72-835: Dunman High School (DHS) is a co-educational government autonomous secondary school located in Kallang , Singapore , offering the Integrated Programme and the Special Assistance Plan (SAP). It was originally located in West Kallang. Since adopting the Integrated Programme in 2007, it has produced three President's Scholars . It is also one of the largest government schools in Singapore by physical area. On 14 October 1956, during
144-560: A dance by the school's Chinese Society, and a drumming performance by the percussionists from Chinese Orchestra and Symphonic Band. A 50th anniversary song, written by Kelvin Ang Chin Yuan, was played by Clara Ng Yi Wen and sung by the school. From 2005, the school offered implemented a customised version of the six-year Integrated Programme called the Dunman High Programme (DHP), which allows all students to bypass
216-589: A holding site at Malan Road. The Malan Road campus housed the school while they were waiting for the new school building to be ready in 2009. At a press release held by the Ministry of Education on 21 September 2018, it was revealed that RVHS would be participating in the Joint Admission Exercise as of 2019, and will accept GCE Ordinary Level graduates from other secondary schools for Years 5 and 6 of its Integrated Programme. Under this exercise,
288-483: A pioneer in local fine art and former art teacher of the school. The two Chinese characters read, from right to left, " Dé míng" , the Chinese name of the school. The characters are written in seal script . The red colour symbolises passion and the drive for success. The blue colour signifies peace and dignity, while the circular border represents wholeness and unity, as well as the pursuit of universality, as defined in
360-811: A series of vessels named after Singapore's coastal regions. Kallang is also drained by the Geylang River , Rochor River , Rochor Canal , Marina Channel , Sungei Whampoa and the Pelton Canal , the latter two of which are tributaries of the Kallang River. These aforementioned waterways, together with the Singapore River and Marina Bay , make up the Marina Reservoir that has a catchment size of about one-sixth of mainland Singapore 's land area. Kallang constitutes part of
432-469: A strong presence in Dunman High School, with Saint John Ambulance Brigade, Scouts, Girl Guides and National Police Cadet Corps achieving honours. The Co-curricular Activities (CCAs) offered by Dunman High School is listed below: Sports and Games Performing Arts Uniformed Groups (Junior High) Clubs and Societies Student Interest Groups (Senior High) The student council is
504-609: A subject. Chinese culture lessons are also mandatory in lower secondary and students can opt for Chinese Literature in upper secondary. It also offers the Bicultural Studies Programme (Chinese) also offered in other schools such as Dunman High School , Hwa Chong Institution and Nanyang Girls' High School . The programme aims to nurture independent and passionate individuals who uphold strong moral character, effectively bilingual in English and Chinese, and have
576-765: Is a hill in the Central Water Catchment and has an elevation of 97 metres. Bukit Kallang is situated at the southeastern corner of the Upper Peirce Reservoir , west of the TreeTop Walk suspension bridge, and within the territory of the former Ulu Kallang mukim . The Bukit Kalang Service Reservoir maintained by the Public Utilities Board (PUB) is within its vicinity, so is the source of the Kallang River ,
648-732: Is a transliteration of "Dunman". The meaning of its name in Chinese is derived from a line in the Book of Rites (大学之道，在明明德) which is a statement that has influenced the Emperors of the Han, Tang and Song dynasties in Imperial China. It can be roughly translated as "the Dao (path) to the greatest learning lies in understanding the brightest virtues". The school crest of Dunman High School was designed by Chen Jen Hao, its second principal, and Liu Kang ,
720-702: Is best known as the location of the Singapore Sports Hub , which is home to the new National Stadium and the Singapore Indoor Stadium . The new National Stadium hosted the National Day Parade in 2016, while the Singapore Indoor Stadium frequently hosts concerts and performances. The area of what is now Kallang first appeared in an 1830 survey map of Singapore as "Kilang". By 1838, the place name
792-665: Is currently one of the largest government schools in Singapore in terms of physical area. Incorporated within the six-year Dunman High Programme (DHP) are the Junior High (JH) and Senior High (SH) sections, which leads to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. The school-wide Integrated Programme offered enables students to bypass the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examination that
