Northland Primary School

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Northland Primary School Song was written by Mrs Thio Soei Ho, the school’s first Principal in 1988. In her lyrics, she envisioned Northlanders to be morally upright and a life-long learner.

Northland Primary School was officially opened on 17 April 1990. The school has a spilt-level design and a magnificent frontage with seven lobbies which can be used as learning spaces.

chamPS (Caring, Helping, Affirming, Mentoring through Parent Support) is committed to support the students’ learning goals. This CEIMO mural was painted in 2002 to signify the vibrancy of the parent-school link.

Northland Primary was presented the School Distinction Award in 2016. This award recognises high-achieving schools with exemplary school processes and practices.

School History

Northland Primary School was established in 1988 as a government co-educational school at Yishun Avenue 4. The school was officially opened on 17 April 1990. In 2015, the school completed its PERI upgrading, and in 2018, Northland Primary School celebrated its 30th anniversary.

In 2014, Northland Primary School was accorded the Learning for Life Programme, ‘My Story, My Stage’. The programme aims to give students a voice, as well as a quality space and platforms to grow their self-confidence through music and drama. One such platforms is the school’s biennial public performance, APPLAUSE.

Northland Primary School is also known for its international chess programme. In the early years, the school had iC@N, an innovative programme for school-based excellence which uses the learning of international chess to nurture the students’ strategic and critical thinking skills as well as to develop sound game etiquette. In 2016, the programme became the Applied Learning Programme in Thinking Skills, which aims to teach students how to think critically, analytically, reflectively and creatively through a systematic and explicit approach.

Principals:
- Mrs Thio Soei Ho (1988–1996)
- Ms Teo Siew Kheng (1996–2000)
- Mdm Moliah Bte Hashim (2000–2007)
- Mrs Lim Kian Huat (2007–2009)
- Mr Teoh Tiong San (2009–2013)
- Mr Tony Tan Choon Kheng (2013–2019)
- Mr Jay Mahardale (2019–present)

Key Milestones

School Motto

Steadfast and Honest

School Crest

The colours of the school crest are blue and yellow. The rising sun at the top of the crest represents the rising spirit of Northland Primary School. Just like the sun’s glow, the glow of the school flashes outward in all directions and touches all it comes in contact with. The book, in the shape of a tree with spreading branches, is symbolic of the school’s pursuit of learning and academic excellence. The healthy, fully formed leaves beneath the shade of the spreading branches are symbolic of the love and nurturing that the students receive under its aegis. Cradling the crest is the school motto – Steadfast and Honest.

School Song

Northland, our beloved school
To you we pledge our loyalty
Together we will grow
Strong, steadfast and honest
Here we learn to face challenges
Here we strive to do our best to excel
Morally upright, learning for life
We do our best to strive
To you we pledge our loyalty
For Singapore, for Northland
And us