History & Achievements

HISTORY & ACHIEVEMENTS

'Established in 1977, the College took on the name ‘Temasek’, meaning ‘Sea Town’, the old name for Singapore. Our College was aptly named after the nation in the hope of preserving the spirit of old Singapore in a rapidly modernising age. In addition, the name was chosen to honour our nation’s forefathers whose resilience and fortitude had seen Singapore through its early days.

Led by our founding Principal Mr Wee Heng Tin, the pioneer batch of teachers crafted TJC’s motto –For College, For Nation – to be the clarion call for all TJCians to contribute to our college, our community and our nation. As the College continues to groom and nurture the thinkers, leaders and trailblazers of tomorrow, we take pride in celebrating its rich and illustrious past, as well as reinventing ourselves to continue providing quality learning experiences for our students through Temasek Excellence.

Under the dynamic leadership of our past and present principals, together with a capable and enthusiastic staff fraternity who pursue professional excellence, the College has grown from strength to strength. Today, TJC is a Centre of Excellence for Research and an established Centre for the MOE Humanities Scholarship Programme, the Music Elective Programme and the Chinese Language Elective Programme.

TJC's history: key milestones & leadership

COLLEGE CREST

Our College crest, designed by Mr Seah Lye Huat, a pioneering staff of the PE Department, depicts the letters TJC in bold form, set against a green background which represents a clean and green environment. The letter T in yellow reflects the iconic architecture of our College lecture theatres. The divisions in the cross-bar of the T stand for the five national ideals of justice, equality, happiness, prosperity and progress. The segments in the trunk of that letter symbolise the four major races working in unison towards these ideals.
COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENTS

SCHOOL DISTINCTION AWARD

In 2015, TJC was awarded the School Distinction Award (SDA) which recognises high-achieving schools with exemplary school processes and practices. On top of the SDA, TJC also clinched Best Practices awards in Teaching and Learning, Student All-Round Development, Staff Well-Being and Development, Character and Citizenship Education and Partnership.

SCHOOL EXCELLENCE AWARD

In 2008, TJC received the prestigious School Excellence Award (SEA) from the Ministry of Education. The SEA recognizes schools for their excellence in both education processes and outcomes. It serves as a mark of distinction for schools that have achieved sustained achievements in a wide spectrum of student development processes.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS (SCHOLARSHIPS)

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

NAME	AWARDING AGENCY	SCHOLARSHIP
2021
BETHANY CHONG YU LIN	PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION	PSC SCHOLARSHIP (ENGINEERING)
TANG YU HAN, BRANDON	PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION	PSC SCHOLARSHIP (ENGINEERING)
MARIE ANNE-LISE TAN	PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION	PSC SCHOLARSHIP (OPEN)
MUHAMMAD ARSYAD BIN MOHAMED SHAHRIL	PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION	PSC SCHOLARSHIP (TEACHING)
ANG SHI YUN	MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT / BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY	BCA LOCAL UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
DOMINIC SONG JUN JIE	MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT / HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BOARD	HDB SPECIALIST SCHOLARSHIP
TEO XU YUAN NICHOLAS	MINISTRY OF SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT / NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY	SINGAPORE SUSTAINABILITY SCHOLARSHIP
MUHAMMAD HAATIM BIN JA'AFAR	SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE	LOCAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
AWAIS ABDULLAH AKRAM	SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE	LOCAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
2020
LAO JING HUI	PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION	PSC SCHOLARSHIP (PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)
LEONG ZI YU	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION	TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP (LOCAL)
SIEW TUNG DAWN	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION	TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP (LOCAL)
TAN YAN CHONG	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION	TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP (LOCAL)
THIN LAE YI ZAW	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION	TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP (LOCAL)
CHAN JIA HUI, BERNICE	MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT / BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY	BCA-iBUILDSG UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
ZHAO CAIHENG	MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT / BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY	BCA-iBUILDSG UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
NEESHA CHEONG	MINISTRY OF LAW	SINGAPORE LAND AUTHORITY UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
TAN GUAN YU	MINISTRY OF LAW	SINGAPORE LAND AUTHORITY UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
FOO TZE EN LINUS	DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DSTA)	DSTA SCHOLARSHIP
TAN LE YI	DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DSTA)	DSTA SCHOLARSHIP