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#1732783668716864-540: Is located within Kallang. While the subzones of Little India and Kampong Glam constitute parts of Rochor, many developments often associated with these two areas are located within Kallang, resulting in an "overspill" effect. "Little India" and "Kampong Glam" often refer to their respective cultural districts that are larger than the URA-defined subzones and extend into Kallang. The subzone of Lorong 8 Toa Payoh
936-838: Is part of the Central Region of Singapore . Although by definition a single " planning area " according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), the Kallang/Whampoa New Town as per the Housing and Development Board (HDB) also includes the estate of Whampoa , located within Balestier subzone of the adjacent Novena Planning Area . Kallang/Whampoa is the only HDB town that spans across two separate planning areas. Occupying an area of 9.17 square kilometres, Kallang Planning Area
1008-431: Is predominantly white, with red and blue accents. Older T-shirts had a zipper and displayed the characters "立化" ( pinyin : lìhuà ) on the left breast. Newer T-shirts have greater red colouration, lack a zipper, and instead bear the school's crest on the left breast. The T-shirt is to be tucked in. The PE attire is not to be worn to any ceremonial occasion or to non-physical activities (e.g. flag-raising). For all students,
1080-540: Is ranked 32nd among the 55 planning areas in terms of total area, ahead of Bukit Panjang Planning Area and behind Punggol Planning Area . It is ranked 18th in terms of population size, ahead of Queenstown Planning Area and behind Punggol Planning Area. With an area of 7.99 square kilometres, Kallang/Whampoa New Town is ranked 9th among the 23 new towns in terms of total area, ahead of Bukit Batok New Town and behind Bukit Merah New Town . Kallang Planning Area consists of nine "subzones", as officially established by
1152-399: Is supported with internet access. However, this hostel closed in late 2016. As of 2019, the hostel is now privately operated by 85soho, a hostel operator. RVHS, being a Special Assistance Plan school, is strongly influenced by Chinese culture. Chinese language, culture and history are often emphasised in the school. It is compulsory for students from Years 1 to 4 to take Higher Chinese as
1224-466: Is taken in the Special/Express course. Dunman High Junior High uses a Grade Point Average scoring system, with the following scoring system. As of 2019, the scoring system for Junior High students has been updated to include B+ and C+ grades. DHS also organises academic competitions and conferences, both for its students and external participants. A variety of academic programmes, hosted by both
1296-561: The Chinese middle school riots , the Ministry of Education established the predecessor of Dunman High School, Kallang West Government Chinese Middle School, along with other schools like River Valley High School and Hua Yi Secondary School . It was renamed Dunman High School after Thomas Dunman . In the 1956 riots, Chinese middle-school students who subscribed to the communist ideology staged sit-ins and demonstrations, disrupted classes, and in effect shut their schools down. The function of
1368-601: The Confucian classic Book of Rites . Dunman High School preserved its school song in Mandarin Chinese. The lyrics were originally written as prose by a chemistry teacher of the school in 1953. Year 5 and 6 students of Dunman High School are sorted into 4 houses, namely: Together, the houses collectively form the portmanteau Drakihonnu, a moniker for the house system in Dunman High. Dunman High School
1440-704: The Dakota aircraft belonging to the Royal Air Force (RAF) crashed at the Kallang Airport in a thunderstorm, killing all 20 that were on board. Officially named in 1957, Dakota Crescent and Dakota Close serve to commemorate this aviation disaster. On 13 March 1954, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation aircraft operated by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) crashed and exploded as it attempted landing at
1512-595: The Kallang Theatre . River Valley High School, Singapore River Valley High School (RVHS) is a co-educational government autonomous secondary school in Boon Lay , Singapore . Founded in 1956 and originally located in River Valley , it is one of the Special Assistance Plan schools designated by the Ministry of Education in recognition of its heritage and excellence in education. Since 2006,
