SINGAPORE: The new Junior College (JC) which will offer an
Integrated Programme (IP) for secondary students from 2017 will be
named Eunoia Junior College, the Ministry of Education (MOE)
announced on Tuesday (Dec 29).
Eunoia (pronounced yoo-noh-iea) will be located at a temporary site
in Mount Sinai when it opens, until its campus in Sin Ming is ready
in late 2019. The bulk of its students will be those taking the IP
at Catholic High School, CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School and
Singapore Chinese Girls' School. Under this programme, secondary
students can sit for their GCE A-Level Examinations without taking
the GCE O-Level Examinations.
Mount Sinai Road, the
designated holding site for an upcoming junior college (Image:
Stamen Maps)
Acting Minister for Education (Schools), Ng Chee Meng, made the
announcement on Tuesday in an MOE ceremony at Shangri-La Hotel to
appoint and appreciate the country's principals.
According to MOE, Eunoia refers to "beautiful thinking" and
"goodwill towards others", "alluding to the convergence of the
heart and mind, which is one of the key tenets of the JC's vision:
Thinkers with Heart".
MOE said the choice of name demonstrates the JC's commitment not
only to nurture students with outstanding academic abilities but
its belief in the importance of building character and wisdom in
tandem with intellectual pursuits.
Mr Ng said he is confident that the college will work hard at
nurturing students to possess innovative thinking and a passionate
heart for Singapore.
Mr Ng also highlighted the role principals play to achieve this.
"Your work is increasingly complex, with the full weight of
responsibility as the many young lives, and the expectations of
parents are upon you."
A total of 63 principals, who were selected by MOE in October 2015,
received their letters of appointment at the ceremony. They include
Mdm Cheang Mei Heng as principal of Eunoia JC. She was previously
principal of Compassvale Secondary School and Serangoon Junior
College.
- CNA/dl
