG ENG PENG (OC UNIT) ASP (NPCC) TERENCE LEONG (ADJUTANT) ASP (NPCC) JAMIE WONG INSP (NPCC) THAM YU HSUAN INSP (NPCC) JIMMY ONG MENG GUAN INSP (NPCC) LIM MEI XUAN INSP (NPCC) LUO HAILUN STATION INSPECTOR (MALE): SI (NPCC) CHUNG JIAJUN (404) STATION INSPECTOR (FEMALE): SI (NPCC) YEO JING FEN (402) BEST UNIT CADET (MALE): SI (NPCC) CHUNG JIA JUN (404) BEST UNIT CADET (FEMALE): SI (NPCC) YIEO JEAN YI (405)

Queensway Secondary School NPCC Unit consists of more than 100 cadets, led by 7 teacher-officers, with the mission of developing cadets into caring and responsible citizens.

This year, the unit also achieved a Gold Award in the Best Unit Competition.

NPCC has close affiliation with the Singapore Police Force.

Training has evolved from just drills to more structured and interesting training programs. These are the programmes our cadets have to undergo: • •

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Rifle/Revolver Shoots Outdoor Programmes such as camping, canoeing, rafting and kayaking Leadership & Mentoring Courses Basic NPCC/Police Knowledge Crime Prevention Knowledge Total Defence/Civil Defence Knowledge Course Basic Drills/Ceremonial Parades Values in Actions (VIA) Local and Overseas Educational/Immersion Trip

Our cadets are exposed through unique opportunities to Singapore’s crime prevention efforts on building a safe and secure home. Through various activities, values such as discipline, loyalty, integrity, resourcefulness, tenacity and civic-consciousness are inculcated to develop them into Caring and Responsible Citizens.

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NATIONAL CADET CORPS

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COMMANDING OFFICER: MAJOR GANESAN THIRUVALLUVAN OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF GIRLS UNIT: LTA PHYLINN TAN OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF BOYS UNIT: LTA ARTHUR CHEONG TRAINING OFFICERS: LTA ELAINE YEO

2LTA FINNA LEE

2LTA LULU CHENG

2LTA ENRICO TAN

2LTA WILSON NG STUDENT LEADERS:

USM (GIRLS) – MSG GOH JIA LI (403) USM (BOYS) – MSG TOK NIMOE (403) AUSM (GIRLS) – XANDRA TANG (303) – JAYDE ONG (301) AUSM (BOYS) – AUDRIC HO (303)

Our Unit : The NCC (Land) unit is the school’s premier uniformed group for the boys and girls. There are altogether 192 cadets.

We strive to prepare the students for tomorrow’s challenges by developing disciplined leaders that embody the values of loyalty to country, integrity, commitment, responsibility, care for fellow students and the spirit of adventure.

Our Mission: To establish a world-class organization that nurtures responsible, resilient and resourceful cadets to become In NCC, we believe in exposing our cadets through a variety successful citizens. of programmes and activities. This ensures that our cadets have a good learning experience and chance to grow to To develop a thinking and learning team driven by our become a leader.

Core Values.

These are some of our extensive and enrichment To develop resourceful, responsible, resilient, loyal leaders programmes and activities: and team players through fun and challenging military- • Foot drill, related activities.

• Arms drill, • Military knowledge, • Kayaking certification, • Basic technical handling of weapon, • Individual Marksmanship Training (IMT), • Live-Firing, Basic and Intermediate Survival Programme, • Basic First Aid Course, • Specialist Course and Senior Specialist Course, • Overseas VIA trips to Vietnam were organised in 2015 and 2016.

Results for Best Unit Competitions Gold Award for the Boys Unit (2011 - 2016) Gold Award for the Girls Unit (2012 - 2016) 63

GIRL GUIDES

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TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MS MURNI IRYANI BTE MOHD HANAFI MS THAMIZHVAANI D/O VEERAIAN MDM JUANNA BTE JUMARI MS SIA BOON PING MS NERINE TAN MS JACLYN LEE KAH POH COMPANY LEADER: CHEONG LAY YEN REGINA (403) ASSISTANT COMPANY LEADER: PUAH YUU SHUEN (404) Our Guiding journey this year has truly been a memorable one. Under the strong leadership of Regina Cheong and Puah Yuu Shuen, QSS Guides has once again sustained Gold Honours for the coveted Puan Noor Aishah Award since 2011. Together with their court of honour committee members, they conducted and designed many activities aimed at enhancing Guides’ resilience, confidence and self-esteem.

Queensway Girl Guides embarked on their first ever ‘Free Scouts and Dove Company with the vision of empowering Being Me’ sharing journey with our international Hong girls through improving body confidence and self-esteem.

Kong sister guides late last year. This project entailed working with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl In addition to this, Queensway Girl Guides continues to build sisterhood ties by putting their learning into action through serving the community. They continued their out-reach programme with the children at House on the Hill Montessori by carrying out educational projects to share ICT skills or simple craftwork during their service learning programme.

Making a difference in the lives of others is a core value of Girl Guides. By engaging in the rich variety of Girl Guiding experiences, girls develop their fullest potential and are responsible citizens of the world. We are proud to announce our second recipient of the Baden Powell Award, Deonna Lim of class 403. This award is the highest award given out by our Chief Commissioner to a girl guide in recognition of a guide’s love for guiding, her commitment towards the Guides Movement, and her efforts in upholding guiding values and skills.