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#17327836687161584-540: The Lower Peirce Reservoir . The Kallang River is the main waterway that meanders through Kallang. The source of the Kallang River is the Lower Peirce Reservoir (formerly known as the "Kallang River Reservoir"; renamed in honour of Municipal Engineer Robert Peirce in 1922) and the river mouth is located at Kallang Basin , near to the Merdeka Bridge . Flowing for more than 10 kilometres,
1656-618: The Merdeka Bridge , Benjamin Sheares Bridge (Singapore's tallest and longest bridge; reaches its highest point of 29 metres at Kallang Basin) and the Tanjong Rhu Footbridge (the first suspension bridge in Singapore). The present-day boundaries of Kallang Planning Area are established by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for urban planning purpose. Prior to the creation of " planning areas ", Singapore
1728-502: The Ministry of Education in 2001. In 2006, RVHS started running a six-year Integrated Programme which allows students to skip the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examinations, which students in Singapore normally take at the end of Secondary Four, and proceed to sit for the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level at the end of the sixth year. The final batch of GCE Ordinary Level students graduated from RVHS in 2007. In June 2006, RVHS moved out of its campus at Queensway to
1800-579: The O-Level examinations and directly take the A-Level examinations. To meet the needs of the Integrated Programme, the school moved to a holding school in the former Raffles Junior College campus at Mount Sinai in December 2006 to allow for upgrading of the current site at Tanjong Rhu . The land area of the expanded campus increased from four hectares to seven hectares, making Dunman High School one of
1872-466: The Pelton Canal and Pan Island Expressway (PIE) is part of the Kallang Way subzone. Despite the name of this subzone, it is now part of Geylang. Previously, this area formed part of the now-defunct Kallang mukim . The subzone of Farrer Park belongs to the adjacent Rochor Planning Area , even though the eponymous open field historically known as "Farrer Park" (now called "Farrer Park Field")
1944-557: The Rochor River . From 1963 to 1971, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) led a massive land reclamation project in the northern part of the Kallang Basin. The swamps and mudflats were filled in using earth sourced from the leveled hills of Toa Payoh . Before land reclamation, the Kallang Basin was a large swamp that stretched as far north as today's Bendemeer Road at its greatest extent; numerous islands existed along
2016-525: The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for urban planning purpose. It is noteworthy that while the Old Kallang Airport Estate along Old Airport Road and Dakota Crescent is often associated with Kallang for historical reasons, it is officially placed under the subzone of Aljunied , part of the adjacent Geylang Planning Area , for urban planning purpose. Similarly, the industrial zone bounded by MacPherson Road, Aljunied Road,
2088-613: The "Old Kallang Airport Estate", located along Old Airport Road and Dakota Crescent . The low-rise residential blocks at Dakota Crescent are known for their unique architecture . On 4 December 1919, Singapore witnessed its first-ever aircraft landing at the Farrer Park Field , when Captain Ross Smith and three other crew members touched down in a Vickers Vimy en route to Darwin , Australia . This event kickstarted Singapore's aviation journey. On 17 February 1942,
2160-567: The 1950s, housing in Singapore was insufficient for its growing population. A large portion of the population was living in slum-like places with poor sanitation. As the city area became congested, the colonial government decided to build new public housing estates to tackle the problem. One of the plans was to develop Kallang into Singapore's equivalent of the Hyde Park , as reported by The Straits Times in an article dated 11 March 1955. These residential developments are known collectively as
2232-682: The Drainage Catchments of Bukit Timah, Geylang, Stamford Marina and Kallang, as per the Public Utilities Board (PUB). Kallang Drainage Catchment only extends into a small part of the Kallang Planning Area; it also encompasses areas belonging to the planning areas of Toa Payoh , Serangoon , Bishan, Ang Mo Kio, Central Water Catchment and Bukit Panjang . Due to the high concentration of waterways in Kallang, many bridges were constructed to cross over these rivers and canals. Some famous bridges found in Kallang include
