River Valley is a planning area located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore . The planning area shares boundaries with Orchard in the north, Museum in the east, Tanglin in the west, and Singapore River in the south.
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81-526: A global perspective that allows them to face challenges in the changing world. River Valley High School's BSP includes camps, enrichment electives which complements the ministry's programme. Starting in 2006, RVHS has been offering the six-year Integrated Programme , allowing its students to take the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations at the end of the sixth year. River Valley, Singapore In
108-589: 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,
135-609: 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
162-682: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages 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,
189-431: 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,
216-399: 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
243-456: Is the traditional Chinese house built by a wealthy merchant, Tan Yeok Nee , in 1885. This house, House of Tan Yeok Nee , is now a national monument . There is another interesting landmark along River Valley Road known as Nanyang Sacred Union ( Chinese : 南洋圣教总会 ), which was established in 1914, is the first Confucian Association in Singapore. Kal alei , meaning " stone crusher ", is
270-493: The East India Company and established Killiney Estate as a nutmeg plantation . He had Killiney House built as his residence, named after the hill and village near his Dublin birthplace. The road nearby was named Oxley Road after the surgeon. When the plantation closed, he sold the land in several lots. River Valley Road was once part of Dr Oxley's estate before being divided up in the 1850s. Killiney House
297-597: 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
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#1732790905789324-460: The spring on the hill and the waterfall from it. The ice works belonged to Hoo Ah Kay (c. 1816–1881), which were demolished in 1981. The residential areas within River Valley consist mainly of private property for high income sections of the population such as The Avenir and Irwell Hill Residences. River Valley is also a popular eating spot for Singaporeans . Elementary education in
351-611: The 1840s, there were two River Valley roads that ran on either side of the Singapore River. The Singapore River was seen as a valley between Fort Canning Hill , to the north side of the river, and Pearl's Hill , to the south side of the river. The roads on either bank of the Singapore River were named River Valley Road — the current River Valley Road and Havelock Road . Both these River Valley roads were present in John Turnbull Thomson 's 1844 map. Adjoining
378-444: The 1860s and named it Panglima Prang. He also paid for the construction of the road that came to be named after him — Kim Seng Road . Another wealthy merchant who lived in the area was Lee Cheng Yan , a Malacca -born Chinese merchant whose mansion built in the 1870s was named Magenta Cottage. The road Cheng Yan Place is named after him. Most of the big mansions along River Valley have since been demolished. The one surviving villa
405-767: 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
432-415: The area around the Singapore River and on high ground, River Valley naturally attracted wealthy Europeans and Chinese merchants who wanted to move away from the crowded town centre and began building their homes in the countryside up river in the 1830s. One of the first residents to move into the River Valley district was Dr Thomas Oxley , the new colony 's surgeon . In 1827, he bought land here from
459-403: 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
486-399: 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
513-453: 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
540-650: 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
567-512: The name given by the Tamils to River Valley Road, from the steam crusher which was once kept at the corner of Tank Road and River Valley Road. The Chinese have two other interpretations — ong ke sua kha in Hokkien , meaning "foot of Fort Canning Hill", or leng thau che , meaning " dragon 's head well " or "the fountain by the side of the ice works". The latter interpretation could refer to
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#1732790905789594-529: 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
621-401: 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
648-471: 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
675-473: Was a grand villa built on land behind the eventual site of the Chesed-El Synagogue . This house was subsequently bought by Manasseh Meyer who renamed it Belle Vue and lived in it with his family. It was demolished in 1982. The Pavilion was another villa built by Thomas Oxley on his estate. When Raffles House was demolished to make way for a fort at Fort Canning in 1859, Government House
702-489: 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
729-584: Was moved to the Pavilion. The Pavilion was also the residence of Catchick Moses, the founder of the Straits Times . This house was bought by Manasseh Meyer in 1918. River Valley was especially popular with the Straits Chinese who also built villas in the area. Among the wealthy who had homes here was Tan Jiak Kim , the grandson of merchant Tan Kim Seng , who built himself a mansion in
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