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BOYS’ BRIGADE 61ST SINGAPORE COMPANY

CAPTAIN: LT SEAN LAI TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE:

2LT CHEN ZHIYUN 2LT TAN WEI YI 2LT ETHEL CHOY 2LT MARCUS LOW 2LT LOOI TSE THENG

COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR: SSG DAMIEN TOH (401) DEPUTY COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR: SSG JOVIN SYURYANSYAH (410) NCO CHAIRMAN: SSG TAN YONG EN, SEAN (403) 66

NCO VICE-CHAIRMAN: SSG HANSEL ONG HAN SHEN (405) SSG NG HSIN-KAI (405) The mission of the Boys’ Brigade is to nurture boys, to lead and to serve, based on Christian values. Our company also seeks to inculcate the values of Obedience, Reverence, Discipline and Self Respect through our programs for the boys. The 61st Company in Queensway Secondary School aims to provide a holistic education for our boys outside of the classroom. Boys are often challenged beyond their ability through various adventure activities, camps and parades. This helps to develop life skills such as teamwork, perseverance, confidence and leadership skills to serve the company and school.

In July, the 61st Company, together with our sponsoring Our achievements for the year 2016 also include: church, Community of Praise Baptist Church, planned the annual BB CARES event. The boys accompanied a group of BB Blaze Competition elderly for an outing to the Peranakan Museum. It was good – Bronze Honour Roll bonding time for the boys, church volunteers and seniors.

BB Week 2016 Every December, during the Christmas period, our boys – Silver Honour Roll will volunteer their time and effort to help out with the BB SHARE-A-GIFT project. The 61st Company will set aside Recipient for the S.P Chua Award 2016 a day to deliver packed groceries to the elderly and less – Brigade Level Best Boy Award fortunate. The time and effort spent will allow the boys to Staff Sergeant Damien Toh experience greater compassion and empathy for the poor This is a highly prestigious award where only the most in Singapore. outstanding boy in each company is recognized. SSG Damien Toh is an enthusiastic and committed member Our boys also participated in the national Character Quest who has participated actively in school and brigade events.

Competition in September 2016. The boys were also He is truly deserving of this award. selected to represent the company in the events put in extra hours and effort to train and give their best. Through Recipient for the Founders’ Award 2016 the training and competition, they learned to work as a – Brigade Level Outstanding Award team and gained invaluable friendship with one another.

Staff Sergeant Sean Tan This year, three of our boys were selected to be part of This is a highly prestigious award given to graduating the BB contingent in the 51st National Day Parade at the boys who have fulfilled the strict requirements set at Singapore Sports Hub. the brigade level. They must have attained the Senior Proficiency Star Award, represented the company at national events and competitions and successfully The “J M Fraser’s Award for Excellence” Best Unit 2016 attempted their badge work at an advanced level. They – SILVER Award are also good role models in their conduct and leadership We are truly appreciative of the time and effort that all within the company and in school. Sean Tan has proven our partners and stakeholders have given to develop the himself worthy in this regard. boys. This award could not have been achieved without the combined efforts of all the people involved.

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ST JOHN BRIGADE

The St. John Brigade provides first aid and other related services to the school and the public. The cadets rendered first aid duties in school functions such as the school’s CrossCountry and the Annual Sports Meet and also National events such as the ASEAN PARA Games in December 2015 and this year’s National Day Parade. The SJB cadets also helped to raise funds during St. John’s Annual Flag Day and Walkathon for the St. John National Headquarters.

This year, a record of four teams participated in the annual First Aid Competition in the Cadet and Adult categories and selected cadets also participated in the First Aid Quiz which was organized by SJAB Headquarters.

Cadets were sent for leadership courses such as the Standard Non-Commissioned Officers (N.C.O.) Course

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and Advanced N.C.O Course in order to qualify as NCOs of SJB and to instill values of discipline and resilience.

Cadets were also sent for enrichment and recreational badges to help them attain badges for the Cadet’s Proficiency Badges Scheme. Such courses include the Basic Drills Instructor course, SANA course, Civil Defence course and Total Defence course. In order to improve their first aid knowledge, cadets attended first aid courses such as Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), CPR AED and Heart Saver courses.

SJB obtained a Silver Award for its Corps Achievement Award in 2016 and we have four cadets who achieved the Chief Commissioner’s Badge this year, the highest award that a cadet can achieve under the Cadet Proficiency Badge Scheme.

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MR CHAN KWAN MENG ALEX (CORPS SUPERINTENDENT) MS CELINE TAN MS ARWINDER KAUR MS TEO HWEE MING SHARELYN MR CHNG WEI MING EDWIN HEAD OF DEPARTMENTS (STUDENTS): CHAIRPERSON CHAN CHENG MUN ADMINISTRATION JANLYNN KUOK DEVELOPMENT CHLOE CHIA TRAINING (FOOTDRILL) IRENE WONG TRAINING (FIRST AID) CHAN CHENG MUN COMMUNITY SERVICE ANG ZHI LING QUARTERMASTER TAN KAI JIE

VOLUNTEER ADULT LEADER: MR TAN WEE ENG OFFICERS-IN-CHARGE: MISS SHANICE TAN SER HUI MR PARTHIBAN CHANDRASEKAR MISS GOH CHIN YUN MISS JIANG XIA

(302) (301) (305) (305) (302) (304) (312)

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CROSS COUNTRY

QSS Cross Country has grown from strength to strength.