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2304-642: The Kallang Airport, killing 33 passengers and crew. On 15 August 1955, the People's Action Party (PAP) campaigned for self-governance at the Farrer Park Field. On 18 March 1956, some 20,000 people gathered at the Kallang Airport complex for a merdeka ( Malay for "freedom") rally organised by then- Chief Minister David Marshall . The event later turned into a riot, causing at least 50 cases of injuries. This riot discredited Marshall in
2376-480: The Kallang Basin area before modern developments took place: Kampong Kallang Pasir, Kampong Kallang Pokok, Kampong Kallang Laut, Kampong Kallang Batin, Kampong Kallang Rokok, Kampong Bugis , Kampong Soo Poo (also the name of a now-expunged road, located off Kallang Road ) and Kampong Koo Chye. Today, some of their legacies are still seen – roads such as Padang Jeringau and Kampong Bugis that branch out from Kallang Road directly reference these expunged villages. In
2448-503: The Kallang River is the longest river in Singapore and drains areas as far north as Bishan and Ang Mo Kio . The Kallang Basin is an enclosed bay in Kallang, and is a popular location for water sports. The Singapore Sports Hub is located on the eastern bank of the Kallang Basin. In 1977, the Singapore government embarked on a ten-year-long clean-up project for the Kallang Basin and the nearby Singapore River, transforming them into
2520-767: The PE T-shirt may be worn with the formal attire's trousers, shorts or skirt as appropriate. On certain days, the formal attire's trousers, shorts or shirt may be worn with other T-shirts (e.g. shirts from one's CCA or orientation course). RVHS is known for its popularity in composing and singing campus songs and xinyao , a genre of Singaporean Chinese songs originating in the 1980s. RVHS also has its collection of songs written by its former and present students. This associates RVHS with institutions that have strong cultural backgrounds and influence in Singapore's music scene, such as Hwa Chong Institution and Jurong Junior College . RVHS graduates are also seen taking an active role in
2592-474: The adjacent mukims of Ulu Pandan in its southwest, Tanglin in its southeast, Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio in its east, South Seletar in its northeast, Mandai in its northwest, and Bukit Timah in its west. The territories which once constituted Ulu Kallang are now shared among the planning areas of Central Water Catchment , Bukit Timah and Bishan , the first of which remained as one of the least developed places in Singapore . In several historical maps, this mukim
2664-512: The banks of the Kallang Basin , including the old National Stadium as well as the country's first purpose-built civil airport , the Kallang Airport . The famous Kallang Roar and Kallang Wave have roots traced to the former National Stadium, which hosted 18 National Day Parades , as well as numerous notable cultural and sporting events. As such, Kallang played a pivotal role in Singapore's aviation and sporting histories. Today, Kallang
2736-695: The biggest government-aided schools in Singapore. In December 2008 the classrooms, general office and staff rooms of the Tanjong Rhu campus were completed, and the school moved back to the Tanjong Rhu campus. On 2 January 2009 the school opened to a new year with an opening ceremony named "Homecoming" (回家) to welcome students and staff to the upgraded campus. On 5 September 2017, Dunman High was featured in an episode of Channel 8's "When The Bell Rings" documentary series. This eight episode documentary series featured eight Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Schools in Singapore, and told stories of their transformation through
2808-557: The ceremony venue for the Southeast Asian Games in 1973 , 1983 and 1993 . The old National Stadium hosted the National Day Parade (NDP) a total of 18 times (in 1976, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006). From 1986 to 2000, former Singapore Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong held their annual National Day Rally at
2880-530: The clean waterways of today. The Kallang Basin area used to form part of mainland Singapore 's southeastern coastline, as evident from the location of Beach Road . Kallang River used to empty into the Singapore Straits at Kallang Basin, as did Rochor River and Geylang River. One of the Republic of Singapore Navy 's (RSN) Bedok-class mine countermeasures vessel is named "RSS Kallang ", as part of
2952-403: The continuation of Singapore's song-writing heritage. RVHS's campus is the newest among all Special Assistance Plan and Integrated Programme schools. It was officially declared open in 2010 and cost over S$ 70 million in construction. Located off Boon Lay Avenue at the former sites of ITE Jurong and Boon Lay Garden Primary School, the 7.64-hectare campus comprises facilities that supports
