Saint Andrew's Junior College

1°19′52.6″N 103°51′54.5″E / 1.331278°N 103.865139°E / 1.331278; 103.865139

Saint Andrew's Junior College (SAJC) started pre-university classes in 1969 at the St. Andrew's School campus. In 1978, SAJC was formally established with its own campus at Telok Blangah, where it remained for 28 years. In 2006, the junior college moved back to Potong Pasir to form part of St. Andrew's Village, where it comprises the junior, secondary, and the college. The JC is currently located at the former SASS site at 55 Potong Pasir Avenue 1. A sheltered pedestrian bridge across the Kallang River connects the JC to the secondary & junior schools across the river. Students at the college are called "Saints". The Village is a 10 minute walk from Potong Pasir MRT station and a 5 minute bus ride (Bus 142) from Toa Payoh Bus Interchange. The current principal, Mrs Lim, will be retiring at the end of 2007. From 2008, the current principal of Crescent Girls' School, Mrs Lee Bee Yann, will replace Mrs Lim as the principal of SAJC.

Academics

SAJC was consistently ranked 7th in the annual JC rankings before such rankings were stopped in 2004.^{[citation needed]} In the 2007 Joint Admission Exercise (JAE), the cut-off points for L1R5 for the Arts and Science faculties were 10 and 8 respectively.

Facilities

SAJC @ Malan Road (1978 - 2005)

At the former campus at Malan Road, the junior college had an air conditioned hall. Tutorial rooms were air conditioned as well. As air conditioning in halls and tutorial rooms was not funded by the Ministry of Education in Singapore, it had to be paid for by monies raised by alumni and the college.

SAJC @ Saint Andrew's Village (2006 - present)

The principal had initially stated that at the new Potong Pasir campus, the tutorial rooms would not be air conditioned due to budget constraints arising from the development of the mega Saint Andrew's Village project. Instead, additional tutorial rooms had to be constructed because of a very large intake of students. Construction of the campus was behind schedule for some time because of the change in plans. However, as an extra S$1.5 million was raised, the JC's hall, together with those of the junior and secondary schools, were air-conditioned towards the end of 2006.

SAJC is the only junior college to have a culinary kitchen on its campus.^{[citation needed]}

Uniform

The shirt/blouse is white and the pants/skirt is navy blue in colour. Students have to wear a navy blue tie with yellow-white stripes and bearing the school crest everyday during schools hours. SAJC is the only JC to incorporate a tie as part of its daily attire. Students may wear sports shoes in any colour.

The physical education (PE) attire consists of a white FBT-branded dry-fit shirt with the school crest sewn on the chest. The college also sub-divides students into 5 Houses. These Houses are: Venn (black), Loy Fatt (yellow), Hose (blue), Gomes (red) and Romanis (green). Students from each house would be required to purchase the shirt with the respective colours (at the side torso area). The shirt follows the previous shirt designs with the word, "SAINTS", printed on the back of the shirt. The previous shirt was cotton based and house colours were dyed on the sleeves of the shirts instead. The shorts are navy blue FBT branded shorts with the word, "Saints", sewn at the bottom-left of the shorts.

School Song

The School Song - John Oxenham

Stanza 1

Lives are in the making here, Hearts are in the waking here,

Mighty undertaking here, Up and On! Up and On!

We are arming for the fight, Pressing on with all our might,

Pluming wings for higher flight, Up and On!

Chorus

Up Saints! Truest fame Lies in high endeavour;

Play the game! keep the flame Burning brightly ever!

Stanza 2

Fair before us lies the way, Time for work and time for play;

Fill the measure while we may, Up and On! Up and On!

Life and time will not delay, Time is running fast away,

Life is now today; today; Up and On!

(Chorus)

Stanza 3

Foes in plenty we shall meet, Hearts courageous scorn defeat;

So we press with eager feet, Up and On! Up and On!

Ever onward to the fight, Ever upward to the Light,

Ever true to GOD and RIGHT, Up and On!

(Chorus)

College Hymn

Our Father, by whose servants,

Our School was built of old,

Whose hand has crowned Thy children,

With blessings manifold;

For Thy unfailing mercies,

Far strewn along our way,

With all who passed before us,

We praise Thy name today.

They reaped not where they laboured,

We reap what they have sown;

Our harvest may be garnered,

By ages yet unknown.

The days of old have dowered us

With gifts beyond all praise,

Our Father make us faithful

To serve the coming days.

Before us and beside us,

Still holden by Thy hand,

A cloud of unseen witness,

Our elder comrades stand;

One family unbroken,

We join in one acclaim;

One heart, one voice uplifting

To glorify Thy name.

Affiliated schools

Co-Curricular Activities

Sports & Games

Cheerleading
Rugby
Touch Rugby
Soccer
Golf
Basketball
Volleyball
Badminton
Hockey
Table Tennis
Track And Field
Tennis
Bowling
Cricket
Outdoor Activities Club
Canoeing Racing Team
Swimming and Water Polo
Netball
Rock-climbing

Leadership

Student Council
House Council
Media Resource Library (MRL)
Saints For Christ (A non-denominational Christian organisation entirely exclusive to SAJC only.)

Service

AVA Unit
Photographic Society
Mentoring
Interact Club

Performing Arts

Choir
Chinese Orchestra
Concert Band
Dance Society
Drama Club
Guitar Ensemble

Clubs & Societies

Art Club
Chinese Society
Info Tech Club
Fitness Club
Environment Club
Indian Cultural Society
Malay Cultural Society
SAJC Culinary And Homemaking Club
SAJC Debate and Oratorical Society
Science Discovery Club
Strategy Games Club
Saints Entrepreneurial Club
Saints Sports Club
IOTA

Notable alumni

Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Author of “Can Asians Think?” and “Beyond the Age of Innocence: Building Trust Between America and the World", Former Singaporean Representative to the United Nations.
Stefanie Sun, Singer
Lin Jun Jie, Singer
Hong Jun Yang, Singer

External links

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