Our membership has been steadily increasing through the years, as the CCA introduced a number of competitive and recreational activities into our programme. Our runners have participated in the following competitions and events in 2016: • National Schools X-Country Championship • National Schools Track & Field Championship • Wings X-Country Championship • The Straits Times Run 2016 QSS Cross Country performed well this year. At this year’s National Schools’ Cross Country Championship held at Bedok Reservoir, our teams achieved the following results: Our ‘B’ Division boys did an excellent job with a top 20 finish. Special mention goes to Dorcus Chu who did us proud by emerging 18th out of 254 runners in her category.

Along with the rest of her teammates, our ‘C’ Division girls emerged 11th position overall.

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Division

Position

‘A’ Division Boys

Abdul Thaslim, 31st position

‘B’ Division Boys

18th out of 50 schools

‘B’ Division Girls

23rd out of 38 schools

‘C’ Division Boys

33rd out of 43 schools

‘C’ Division Girls

11th out of 43 schools

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MR GERARD DANKER

MISS NASEEMA BANU

MISS GRACE LEE CAPTAIN: LIM WEI CHEN, DAREL (404) VICE-CAPTAIN: CHEONG FONG TENG, TRACY (404)

11 of our athletes also travelled to Foshan, China in December 2015, pitting our skills against athletes from the Foshan Sports School. They learnt valuable lessons in training methods and the attitude of the Chinese athletes towards sports excellence.

A Cross Country Camp was organised in December 2015 at Aloha Resort to build the team spirit of the athletes and allow them to bond. The team stayed together over three days and two nights.

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BASKETBALL

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MR TAY SWEE HOE (OVERALL-IN-CHARGE) MR YEO CHOON HWA (‘B’ BOYS) MR FOK CHEE WEL (‘C’ BOYS) COACH: MR LIM KWEE CHAI ‘B’ DIVISION BOYS’ CAPTAIN: LOW WEI QING (410) ‘B’ DIVISION BOYS’ VICE-CAPTAINS: JUSTIN SIM YI JIE (413) KEVIN JONATHAN (413) ‘C’ DIVISION BOYS’ CAPTAIN: JORDAN TAN HONG JUN (201) ‘C’ DIVISION BOYS’ VICE-CAPTAINS: TEE CHIEN CHEN (202) HAN ZEXUAN (201)

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This year, our ‘B’ boys performed well in the South Zone Inter-School Basketball Championship played in January.

We did the school proud by making it past the first round. In the second round, we gave our best but did not qualify for the semi-finals.

Our ‘C’ boys competed in our South Zone Inter-School Basketball Championship in Term 3. The team went through intense training during the June school holiday.

We put up a commendable performance by making it through to the second round. Although we fought fearlessly in Round 2, we succumbed to stronger opponents in four of the five matches and were not able to proceed to the next round.

RESULTS OF SOUTH ZONE INTER-SCHOOL TOURNAMENT Besides friendly matches, our ‘B’ and ‘C’ boys also participated in a series of tournaments in order to ‘B’ Boys prepare them for their inter-school games. Below are the South Zone Round 1 South Zone Round 2 competitions which the respective teams participated OPPONENTS RESULTS OPPONENTS RESULTS in, from last year up to their inter-school competitions BMS WON 49 - 42 YYS LOST 35 – 20 this year: National JC

LOST 37 - 31

ACS (BR)

LOST 62 - 25

ACS (I)

WON 41 - 13

FMS

LOST 44 - 31

‘B’ and ‘C’ Boys

SGS

WON 51 - 24

QTS

WON 47 - 38

- T-Net Under-16 Tournament (Nov – Dec 2015)

PCS

WON 46 - 37

- T-Net Under-14 Tournament (Jun 2016)

‘C’ Boys South Zone Round 1

South Zone Round 2

OPPONENTS RESULTS

OPPONENTS RESULTS

BMS

WON 69 - 25

SAS

WON 39 - 35

PS

LOST 50 - 46

FMS

LOST 60 - 16

WSS

WON 53 - 35

KRS

LOST 47 - 37

HIH

LOST 53 - 40

RI

LOST 52 - 43

- Queens’ Cup 2016 Under-16 and Under-14 (Aug 2016)

With our dedication and enthusiasm to the sport, we hope to press on in our endeavour to do our best for future matches.

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SEPAK TAKRAW ‘B’ DIVISION

SEMI-FINAL We went up against Naval Base Secondary School as COACH: MR CHUA LYE HENG underdogs as they were Group Champion. Our first regu CAPTAIN: MUHAMMAD RIDHWAN BIN AMRAN (411) (team) matched their opponents in skill and deception, VICE – CAPTAIN: MUHAMMAD IRSHARUDIN BIN KHAMIS (311) managing a win in straight sets, albeit with the tightest of margins. Our second regu played a clinical game and NATIONAL SEPAK TAKRAW TOURNAMENT downed their opponents in straight sets as well. With a 2-0 PRELIMINARY victory, we qualified for the National Finals.

This is the first year that the tournament went straight into OPPONENTS RESULTS the national round. We qualified for the National QuarterNaval Base Sec WON 2 - 0 Finals, being champion of our group.

TEACHER-IN-CHARGE: MR FEROZ ALI

FINAL At the National Final, our opponents were Woodlands Secondary School, the school that we succumbed to in three previous National Finals, in the years of 2007, 2008 and 2009.