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3024-615: The course of the Kallang River and its tributaries . Between 1966 and 1975, the East Coast Reclamation Project led by HDB formed new lands at Tanjong Rhu in southern Kallang, as well as the adjacent communities in Marine Parade . In 1979, Phase VI of the project extended the Tanjong Rhu coast southwards, forming what is today's Marina East . Historically, Kallang was home to some of Singapore 's earliest settlers. Numerous villages could be found at
3096-444: The eastern portion of the Kallang Basin for the construction of the Kallang Airport . A total of 339 acres of mangrove swamp was reclaimed, and the project cost was estimated at around 9 million Straits dollars . The land reclamation lasted from May 1932 to October 1936. In June 1932, another land reclamation project began at Beach Road. The aim was to create a foreshore to the immediate south of Beach Road between Stamford Road and
3168-399: The educational needs for the six-year Integrated Programme, and strongly encapsulate a strong cultured environment. The RVHS Student Hostel is located adjacent to the school campus, consisting of two 12-storey buildings and one 15-storey building (Halls 1, 2 & 3 respectively). It provides accommodation for up to 500 boarders and 25 teacher mentors. The building features a dining hall and
3240-470: The eponymous Kallang, the Kallang Formation is also found in other parts of Singapore , particularly at river valleys, as well as around river mouths and coastal regions. The terrain of Kallang is generally flat and low, with elevation no more than 15 metres above sea level. Though not located within Kallang Planning Area, the geographic point of Bukit Kallang (also spelt as "Bukit Kalang")
3312-453: The exception of the last two verses. RVHS's crest is made of the school initials "RV", with the letter "R" in red colour and "V" in blue colour. The colour of red symbolises radiance, progress and vitality, the colour of blue symbolises steadfastness, graciousness and serenity, while white symbolises purity and receptiveness to innovation. Both genders wear a T-shirt and dark blue shorts comprising synthetic materials for PE. The T-shirt
3384-466: The eyes of the British , thereby hindered Singapore's independence progress and led to Marshall's subsequent resignation. Described as "the worst and prolonged in Singapore's post-war history ", the infamous 1964 Singapore race riots broke out in Kallang on 21 July 1964, at the intersection of Kallang Road and Padang Jeringau, around the former Kampong Soo Poo. On 23 February 1970, a time capsule
3456-595: The first batch of students from other secondary schools were admitted into RVHS in February 2019. The school was the scene of a killing of a Secondary 1 student by a fellow Secondary 4 schoolmate in July 2021, which made domestic and international headlines. RVHS is known for its inclusive and conservative culture, a common trait shared among Special Assistance Plan schools with Chinese backgrounds. RVHS retains its school song in Chinese. The song, with close links to
3528-431: The former Kallang mukim are now split among the planning areas of Serangoon , Toa Payoh , Geylang and Kallang. On the other hand, the areas that now form Kallang Planning Area were shared by the now-dissolved mukims of Toa Payoh, Geylang (formerly spelled as "Gelang"), Kallang and various town subdivisions. The modern boundaries of Kallang Planning Area therefore differ from those of the Kallang mukim. A vast region at
3600-485: The four schools compete in Track & Field events. The original four schools were Dunman, Chung Cheng High School (Main) , Chung Cheng High School (Branch) (now Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) ) and Yuying Secondary School . Kallang South East CDC Mountbatten SMC Tanjong Pagar GRC Kallang is a planning area and residential zone located in the Central Region of Singapore . Development of
3672-480: The neighbouring former premises of Dunman Secondary School at Dunman Road. It then became a single-session school (previously the school was divided into the "morning session" and "afternoon session" so that two classes of students could share a classroom). It was one of six schools to go autonomous in 1994. The school moved to its current location in Tanjong Rhu on 27 May 1995. It was made the 7th Gifted Education Programme centre in Singapore in 1997. A time capsule
