Beatty Secondary School
Location
Toa Payoh,
Coordinates	1°20′31.47″N 103°51′7.55″E / 1.342075°N 103.8520972°E / 1.342075; 103.8520972Coordinates: 1°20′31.47″N 103°51′7.55″E / 1.342075°N 103.8520972°E / 1.342075; 103.8520972
Information
Type	Government
Motto	Non Vi Sed Arte Not with force but with skill
Session	Single
Established	1953
Principal	Mr Boo Hian Kok
Colour(s)	Navy blue, yellow
Website	http://beattysecondaryschool.net

Beatty Secondary School is a co-educational neighbourhood secondary school in Toa Payoh, Singapore. It was established in 1953 and named for David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, former Admiral of the Fleet of the United Kingdom. The school colours, crest, and motto, Non Vi Sed Arte, are taken from Beatty's coat of arms. The graduated cohort of 2008 presented the school with the best overall results in the GCE 'O' Level examinations throughout the school's 55 years of history. Average L1B5 value stood at 15, compared to the school's typical L1B5 value of 18. ^[1]

Contents 1 Academics 2 Scouts in Beatty 3 Media mentions 4 Awards and achievements 4.1 2009 4.2 2008 4.3 2007 4.4 2006 4.5 2005 4.6 2004 4.7 2003 5 Alumni 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Academics

In 2005, Beatty became the fourth zonal centre in Singapore to offer Higher Chinese (A Levels) courses. Higher Tamil and Malay have yet to be offered in the institution.^[2]

[edit] Scouts in Beatty

Beatty Secondary School is home to one of Singapore's oldest existing Scout Troops, Beatty Beaver Scout Group. It has achieved the Frank Cooper Sands Good Unit Award for 12 consecutive years since 1996. The Scout Group was awarded the Silver Award for year 2007.

The Scout Group was formed in 1950 under the name of the Victoria Silver Arrows by Mr Syed Alwi bin Hassan, a member of the first team of teachers at Beatty in its formative years. Later it was re-formed as the 56th Beaver Scout Group. In the late 1960s until the 1980s, the Scout Group was known as 1504 Beavers, registered under the Kallang District. When Beatty Secondary moved to Toa Payoh North, the Group was re-registered under Toa Payoh District as 05 Beaver Scout Group. From the 1990s up to the present day, the Group is better known as the Beatty Beaver Scout Group.

The Scout Group has produced three Queen's Scout Award recipients and six President's Scout Award recipients in its 55 years. In 2008, the Scout Group celebrated its 55th anniversary with a Campfire and an Old Beavers' Gathering. It was the first time in its history that a gathering involved Beavers from the 60s and beyond.

The Beavers have yearly expeditions and overseas trips, to widen their outlook on World Scouting.

[edit] Media mentions

Interviewed on Channel NewsAsia in February 2007, in a discussion on school upgrading, principal Boo Hian Kok expressed the view that schools should continue to ask for better facilities, provided they are able to justify their requests and prove they will benefit the students and teachers.^[3]

[edit] Awards and achievements

These are set out on the Ministry of Education website.^[4]

[edit] 2009

• Level One Academic Value-added Award: Special/Express - GOLD
• Level One Academic Value-added Award: Normal - Bronze
• Level Two Physical and Aesthetics: Sustained Achievement Award
• Cherish Award - Silver
• People Developer Singapore Award

[edit] 2008

• Top scholar for the 2007 GCE 'O' Level examinations attained 8 distinctions: 7A1 1A2

[edit] 2007

• Level One Academic Value-added Award: Special/Express - Bronze
• Level One Physical and Aesthetics: TAF Award - Silver

[edit] 2006

• Level One Academic Value-added Award: Special/Express - Bronze
• Level One Physical and Aesthetics: TAF Award - Silver

[edit] 2005

• Level One Physical and Aesthetics: TAF Award - Silver

[edit] 2004

• Level Two Physical and Aesthetics: Sustained Achievement Award (Uniformed Group) contributed by NCC Air & Boy's Brigade

[edit] 2003

• Sustained Achievement Award (Uniformed Groups) contributed by Beaver Scouts and Boy's Brigade

[edit] Alumni

• Shih Choon Fong - President of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology(KAUST)(2008- ), President of the National University of Singapore(2000-2008)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Beatty Secondary School Official website
• Beatty Secondary School listing in the School Information Service, Singapore Ministry of Education