The boys were pumped up, focussed and determined to taste victory this time. The first regu beat their opponents QUARTER-FINALS in straight sets, and the second regu followed suit. Without This stage of the tournament provided us with stiffer having to play the third regu, we were declared the opponents, and we had to dig deep to overcome our NATIONAL CHAMPION of SEPAK TAKRAW for the first time opponents. With two victories, we qualified for the National in the school’s history!

Semi-Finals as Group Runners-Up. OPPONENTS RESULTS

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OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Bedok View Sec Bendemeer Sec Yuying Sec Ping Yi Sec Bartley Sec

WON 3 - 0 WON 3 - 0 WON 3 - 0 WON 2 - 1 WON 3 - 0

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Fuchun Sec Assumption Pathway Yusof Ishak Sec

LOST 2 - 1 WON 3 - 0 WON 2 - 1

Woodlands Sec

WON 2 - 0

SEPAK TAKRAW ‘C’ DIVISION

TEACHER-IN-CHARGE & COACH: MR BEN DAVID TEACHER-IN-CHARGE: MISS TOH HUI YU CAPTAIN: MOHAMAD HAIRUL B MOHAMAD RAFIK (213) VICE – CAPTAIN: SHMILY KYLE LINGAT MANALESE (213) NATIONAL SEPAK TAKRAW TOURNAMENT PRELIMINARY There was no zonal competition this year.

The results of the national preliminary round are as follow: OPPONENTS

RESULTS

North Light Sec

WON 3 - 0

Unity Sec

WON 3 - 0

Bartley Sec

WON 3 - 0

Naval Base Sec

WON 2 - 1

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Choa Chu Kang Sec

WON 3 - 0

Bendemeer Sec

WON 3 - 0

Woodlands Sec

WON 2 - 1

SEMI-FINAL With three victories, we qualified for the National Semi-Finals.

We faced Naval Base Secondary for the second time around, and again we emerged victorious. The result is as follows: OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Naval Base Sec

WON 2 - 0

FINAL In the National Finals, the ‘C’ boys wanted to emulate their seniors in becoming National Champion. After a hard fought game, we emerged victorious with a score of 2-1, thus emerging as National Champion for 2016!

QUARTER-FINALS OPPONENTS RESULTS We qualified for the National Quarter-Finals, as champions Woodlands Sec WON 2-1 of our group. This stage of the tournament provided us with stiffer opponents, and we had to dig deep to overcome our The Sepak Takraw team would like to acknowledge the opponents. The results for the National Quarter Finals are strong support given by the school management, teachers, QSS Alumni, as well as all Queenswayans. We look forward as follow: to more success in future.

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FOOTBALL BOYS ‘B’ DIVISION

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MR AJAIB SINGH & MR AARON ONG

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

COACH: MR JASNI HATTA

St Gabriel’s Sec

LOST 3 - 1

Serangoon Garden Sec

WON 3 - 0

CAPTAIN: MUHAMAD SOLIHIN B IBRAHIM (411) VICE-CAPTAIN: MUHAMMAD NAASIRUDDIN (411)

Bendemeer Sec

DRAW 2 - 2

RESULTS OF THE SOUTH ZONE COMPETITION SOUTH ZONE ROUND 1

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QUARTER-FINAL ROUND

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Mayflower Sec

WON 10 - 0

Henderson Sec

WON 13 - 0

Beatty Sec

WON 10 - 0

Ang Mo Kio Sec

WON 2 - 0

St Joseph (International)

WON 4 - 0

The ‘B’ boys emerged third in the Quarter-Final Round of the South Zone Football Tournament and did not qualify for the National Tournament. The team continues to work hard and looks forward to achieving better results in 2017.

FOOTBALL BOYS ‘C’ DIVISION

RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL COMPETITION

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MR MORI TOSHIYUKI & MR KADIR

NATIONAL SCHOOLS ROUND 1

COACH: MR JASNI HATTA CAPTAIN: MUHAMMAD FARHAN B AZMAN (201) VICE-CAPTAIN: MUHAMMAD RUKAIFI B JURAIMI (213) RESULTS OF THE SOUTH ZONE COMPETITION SOUTH ZONE ROUND 1 OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Rd) St Andrew’s Sec Northlight School Whitley Sec Anglo-Chinese School (International)

WON 6 - 0 WON 7 - 0 WON 4 - 0 WON 12 – 0 WON 8 - 0

QUARTER-FINAL ROUND OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Fairfield Methodist Sec Bartley Sec Bendemeer Sec

WON 7 - 1 WON 5 - 0 WON 3 - 1

SEMI-FINAL OPPONENTS

RESULTS

St Joseph’s Institution

WON 3 – 0

FINAL OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Serangoon Garden Sec

LOST 1 – 0

Queensway Secondary School emerged first runner-up in the South Zone Football Tournament.

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Singapore Sports School

DRAW 0 - 0

Jurongville Sec

LOST 2 - 1

St Patrick’s School

WON 1 - 0

Queensway Secondary School emerged fourth in the group in the National Football Tournament Preliminary and did not qualify for the Quarter-Finals.

The team achieved commendable results, especially in the zonal tournament where we emerged second. However, we were not able to garner the same success at the National level. Nevertheless, a lot of hard work and dedication were put in by the players.

The team continues to train regularly under the guidance of our coach, Mr Jasni Hatta, and our advisor, Mr Justin Fernandez. Apart from the weekly training sessions, the boys have also been involved in periodic friendly matches with other schools. To hone their skills further, our players are exposed to other competitive events. We hope to build on the strengths of this present team through more external competitions in the future.