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#17327836687163744-458: The newly established Kallang West Government Chinese Middle School was to allow students who had no wish to be embroiled in communism to have a place to study. The premises of a newly built primary school at Mountbatten Road were loaned, and the initial enrolment included about 100 boys from The Chinese High School , with 10 teachers. In December 1957, the school moved to Dunman Road and was renamed "Dunman Government Chinese Middle School". In 1979,
3816-615: The school as well as the Ministry of Education, are offered to students with the potential to excel. Various special programmes are offered in the school, such as the Bicultural Studies Programme (BSP), the Art Special Programme (ASP) and the Music Elective Programme (MEP). These programmes offer a degree of specialisation that is generally not attainable in the standard curriculum, enabling students in
3888-529: The school has been running a six-year Integrated Programme that allows students to skip the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examinations and proceed to sit for the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations at the end of Year 6. RVHS was founded as the Singapore Chinese Middle School in 1956. It was the first Chinese middle school set up by the government and it occupied the premises of Seng Poh Primary School. It
3960-401: The school motto, represents the heritage of the school and the aspirations of the founders' hopes in educating the next generation. Students are reminded to bring glory to the school through excellence in both academics and behaviour. The school song is written in literary Chinese , giving it a poetic touch. The lyrics are written in verses of four characters, a parallel to Chinese idioms , with
4032-699: The school to explore respective fields to a greater degree. On top of these programmes, Dunman High also offers a wider variety of GCE 'A' Level Examination subjects, including the newly included subject H2 Translation, as well as courses like H2 China Studies in Chinese. Extensive support and guidance is available for students who are interested in furthering their interests with H3 subjects. Special programmes offered in school are listed below: Dunman High School offers Co-curricular Activities (CCAs), including competitive sports, uniformed groups, musical groups and clubs and societies. The school's traditional forte has been Chinese orchestral music . The Uniformed Groups have
4104-460: The school was selected to be one of the nine Special Assistance Plan (SAP) secondary schools. It was renamed "Dunman High School" and began to offer both English and Chinese languages at the first-language level. When the Music Elective Programme (MEP) was introduced by the MOE in 1982, DHS was selected to implement the programme for musically gifted students. In 1990, the school expanded by taking over
4176-471: The smaller school campus at the West Coast site, the school became a double-session school. It reverted to a single-session school in 1993 after new blocks were constructed. It was among the first six schools in Singapore to become autonomous in 1994. For its achievements in its CCAs, it was also one of the first schools to receive all three available Sustained Achievement Awards when it was first offered by
4248-572: The student welfare body that work closely with the school committee to bring forth initiatives and changes for the school. They are also responsible for the daily functions of the school. It is not officially affiliated with any other school. However, it holds an annual sports meet with Chung Cheng High School (Main) , Ngee Ann Secondary School and Temasek Secondary School called the Four-School Combined Athletics Meet since 1980, in which students aged 13 to 16 from
4320-578: The times. The episode on Dunman High was the last episode to be aired. On 21 September 2018, the Ministry of Education announced that the final two remaining schools offering the IP - Dunman High School and River Valley High School - would be participating in the Joint Admissions Exercise in future. The following year in 2019, Dunman High School took in its first batch of O-level JAE students. Dunman High School's Chinese name Démíng (德明)
4392-498: The town is centered around the Kallang River , the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the north, Geylang in the east, Marine Parade in the southeast, Marina East in the south, the Downtown Core in the southwest, Rochor , Newton in the west, and Novena in the northwest. Throughout its history, Kallang was home to several national landmarks, some of which were built along
