Hougang Primary School

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School History

Hougang Primary School (后港小学) was started in the new millennium year 2000, at an old school building along Yio Chu Kang Road. The founding Principal was Mr Goh Ek Piang. The school moved to its current premises at 1 Hougang Street 93 in 2001 and was officially opened on 19 July 2002 by the Minister for Education, RAdm (NS) Teo Chee Hean. A time capsule was sealed on 19 November 2004 to mark the school’s 5th Anniversary and to preserve a slice of the school’s history.

Under Mr Goh’s leadership, the school became well known for its outdoor education. In 2006, the school’s Outdoor Adventure Centre was opened and the Centre of Excellence for Outdoor Adventure Education was launched. Hougang Primary was also strong in Life Sciences and community involvement.

Mrs Sabrina James took over the helm from Mr Goh from 2007. The Indoor Sports Hall was constructed in 2007 and completed in 2008. Between 2010 and 2014, the school received 3 consecutive Platinum Community in Bloom Awards, leading to a Diamond Award in 2014. During this time, the school’s orchid hybridisation programme successfully produced 2 orchids, the Dendrobium Hougang Primary School (2013) and Dendrobium Sabrina James (2014). The school’s strengths in Science and Outdoor Education earned recognition from the Ministry of Education which endorsed its Applied Learning Programme for Science and Learning for Life Programme for Outdoor Education in 2014.

Madam Rashidah Bte Abdul Rasip took over the baton from Mrs James in 2014. The school underwent PERI upgrading from 2014 to 2015, which provided it with new facilities, including provisions for student care. The school welcomed its first batch of students to its school-based Student Care Centre in 2016. In the same year, the school received the Best Practice Student All-Round Development accolade after the External Validation by the Ministry of Education.

The school continues to emphasise the holistic development of students and besides its niches in Outdoor Education and Science, it embarked on Computational Thinking via Coding in 2015. In 2019, the school collaborated with Ngee Ann Polytechnic to build a humanoid robot Coddie (Coding buDDies in Education). Coddie is now part of the school and serves as a teaching assistant to make learning more engaging and fun as part of its Robotics in Education programme. In 2019, the school was recognized by NParks as the Centre for Biodiversity for schools in the North East. As a testimony to its green efforts, it also received the Green Mark Gold Plus award by BCA in 2020.

Principals:
- Mr Goh Ek Piang (2000–2007)
- Mrs Sabrina James (2007–2014)
- Mdm Rashidah Bte Abdul Rasip (2014–present)

Key Milestones


2000	Hougang Primary School was established at the holding site along Yio Chu Kang Road.
2001	Hougang Primary moved to its current premises at 1 Hougang Street 93, Singapore 534238.
2002	Opening of X-CELL Zone, the school’s Centre for Life Sciences by Ms Teo Lian Geok, Supt N3, on 18th April 2002.
2002	Official opening of the school by RAdm (NS) Mr Teo Chee Hean, the Minister for Education and second Minister for Defence, on 19th July 2002.
2006	Opening of the Outdoor Adventure Centre and Launch of the Centre of Excellence for Outdoor Adventure Education @ Hougang Primary School by LG (NS) Lim Chuan Poh, Permanent Secretary (Education), on 12th September 2006.
2013	Successful orchid hybridization programme produced the Dendrobium Hougang Primary School (2013) and Dendrobium Sabrina James (2014).
2014	Achieved the Applied Learning Programme for Science and Learning for Life Programme for Outdoor Education.
2016	Received the Best Practice Student All-Round Development accolade after the External Validation by the Ministry of Education; Official opening of the school-based Student Care Centre by Mr Andrew Khng, SAC Chairman, on 15th April 2016.
2019	Collaborated with Ngee Ann Polytechnic to build a humanoid robot Coddie (Coding buDDies in Education) as part of the Robotics in Education programme; NParks recognized the school as the Centre for Biodiversity for schools in the North East.
2020	Received the Green Mark Gold Plus award by BCA.

School Motto

Excel with character

School Crest

Upward arrow in gold – symbolises the school moving towards excellence through a spirit of hard work, perseverance, honesty, integrity and lifelong learning.

Shape of a water droplet – emphasises the meaning of ‘Hougang’ in the Chinese language that is, ‘the back of the river’. Water symbolises prosperity and life.

Wave in blue – denotes Hougang Primary’s drive to be vibrant and active, working in collaboration with her teachers, students, parents and the community.

Child reaching out to the globe – represents the quest for knowledge and the passion to touch the world with love, care and concern.

School Song

♫ Listen

Here in Hougang Primary.
We work and play together.
With perseverance and joy.
In our hearts we will treasure.

River of life. Flowing in our hearts.
River of life. With a passion to learn.
Have a vision to share.
We make our mission to care.

Here in Hougang Primary.
We excel with character.
To bring her honour and glory.
And champion her cause with valour.