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FOOTBALL GIRLS ‘B’ DIVISION

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MS. VALERIE CO MR. LEET TAGORE (OVERALL) COACH: MISS LUO JIAN ZHEN CAPTAIN: NURMUSFIRAH BTE MOHAMED YUSOFF (401) VICE-CAPTAIN: SO CARYN (410) INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITIONS RESULTS PRELIMINARY OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Whitley

WON 5 - 2

Henderson

WON 6 - 0

Deyi

WON 8 - 0

Northlight

WON 5 - 0

Woodlands

WON 1 - 0

SEMI-FINAL OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Hong Kah

WON 1 - 0

FINAL

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OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Bowen

LOST 0 - 2

Our ‘B’ Division girls played their opening match this year against Whitley, winning with a score of 5-2. They proceeded to win their next four matches confidently, earning them a spot in the semi-finals against Hong Kah where they won 1-0. Securing a place in the finals, the B Girls met Bowen at the Serangoon Stadium. The girls held their ground until the last few minutes of the game where they conceded two goals to lose to Bowen 2-0.

The team played with cohesion and teamwork and this would not have been achieved without resilience and the ‘never-say-die’ attitude in the team.

FOOTBALL GIRLS ‘C’ DIVISION

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MS. FRIEDEN NG MS. SAMANTHA TENG MR. LEET TAGORE (OVERALL) COACH: MISS LUO JIAN ZHEN

Our girls also achieved individual accolades in the tournament.

• Dorcas Chu (Class 211) was awarded the ‘Most Promising Player’.

• Putri Nur Syaliza (Class 111) scored a total of 24 goals and was awarded the ‘Top Scorer’ of the tournament.

CAPTAIN: DORCAS CHU (211) VICE-CAPTAIN: NURZIANAH BTE YAZID (211)

Throughout the tournament, the girls learnt character, resilience and courage that would take them further in life.

Our ‘C’ Girls started training as early as January once the Secondary One intake arrived and the selection process for potential players began. Through training, the girls learned basic footwork and positional awareness. Game strategy was slowly introduced and the players themselves started to gel as a team.

INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITIONS RESULTS (JULY 2016) PRELIMINARY

The ‘C’ Girls tournament started in July when the team played their opening game against Hong Kah, beating them with a score of 11-2. Confidently winning their next two matches against Deyi and Greenview, the ‘C’ Girls team progressed into the semi-finals where they met Woodlands at the Serangoon Stadium, beating them with a score of 10-1 to qualify for the National finals. In their final match, the ‘C’ Girls met Bowen at the Jalan Besah Stadium where they won with a score of 9-0 and were crowned the National Champion.

SEMI-FINAL

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Hong Kah

WON 11 - 2

Deyi

WON 13 - 0

Greenview

WON 13 - 0

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Woodlands

WON 10 - 1

FINAL OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Bowen

WON 9 - 0

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VOLLEYBALL

TEACHERS–IN-CHARGE: MISS TEO YONG CHIN (OVERALL-IN-CHARGE) MISS LAU BEE JUAN MR LOW CHEONG CHEE MDM ZHENG XIU MIN MISS LIM SWEE KHENG MR TAN TUAN HENG

COACH: MR NG CHEE HOE (GIRLS’ COACH) MR TAN ZHI QIANG (BOYS’ COACH) CAPTAIN (‘B’ GIRLS): TEH SUET LING (411) VICE-CAPTAIN (‘B’ GIRLS): JOELLE LIM YAN YI (302) CAPTAIN (‘B’ BOYS): HE ZHENYU (404) VICE-CAPTAIN (‘B’ BOYS): SHAO ZHIJUN (405) CAPTAIN (‘C’ GIRLS): UI WUN XIN (201) VICE-CAPTAIN (‘C’ GIRLS): LIM XIN YE (202) CAPTAIN (‘C’ BOYS): ONG WEI LI WESLEY (204) VICE-CAPTAIN (‘C’ BOYS): ALGER GOH (201)

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This year, our ‘C’ Division girls fought hard to enter the finals in the Inter-School South Zone Championship. The match against Fairfield Methodist Secondary was intense, but the girls competed fearlessly with the support of the school’s entourage of teachers and students. We are proud of our girls for attaining second position in the South Zone Championship.

Our ‘C’ Division boys also did us proud by securing third position in the South Zone Championship. They played their best in the preliminary rounds, bringing them to the semi-finals against Ang Mo Kio Secondary School. The boys put in a gallant effort to beat their opponents 2-1, emerging third in the South Zone Championship.

Our ‘B’ Division girls seized the fourth position in the South Zone Championship. The girls displayed commendable teamwork and fighting spirit in every match. Although they did not manage to defend their championship title, they persevered and did not concede defeat in the face of adversity during their matches.

Volleyball is a sport that requires much teamwork and cooperation among the players. Besides having excellent skills, communication between the players is also essential.

We also value diligence and hard work during our training sessions. With our strong rapport and unrelenting determination, we remain committed in the pursuit of excellence and bringing glory to the school.

