East View Primary School

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Official Opening of East View Primary in Tampines on 18 November 1988.

Beautiful copper tooling art piece to commemorate EVPS’ relocation to Tampines in 1988 urging all to ‘come join EVPS’ - a caring and happy school for children to learn and grow.

10th anniversary celebrations of East View Primary (1987-1997).

Joy of learning exhibited in the faces of our students and staff at the ABCD (A Book Character Day) (2018).

School History

East View Primary School (EVPS) was established in 1987 at the premises of Qiaonan Primary School. It relocated to 4 Tampines Street 91 in the following year. At its inception, the school set out to create an inviting environment filled with care and strived to bring joy to children in their growth and learning. 

Operating as a single-session school since 2005, EVPS embraced the idea of ‘School in the Community and the Community in School’, partnering several community organisations to expand learning opportunities for students. For its partnership efforts, it was awarded the Ministry of Education’s Partners Award (Merit) in 2008. Living up to its image as a caring school, the School Advisory Committee introduced scholarship and bursary awards in 2011 for students who made significant academic improvements. In 2012, the school established the School-based Student Centre with the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports to support working parents. The Integrated Care Programme was initiated in 2014 to provide social care for at-risk students through the North East Community Development Council and the SSO (Social Services Office)@Tampines. 

The provision of a wholesome education in aesthetics was also a focus. In 2000, the school produced its first musical written by staff, entitled Revelations. The Learning for Life Programme for Music and Performing Arts was accorded to the school in 2015 for the delivery of holistic music education through drama, speech, movement, creation and improvisation.

A strong advocate for the environment, EVPS started its Green Programme by leveraging key partners to achieve the National Watermark Award in 2005. In 2015, it received the President’s Award for the Environment in recognition of its efforts to inculcate green habits in students, staff and the community. In developing students’ cognitive abilities, there was great emphasis on pedagogical practices that promoted engagement, understanding and independence. The focus on formative assessment, subject literacy, opening classroom talk and thinking strategies provided quality learning experiences. To further instill the joy of learning, the school implemented signature innovative initiatives such as E’joy, which had ICT (information and communications technology)-enabled math and science learning trails at the start of school terms; and ABCD (A Book Character Day), where staff and students dressed up as their favourite book characters.

In 2018, the school completed its final year with a heritage art piece, musical and a commemorative magazine to capture the 31 years of history and fond memories. In 2019, East View Primary School merged with Junyuan Primary School.

Principals:
- Mrs Mary Lim (1987–1991)
- Ms Lim Kuek Heng (1992–1998)
- Mdm Rita Raj Lal (1999–2004)
- Ms Veronica Tay Beng Eng (2005–2010)
- Mrs Yao-Lee Seow Foong (2011–2016)
- Ms Ong Lee Choo (2017–2018)

Key Milestones

School Motto

Excellence via Perseverance

School Crest

The letters, ‘E’ (represented by the three yellow bars) and V (represented by the blue triangle) stand for ‘East View’ Primary School.

School Song

East is the view with the rising sun
Upward we shall move together as one
With clear, alert and open minds
We seek knowledge of many kinds
To fulfill our duties we will strive
To help and to share; to give, love and care
With wisdom and knowledge we will grow
To serve our nation in all that we do
And so we progress and succeed
Thro' endurance, harmony and unity
With courage, virtue and honesty
We'll look to the sunrise tomorrow

Chorus:
To laugh or to cry
To win or to lose
We'll stand together, stand together one and all
To East View Primary we belong
For East View Primary sing out strong
In East View Primary together we are one