PRE-UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS

NAME	SCHOLARSHIP/AWARD
2021
JOHNASIR SHWETA JOSALYN	MOE PRE-UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
PHOEBE TAN YAN ZHEN	MOE PRE-UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
SEAN NATHANIEL TAN	MOE PRE-UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
ANGELINE TOH	MOE HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP
FAITH NEO KAH SWAN	MOE HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP
JADYN CHIN RUI YI	MOE HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP
KOH KIM XUAN	MOE HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP
LOONG JIA YEE RACHEL	MOE HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP
MUHAMMAD NOR ISAAC BIN RAFINYI	MOE HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP
TEE ZHONG EN ERNST	MOE HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP
TENG JIE YING FAITH	MOE HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP
TEO YI ZHUAN	MOE HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP
BRINA LAI MIN XUAN	MOE HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP
GOH HAN SHENG	CSIT SCHOLARSHIP
GOH SIAU TAN	DSTA (JC) SCHOLARSHIP
ELIAS ALJOOFRI	SAF YOUNG LEADERS AWARD
SHEAK HOY YIP	SAF YOUNG LEADERS AWARD
TAN YUE WEN, EUNICE	YDSP SCHOLARSHIP
2020
SHEAK HOY YIP	MOE PRE-UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
TAN KAI TING	MOE PRE-UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
TAN YING XUN, MEGAN	MOE PRE-UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
KEVAN LIM	MOE LANGUAGE ELECTIVE SCHOLARSHIP
LI XINYAO	MOE LANGUAGE ELECTIVE SCHOLARSHIP
LIU ZHI QI	MOE LANGUAGE ELECTIVE SCHOLARSHIP
MICHELLE NG XUE YING	MOE LANGUAGE ELECTIVE SCHOLARSHIP
SIM QIN YI	MOE LANGUAGE ELECTIVE SCHOLARSHIP
TANG WEI MIN	MOE LANGUAGE ELECTIVE SCHOLARSHIP
PHANG POH HUI	A*STAR SCIENCE AWARD (JC)
SHEAK HOY YIP	A*STAR SCIENCE AWARD (JC)
ESS ALEXANDER JONES SHIJIE	DSTA (JC) SCHOLARSHIP
TOH EE SEN, IZEN	DSTA (JC) SCHOLARSHIP

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS (CCAS – PERFORMING ARTS)

INTEGRATED PROGRAMME – SINGAPORE YOUTH FESTIVAL ARTS PRESENTATION AWARDS

CCA	2021	2019
CHOIR#	-	DISTINCTION
GUITAR ENSEMBLE	DISTINCTION	ACCOMPLISHMENT
MODERN DANCE	DISTINCTION	DISTINCTION
SYMPHONIC BAND	DISTINCTION	ACCOMPLISHMENT

#The 2021 Choir Arts Presentation (AP) was reformatted into an audio recording submission. Benchmarking and awarding of SYF AP certification was removed in 2021 in view of the reformatted mode.

JUNIOR COLLEGE – SINGAPORE YOUTH FESTIVAL ARTS PRESENTATION AWARDS

CCA	2021	2019
CHINESE DRAMA*	-	ACCOMPLISHMENT
CHINESE ORCHESTRA	ACCOMPLISHMENT	DISTINCTION
CHOIR#	-	DISTINCTION
ENGLISH DRAMA*	-	DISTINCTION & ACCOMPLISHMENT
GUITAR ENSEMBLE	DISTINCTION	DISTINCTION
MODERN DANCE	ACCOMPLISHMENT	DISTINCTION
STRINGS ENSEMBLE	DISTINCTION	DISTINCTION
SYMPHONIC BAND	DISTINCTION	DISTINCTION

*Chinese Drama and English Drama's SYF Central Judging were held a year earlier (even years). The 2020 SYF Central Judging for Chinese and English Drama was not held in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
#The 2021 Choir Arts Presentation (AP) was reformatted into an audio recording submission. Benchmarking and awarding of SYF AP certification was removed in 2021 in view of the reformatted mode.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS (CCAS – SPORTS)

INTEGRATED PROGRAMME – NATIONAL SCHOOL GAMES*

CCA	2019	2018
BASKETBALL		‘C’ DIV (BOYS): 2ND (East Zone)
SWIMMING	‘B’ DIV (BOYS): 6th
TAEKWONDO	‘C’ DIV (GIRLS): 3rd	‘C’ DIV (GIRLS): 3rd

*The National School Games were not held in 2020 and 2021 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

JUNIOR COLLEGE – NATIONAL SCHOOL GAMES*

CCA	2021	2019	2018
BOWLING		BOYS: 5th GIRLS: 3rd	BOYS: 3rd GIRLS: 4th
SHOOTING	BOYS – AIR RIFLE: 4th GIRLS – AIR RIFLE: 5th BOYS – AIR PISTOL: 6th GIRLS – AIR PISTOL: 6th	BOYS – AIR RIFLE: 3rd	BOYS – AIR RIFLE: 2nd
SWIMMING		BOYS – FREESTYLE RELAY: 5th GIRLS – FREESTYLE RELAY: 4th	GIRLS: 4th
TAEKWONDO	BOYS - POMSAE: 2nd GIRLS - POMSAE: 3rd	BOYS: 2nd GIRLS: 3rd	BOYS: 2nd

*The National School Games for most sports were not held in 2020 and 2021 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.