‘B’ GIRLS

‘C’ GIRLS

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

Pierce Sec

Won 2-0

Beatty Sec

Won 2-0

Queenstown Sec

Won 2-0

Bartley Sec

Won 2-0

Bartley Sec

Won 2-0

Fairfield Sec

Won 2-1

Yuying Sec

Lost 0-2

Yuying Sec

Won 2-0

Semi-finals

Fairfield Sec

Lost 0-2

Semi-finals

Fairfield Sec

Lost 1-2

Final

Ang Mo Kio Sec

Lost 0-2

3 /4 Placing rd

‘B’ BOYS

th

‘C’ BOYS OPPONENTS

RESULTS

RESULTS

Zhonghua Sec

Lost 1-2

Ang Mo Kio Sec

Lost 0-2

Chong Boon Sec

Won 2-1

Fairfield Sec

Lost 0-2

Ang Mo Kio Sec

Won 2-0

Queenstown Sec

Won 2-1

Fairfield Sec

Lost 0-2

Chong Boon Sec

Lost 0-2

Queenstown Sec

Won 2-0

ACS (Intl)

Won 2-0

Zhonghua Sec

Lost 1-2

Semi-finals

Zhonghua Sec

Lost 0-2

Ang Mo Kio Sec

Won 2-1

3rd/4th Placing

OPPONENTS

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CHOIR

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MS SERENE SOH HUEY MEI MRS WONG SOH HOON MISS DING LAY YEN MRS RAJA MRS GRACE LAI MDM CHEW INSTRUCTORS: MS LIM HUIMIN PRESIDENT: DARREN LAU (404) VICE-PRESIDENTS: CHEN YUQI (401)

OOI YI LIN RACHEL (403)

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SYF RESULT IN 2015: DISTINCTION The Queensway choir is an aesthetic performing group which consists of more than 60 members who are talented and enthusiastic choristers. Through of the love of music, we seek to nurture their talent and inculcate a passion for singing in each of our choristers so that they can each reach their fullest potential and develop into gracious student leaders.

at the Victoria Concert Hall. This is a festival organised to celebrate the vibrancy and vocal talents of a select group of schools who have performed exceptionally well in the SYF Choral Presentation 2015 as well as Voices in Harmony 2014-2015. This festival provided an opportunity for our choristers to collaborate with other 9 schools to enhance their singing techniques and skills.

The choir is trained by a very competent and effective Our students enjoyed and built a strong bonding with instructor Miss Lim Huimin, and taken care of by a team the other schools’ choristers through the combined of committed teachers and led by a team of enthusiastic performance. In addition, the choir also took part in the committee members. international competition “The Orientale Concentus” at the SOTA on 3 July. Our choir, through their hard work and Throughout the year, they represented the school in their commitment to excellence, attained a Gold Award. various performances and choir exchanges. Last year, the choir participated in the Singapore Youth Festival The school is proud of the choir members for their Presentation and had achieved a Certificate of Distinction. commitment and determination. This spurred the choir On 29 March, the choir performed in “The Big Stage” members to continue to strive towards excellence.

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CONCERT BAND

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MRS ALEXIS LEE

MISS CHIA HUI JUN

MRS SASSI

MRS LEONG CHOY PENG

MDM LI YING

MS JULIA LEE BAND INSTRUCTOR: MR EDMUND CHANG COMMITTEE MEMBERS BAND MAJOR: JOVAN TEO (402) ASST BAND MAJOR: DARRYLL KOH (405) DRUM MAJOR: BOK CUITIAN (403) ASST DRUM MAJOR: GOH JINGRUI (401) 84

SYF RESULT IN 2015: ACCOMPLISHMENT 2016 is a fruitful year for Queensway Concert Band. Under the guidance of our newly-appointed Band Conductor Mr Edmund Chang, the band was involved in various school performances. In January, the band entertained the Secondary One students during Orientation Day which recruited 27 new members. In addition, the band members put up an interesting performance during the Chinese New Year Celebration. Besides that, the band was also featured in the school’s National Day Parade, Annual Speech Day Parade and Concert.

To keep the band members actively involved in honing their skills and bringing their musicality to greater heights, the band took part in the 5th Singapore International Band Festival in July. The preparation for this competition proved to be an enriching experience for the band members as they also got to learn from overseas instructors. Through their perseverance and hard work, the band achieved a bronze for the competition.

In October, an overnight camp was held to foster bonding between the Secondary One members and the main band members. In this camp, team-building games were organised to allow the juniors to know each other as well as their seniors better.

It has been an enriching year for the band and it is our desire that the passion of music-making in all the band members continue to grow in the years to come.

Character building is also emphasised. In August, the band members brought much cheer and joy by putting up a performance at the Lion Befrienders.

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CHINESE DANCE

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MISS LOW XIN YEE MISS ZHANG YI MDM MENG XIAN YUAN INSTRUCTOR: MR LI DUO WEI PRESIDENT: LIM YAN YING (303)

SYF RESULT IN 2015: ACCOMPLISHMENT

Not only that, they also performed at the Singapore Youth Festival Opening The Chinese Dance members started Ceremony at the Esplanade this year. their eventful year with a performance The members practised very hard at the annual CCA Fair where they during every training, hoping to show showcased their various types of their best that day. And indeed, they dance, from the elegant traditional did their best and performed well in dance to the fast beat modern dance. front of a large audience.

The members also performed in several big events in the school such The weekly training allows the as the Speech Day, Chinese New Year members to work on their flexibility, Celebration and many more. which will greatly help them in their 86

individual form, alignment and technique to prevent injuries. It also allows the members to build their teamwork which will benefit their dance performances as they are choreographed in such a way that timing, coordination and teamwork are all very important.

