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Saint Andrew's Secondary School is a government-aided Anglican boys' secondary school in Potong Pasir, Singapore. It was established in the 19th century and still operates along traditional British lines.
[edit] HistoryThe school was founded in 1862 by the Reverend Edward Sherman Venn. In 1872, the Colonial Chaplain Canon J.A. Beccles applied to the Government for financial aid, which was granted, so that in May 1872 St. Andrew's School became a grant-in-aid institution. The growing school moved from Upper Hokkien Street to Victoria Street and then in 1875 to a four acre site on Stamford Road.[1] By the 1920s the school's enrolment had reached 800 boys. In the 1930s a system of prefects was instituted, and the school in this period became known for its boxing and rugby. A new larger campus was opened in Woodsville in 1940. More buildings were added in the 1950s, housing both the Junior School and the Senior School. In 1986 the secondary school moved from Woodsville to a site in Potong Pasir across the Kallang River after the Woodsville buildings were deemed inadequate for the running of both the junior and senior classes. In mid-2003, the school shifted to the old Victoria School building at Kallang Bahru before returning to new buildings opposite SAJS (Junior School) since 2005 as part of the St Andrew's Village project, which brings together in one complex the junior, secondary and Junior College campuses. Mrs Belinda Charles took over as Principal in 2001. [edit] AchievementsThe school is famous for its military band, which achieved Gold with Honours in 2005 and 2009 for the Singapore Youth Festival, and a Gold in 2007. The Drama team achieved Gold for the Singapore Youth Festival in 2007 together with a Silver in 2009 and performed for the combined Founder's Day with the Junior School and the Junior College on 25 August 2007. The rugby team retained the Police Cup championship from 2004 to 2006 and 2009. The school is also strong in Cricket and Hockey. The school has won the Sustained Achievement Award for Uniform Groups and the Value-Added Award for Academic Achievement in 2005. [edit] Military BandThe Saint Andrew's School Military Band, previously a brass band, was renamed SASMB in 1978. In June 1990, Mr David Anthony Glosz took over the role of bandmaster. The band has staged public performances at local venues such as the Singapore Botanic Gardens, the Istana and the World Trade Centre (Harbour Pavillion). The band visited Hawaii in 1992, 1994 and 2000, California in 1994, Perth in 1996, Melbourne in 1998, Brisbane in 2002 and 2005, and was a guest of the California Band Director's Association in Fresno, California in 2004. The band went to Perth, Western Australia in June 2008, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in March 2009. With Mr Glosz as Bandmaster, the band has won 9 consecutive Gold awards at the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging of Bands from 1990 to till present. The band received the Gold with Honours award at the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging of Bands in 2009. [edit] EthosThe school crest includes the cross of St Andrew (the Scottish flag). The school motto is "Up And On", a phrase also incorporated in the School Song, the final words of which are "Up and On! Students at the school are known as "Saints" and the school magazine is called Saints Times. [edit] Affiliated schools[edit] Notable alumni
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