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#17327836687164464-433: The troops of the British Indian Army officially surrendered to the Imperial Japanese Army represented by Major Fujiwara Iwaichi at the Farrer Park Field as part of an event now called the " Farrer Park address ". Captain Mohan Singh later declared the formation of the First Indian National Army and openly recruited volunteers to fight against the British Raj for the independence of India . On 29 June 1946, one of
4536-426: The upstream of the Kallang River was part of the mukim of Ulu Kallang (also written as "Ulu Kalang"). Ulu is a Malay term which translates to "rural", "remote", "upstream" or "origin" – a reference to its location at the upper reaches of the Kallang River and its relative lack of development. Within the boundaries of Ulu Kallang were Upper Peirce Reservoir and Lower Peirce Reservoir . Ulu Kallang mukim bordered
4608-494: The west, as well as Novena in the northwest. Starting from the north in an anti-clockwise direction, the boundaries of Kallang Planning Area are marked by the Pan Island Expressway (PIE), Central Expressway (CTE), Bukit Timah Road , Tekka Lane, Northumberland Road, Gloucester Road, Race Course Road, Rangoon Road, Serangoon Road , Syed Alwi Road, Jalan Sultan, Beach Road , Ophir Road , East Coast Parkway (ECP), Fort Road, Mountbatten Road , and Sims Way. Kallang Planning Area
4680-433: The word "Kallang". Kallang was also nicknamed "火城" ("fire city") by the Chinese community because it was the site of the Kallang Gasworks . Situated towards the southeastern shore of Pulau Ujong , the perimeter of Kallang Planning Area is made up of Toa Payoh in the north, Geylang in the east, Marine Parade in the southeast, Marina East in the south, the Downtown Core in the southwest, Rochor and Newton in
4752-400: Was buried at the old National Stadium by then-Minister for Finance Goh Keng Swee . The capsule was never found despite more than three years of search. On 15 February 2016, a new time capsule was laid underground at the Singapore Sports Hub . It is expected to be unearthed in 2040. The old National Stadium that once stood on the same plot of land as the current Singapore Sports Hub was
4824-530: Was divided into two types of survey districts by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA): " mukim " in rural areas and "town subdivisions" in the city. There were two mukim that bore the name "Kallang": Kallang and Ulu Kallang. The mukim of Kallang (alternatively spelled as "Kalang") was roughly bounded by Upper Serangoon Road, Serangoon Road and the Kallang River to its west; Upper Paya Lebar Road to its north and east; Paya Lebar Road to its east; and Geylang Road to its south. The areas that once belonged to
4896-416: Was known as "Kallang", possibly due to its location on either side of the Kallang River . The subzone was later renamed to its current name, taken after a nearby road of the same name, and is a constituent part of Toa Payoh Planning Area . Kallang sits on the Kallang Formation which consists of soft marine clay, loose alluvial muddy sand, loose beach sand, soft peaty and organic mud, and coral. Aside from
4968-428: Was labeled as "Upper Kalang". The present landscape of Kallang is the result of extensive land reclamation carried out over multiple phases. Prior to land reclamation, the original southeastern shoreline of mainland Singapore was situated at the Kallang Basin area, near where Tanjong Rhu Road and Beach Road are today. In August 1931, the Public Works Department was tasked to lead the land reclamation project at
5040-433: Was later renamed Queenstown Government Chinese Middle School and subsequently River Valley Government Chinese Middle School when it moved to Strathmore Avenue. RVHS admitted its first batch of English-stream pupils in 1979 when it was selected as one of the nine pioneering Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools in that same year. It moved from its River Valley campus to a new campus at West Coast in December 1986. Due to
5112-399: Was launched on the opening ceremony of DHS's 50th anniversary celebrations on 31 March 2006. It is meant to be opened in 2031, on the school's 75th anniversary. Items such as the DHS uniform and the 2006 student handbook were placed in it. A letter by the current principal of the school was also included. In addition, a Heritage Run was organised that day. There were also performances, including
5184-460: Was spelled as "Kelang". The modern-day "Kallang" is in use since 1842, even though the alternative spelling "Kalang" is also utilised in some instances. The Chinese and Tamil names for Kallang are "加冷" and "காலாங்" respectively. Both are direct transliterations of the English /Malay name. The Chinese word "加冷" is generally based on Cantonese (pronounced as "加冷 gaa-laang") transliteration of
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