We hope to recruit dedicated and disciplined members who have great passion towards dancing and are not afraid to showcase their talent.

MALAY DANCE

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MDM. KARTINI BINTE DJOERAEMI (OVERALL IN-CHARGE) MDM. IRYANTEE BINTE JAFFAR MDM. MAKAISVERY ESTHER PERIAK A

In between rehearsing and performing, the members also found time to contribute to the community. For the VIA project, the members went to the Silver Ace (an elderly care centre) and prepared activities and refreshments for the elderly and performed an impressive Malay dance item.

DANCE INSTRUCTOR: MR. ZAIRIN BIN ABDUL LATIFF

PRESIDENT: NORAZRYN BTE AZRUN (413)

Members also attended cultural show at the Era Dance Theatre’s Black Box; Kacip Mas Dulang 6 and Gentar Rasa.

Finally, the incoming President and Vice-President Relisa VICE-PRESIDENT: NURSYAFIQAH BTE MOHAMED SARI (413) Aulia and Nur Ain Natasha from class 312 did the school proud when they were selected to represent the school at the National Dance Programme 1st phase organized by the SYF RESULT IN 2015: DISTINCTION CCAB. Nur Ain was also selected to represent the school in In 2016, the Malay dancers participated in a wide variety of the 2nd phase of the programme. activities. The year began with a showcase on CCA Day. After that the members started rehearsing for the Chinese New The group did the school proud by achieving Gold or Year concert in which they put on an item entitled, ‘Tarian Distinction in three consecutive SYF years; 2011 and 2013 Si Jelita’, as well as Speech Day concert with an item “Wau and 2015. The group aspires to maintain the Certificate of Bulan”; a traditional Malay dance which demonstrates the Distinction in 2017. vibrancy of youth. The energetic yet elegant moves executed by the dancers depict the enthusiasm, happiness and zest for life by young people today. The group also put up a wellreceived public performance entitled “Riang Si Dara” at the annual Muara Malay Dance Festival held at the Esplanade in on 29 October 2016, Saturday.

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DRAMA DANCE

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MRS ANGELA LOY

MRS ISABEL WONG

MS CHEN WEILING PRESIDENT: TAN ZHI KAI (302) VICE-PRESIDENTS: LIM HUI MIN MICHELLE

(UPPER SECONDARY) (305)

SAKSHAM GEORGE JOHN

(LOWER SECONDARY) (203)

SYF RESULT IN 2015: DISTINCTION Drama Club creates opportunities to nurture artistically excellent Queenswayans who are responsible, dedicated and disciplined so as to make an impact to the community. During the first half of the year, the Drama Club was involved in the CCA Day. They put up an outstanding performance called “Ah Gong, my Superhero”. We also participated in the Human Value Drama Festival whereby more than 60 local secondary schools had participated in. We received very good reviews from the judges and it was a valuable experience for the club. In addition, we were also very privileged to be invited to perform at the National Library during the Asian Festival of Children’s Content.

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As we believe in serving our community, we began the second semester by putting on performances at the Queenstown Library. The performances were “Grandpa, my Superhero” and “No Fits, Nilson”. Apart from these performances, we also started on intensive training for the SYF 2017 competition.

Drama Club has had an eventful year and the series of events have helped to develop the students to be artistic and technically competent individuals who are culturally sensitive.

ART CLUB

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MRS GAYATRI DEVI KUMAR

MR ADAM MAS

designing eye-catching visuals such as posters, flyers and souvenirs during CCA Recruitment Day.

PRESIDENT: RAKSHANA PARVEEN BTE MOHAMED N(211) VICE-PRESIDENT: CARDIA BUNTAN (211)

Members increased their exposure to art by attending NAFA Open House and the Singapore Youth Festival 2016 where they got inspiration from outstanding art work The Art Club is a place where creativity is cultivated and such as drawing, painting and photography done by other expressed visually. The 22 creative members were exposed students. On top of that, one of our members represented to various art forms and many other art-related activities the school in an Art Workshop - Urban Sketcher. to enable them to develop an appreciation for art and artmaking skills. Most of our members chose to join Art Club Our members also took part in the Singapore Youth Festival 2016 Theme Motif Design Contest. Besides that, as their second CCA because of their passion in art. one of our members was one of the Commendation Award The Art Club was involved in a number of in-house winners in the Anti-Drug Art Competition (Traditional Art projects such as Queens Talent 2016 and Look Visual Art Youth Category).

Exhibition 2016. They designed creative and eye-catching marketing posters for both events. For the Look Visual Art Exhibition, the art club members took up the roles of Art Ambassadors. They organised and put up an art gallery show, featuring creative works for the entire school. Our members were exposed to digital art drawing and painting through the use of computer aided design (CAD) software such as Photoshop and Coral Painter. With these CAD skills, students were also able to spruce up their noticeboards by 89

INFOCOMM CLUB

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MRS SHERYL SOH

MR PYIA PHYO MIKE (IT EXECUTIVE) PRESIDENT: HNIN MYAT EINDRAY OO (305) VICE-PRESIDENT: AYE AYE HLAING (304)

Infocomm Club aims to excite students about infocommunication in a fun and meaningful way by training students in IT knowledge, critical thinking skills and creativity.

The club also provides students with opportunities to cultivate leadership, entrepreneurship and community spirit. There are currently 23 members from Secondary 1 to 5. The club focuses mainly on digital media and games development on top of the basic computer skills. Some of the more advanced types of software that the club has embarked on are Illustrator, Scratch and digital imaging.

