Singapore Chinese Girls' School
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| Name |
Singapore Chinese Girls' School |
| Abbreviation |
SCGS |
| School Code |
Add |
| Chinese Name |
新加坡女子学校 |
| Pinyin |
xin jia po nü zi xue xiao |
| Address |
190 Dunearn Road |
| Country |
Singapore |
| Town |
Bukit Timah |
| Founded |
1899 |
| Community |
Urban |
| Type |
Independent Secondary (Full School) |
| Religion |
Nil |
| Students |
Girls |
| Levels |
Primary 1–Secondary4 |
| Colours |
Jade and Gold/Yellow and Green |
| Motto |
Sincerity, Courage, Generosity, Service |
| Website | |
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sscgps@moe.edu.sg (primary) scgss@moe.edu.sg (secondary) |
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Singapore Chinese Girls' School (SCGS) is one of the oldest schools in Singapore with more than a hundred years of history. It is a full school with both primary and secondary divisions, thus taking in students between the ages of 6 and 16. The secondary division was among the first schools in Singapore to be accorded the status of an independent school in 1989.
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[edit] History
SCGS was founded in July 1899 by a group of Straits Chinese, including Lim Boon Keng, at premises in Hill Street, with an English headmistress and 7 girls on the register. In 1923, the school left its premises at Hill Street (the site later became the Central Fire Station) and moved to Emerald Hill. From 1905 to 1936, the school also admitted a handful of male students, but since then it has been an all-girls school. In 1994, after 70 years at Emerald Hill, the school moved a newly-built campus at Dunearn Road.
[edit] Uniforms
The SCGS uniform is sky-blue in colour and is one of the few schools in Singapore with a sleeveless uniform. The other school in Singapore with sleeveless uniforms is Nanyang Girls High.
The proper school uniform is the sleevless sky blue uniform with the badge above the left breast, and school socks and shoes. Most girls opt to wear PE shorts underneath. The girls are also only allowed to wear their school's jacket.
The Primary School girls of the school wear white socks or school socks (white socks with 'SCGS' embroidered/printed in green) and must pair it with white school shoes. Their Physical Education (P.E.) attire consists of a sleeveless white shirt (with the school logo and name in colours of the pupil's various houses of Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green), green bloomers and a sky-blue half-skirt. Starting from Primary 4, it is compulsory for the students to tuck in their P.E. T-shirts. Many of the upper Primary girls have started to leave their shirts untucked, in a bid to look cool.
The Secondary School girls of the school wear school socks that have the letters "SCGS" embroidered onto onto them, and must also pair it with white school shoes. The school jacket of the school was recently changed to a different design. Their P.E. attire was also recently changed to a white V-necked shirt (with the school logo embroidered in the front, 'SCGS' printed on the back and a green collar) and green shorts. Some of the pupils of the Secondary School dislike the new P.E. T-shirt because they feel that it's V-neck is too low, or because it is, in their opinion, too unsightly. On the contrary, many students like the fact that they do not need to tuck them in.
When the pupils are not having P.E. lessons, they must wear a sky-blue half-skirt. The students have CCA T-shirts and class T-shirts, which are all designed by the students themselves.
Prefects in SCGS wear a white bolero and a badge. Students are nominated by teachers and then, other students of the same level as the nominated students vote for their Prefects of the year. This process is repeated every year.
For formal wear, they don a dark green school blazer and skirt, a white long-sleeved shirt, and a yellow tie. They must also wear black court shoes and stockings/tights with the outfit.
[edit] The School’s Education Philosophy
Vision to be an asset to the country by developing capable women of character and relevance
Mission which drives us to develop each pupil's character and abilities according to her individual pace and aspirations to her fullest potential in preparation for meaningful roles in the community; and
Values of Sincerity, Courage, Generosity and Service
[edit] School Song
Glad that I live am I,
That the sky is blue.
Glad for the country lanes,
And the fall of dew.
After the sun the rain,
After the rain the sun.
This is the way of life,
Till the work be done.
All that we need to do,
Be we low or high.
Is to see that we grow,
Nearer the sky.
[edit] Canteen Food
Most students remember SCGS for it's mee pok noodles. The stall has been selling these noodles in the school for well over 30 years. It is made of vinegar, fishcakes, fishballs, your choice of noodle and many enjoy eating with a special chilli sauce, the stall owner's secret recipe. Students and teachers alike rush during recesses to get a bowl, though the chances of success are very slim due to the long queues and relatively short recess time.
Other than this canteen stall, the SCGS canteen has a notable variety of stalls ranging from a snack stall that caters to the Primary school children, malay, chinese and indian food. Fried and fatty foods are not allowed to be sold to students.
[edit] School Cheer
Yellow and Green,
Our SC school badge,
Ain't nobody gonna be our match.
Don't mess around with SCGS,
Cause we're gonna do our best-
S-C-G-S
S-C! Au! G-S! Au!
Gonna rock you,
Shock you,
Bring you,
Down to your knees.
Say S-C, G-S;
S-C, G-S.
We've got what it takes to reach the top,
So watch out-
'Cause we won't stop.
Say S-C, G-S.
S-C, G-S.
(9 claps in a certain timing)
[edit] Notable Things About SCGS
A team from SCGS won the Hollaback Crew contest for their division, winning the girls $10 000 and a video of their performance shown on MTV Asia. The school is well-known in the performing arts and recently in 2005, received a gold streak for all performing arts items in the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF). Academic wise, the school is well known for the strong English/ Literature department (whereby Literature is a compulsory subject in the upper Secondary division.)
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Rui En, singer-actress