Scratch encourages students to think systematically and logically before coming up with their own mini movies while Illustrator can be used by members to create posters 90

and cartoon characters which can be used to remember certain concepts in their curriculum. Through computer drawing, members are able to remember things better and learn through a less stressful platform. Digital imaging also helps to develop members’ imagination and an eye for details as precision and visualisation are needed to produce the product.

Members are also equipped with specialised skills like clay motion, storm motion and photo-editing to enhance their ability in producing their own short clips.

With various combinations of software used, the members are able to produce different types of products, be it educational or fun. We also participated in several competitions such as Ace-of-Coders organised by IDA and went into the finals.

Hopefully through these activities offered by the club, members can apply what they have learnt either to their secondary school curriculum or further studies in higher institutions.

GREEN CLUB

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MR GLYNN TAN TZE JWEE

MR MA CHUNG WAI

MS JASMINE TAY PRESIDENT: LEE FANG EN SHARON (212) VICE-PRESIDENT: YUKA FAYE KOMATSU (212)

Green Club’s vision is to grow her members into confident and active contributors to the environment.

To achieve our vision, members were given various platforms to participate and lead in different environmental stewardship activities and projects like Singapore World Water Day, PUB’s Water Ambassador Program, NEA’s Environment Champion Workshop, Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s Green Camp and our school’s very own Assembly of Youth for Environment (AYE).

Members were also given opportunities to participate in various competitions like National Youth EnvirOlympics Competition, Clean Water Challenge, National Environment Quiz and NEA’s Recycling Bin Design Competition.

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AUDIO-VISUAL AID CLUB

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MR WONG MUN CHUNG

MR SIM YEOW CHUAN

After each event, we need to keep and maintain the equipment.

TECHNICAL ADVISOR: MR. SUHAIMI

(i) Daily – morning assembly (ii) Weekly – LC, Assembly (for both lower and upper sec) (iii) Monthly/Termly – Stock check, training of IT Reps. (iv) Ad-hoc – Performances and visits by foreign guests and visitors. (v) Annual – Concerts and school events (both inside and outside of school grounds)

PRESIDENT: GAN KAH TECK (204) VICE-PRESIDENT: KEERTHANA KESHAINI D/O G (211)

New appointment holders This year, the AVA Club saw the club being led by the lower secondary students. This is an exciting year for us as we see Our annual activities and outings the transition of positions.

The AVA Team is always working quietly in the background.

Therefore, the teachers-in-charge always organise activities Activities & duties and outings to reward the crew, who come from various The range of activities performed by the AVA crew is varied. CCA, dedicatedly taking AVA up as their 2nd CCA. We often For most activities, we always turn up the earliest and leave go out for meals and the occasional game of pool or even the latest as we need to perform sound check and lay the ice-skating. This year, we went for a movie marathon and necessary cables. We are also there for all the respective bowling session to unwind. rehearsals be it dry-run, half and full dress.

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MEDIA RESOURCE LIBRARY

TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MADAM JAYA

MRS LIM LAY KUAN PRESIDENT: BRINDA D/O SELVAM MANICKAM (405)

The library together with its external partners and the National Library Board (NLB) initiated interesting and exciting reading programmes to instil reading habit amongst students and make it a second nature to them.

posters and a creation of an Exhibition Space. It will be a space where students’ works or projects will be on display.

It will be an “ever-changing” gallery that promotes new and fresh activities. In this way, students will be enticed to use the library and thereby promoting reading.

As for the teachers, the library had invited the Academy of Singapore Teachers Library to support the staff’s professional development with books and digital resources during the Professional Learning Teams presentations and QSS Learning Festival in Term 3 and 4 respectively.

In conjunction with NLB, QSS created special reading moments as a Queensway Family to inaugurate the National Reading In conclusion, the various programmes had contributed Day (NRD) on 30 July 2016. The English Department and the significantly in boosting readership. It had also been a Mother Tongue Department came on board by organising fruitful one in enhancing quality reading amongst students. reading activities together with the library to enhance students’ interest in reading. These activities culminated on 29 July 2016 with a school-wide, Drop Everything and Read (DEAR), programme whereby students read something they enjoy for 20 minutes after the early morning flag raising.

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PHOTOGRAPHY SOCIETY

Nature Photography Trail @ Singapore Botanic Gardens. We were immersed in nature, discovering the rich biodiversity and heritage trees at our first and only tropical garden on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

TEACHER-IN-CHARGE: MS WONG SUSAN PRESIDENT: LAU JIE YAN (304) VICE-PRESIDENT: DAVE LIM HONG ZHOU (304)

JANELLE CHOW SUTING (512)

(Above): With Mr Mathew Wong at Cannon PhotoMarathon Singapore XIII. We had a whole day of fun and excitement, composing photos for the different themes: `50:50’, `Defy Your Imagination’ and `Street’.

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(Above): With Mr Jonathan Yeap, guest speaker at CDL SYPA Photo Clinic. Mr Jonathan is a full time photographer with Singapore Press Holdings.

PUBLICATIONS TEACHERS-IN-CHARGE: MRS CINDY TAN

MS FRIEDEN NG

PRESIDENT: KELLY ZENG ENQI (202) VICE-PRESIDENT: SIVAKUMAR KARTHIKRAJ (203) The main portfolio of Publications is to produce the school Yearbook and the members are heavily involved in various production stages.

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