2023
TKGS Sparkling Moments
Introduced in 2019, it has become a tradition for students and staff to recollect significant moments that touched them in the year. We call it TKGS Sparkling Moments. It gives students the opportunity to express what they appreciate of the school, teachers and classmates. TKGS Sparkling Moments could be amazing accomplishments by individuals, teams and classes. They are also cherished memories of school events like Leaders Investiture, and the moment of pride winning a class competition. Or it could be times when teachers and students are inspired by the team work and class spirit shown during cohort camps, Sports Carnival, the fortnightly TK GLOW! and TK Spirit Week. More often than not, the Sparkling Moments we love are the simple, ordinary things we do in our daily interactions that touch a heart, enlighten the mind and bring laughter to all. What we call - Little things with huge significance. TKGS Sparkling Moments are about people and relationships. May you enjoy reading the following Sparkling Moments!
Term 4 Closing Video
Capping off the final term of the year, we are delighted to unveil a video that captures the pinnacle moments from both the year and term 4. Experience these cherished highlights anew!
NLB Prove It! Contest 2023
A team of four students from the Library Board participated in the NLB Prove It! Contest 2023 and was awarded Silver for their essay entry, “Social Media usage among teenagers: Positive or negative?”. In relation to this, the team also did their own survey as part of their research and presented an Advocacy Sharing on Information Literacy during a morning assembly in July.
Organized by the NLB, the contest aims to equip students with news and information literacy (IL) skills, along with instilling the confidence to become effective ambassadors of IL skills in their schools and community.
Open to lower secondary students, teams can choose to either write or produce an investigative journalism report based on a selection of topics.
The team consists of:
Karis Koh 2E6
Lee Rui En 2E6
Lim Chia Xuan, Claire 2E6
Syarafana Faqihah Binte Khairullah 1E4
Congratulations to the team for all their hard work!
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Write For Kindness Story
Write for Kindness is an annual writing competition organised by the Singapore Kindness Movement. It aims to give teenagers a platform to inculcate the value of kindness in young children through writing books or poems. This year, a team of 6 students from TKGS participated in the competition and came in First in the category of “Story Writing and Illustration Competition”.
A copy of the book can be downloaded here.
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Term 3 Closing Video
As Term 3 comes to a close, we reflect on a series of thrilling school events that have unfolded. Join us for a recap of the memorable highlights from this term.
National Schools Literature Festival
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The National Schools Literature Festival (NSLF) is a literary festival in Singapore that provides platforms for students to nurture their passion for literature. Collaboratively organized by teachers from various schools with support from organizations including the Ministry of Education, National Institute of Education, National Arts Council, and Singapore Book Council, NSLF holds yearly events for student participation.
This year, we are delighted to announce the recognition of two teams of TKGians for their creativity and effort! In the Book Trailer category, our students shone brilliantly, securing the Top 10 Schools Award. This recognition highlights the innovative prowess of the following students: Alexis Leow En Xuan, Clesias Yeo Yunqi, Erica Lee, Olivia Yeoh Yu Tong, Olivia Lu, and V Aishvarya. Their engaging trailer was acclaimed for its effective use of camera angles in presenting the book “Counting by 7s” by Holly Goldberg Sloan. They also clinched the Popular Choice Award based on real-time voting!
In the Choral Speaking category, our dynamic TKGians received the Commendation Award! They were acknowledged for their adept use of facial expressions and intonation in their presentation of the poem “You Can’t Be That” by Brian Patten. The commitment and talent of the following students have made TKGS proud: Fashila Hisana Siregar, Nur Arisha Binti Mohamed Radzif, Sophia Adriana Tng Binte Rohaizad, Lee Jia En Jeslyn, Thawdar Hnin Htet Kaylen, and Vinodh Sherin Jovy.
Outstanding Academic Achievements
Congratulations to our ex-TKGians on their remarkable achievements! Their dedication, passion, and hard work have paid off, inspiring us all. Their success is a testament to our school’s excellence. Best wishes for a bright future!
SYF Youth Station Project 2023 – Thawdar Hnin Htet Kaylen
The Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) is a series of events organised by MOE for students to showcase their talents, artistic expression and creative voice. The Youth Station Project is a SYF platform that is dedicated to showcasing student’s original creative work in music. Through this platform, student-musicians are provided with opportunities to further develop their interest and skills in songwriting, music arranging, production and performing.
This year, Thawdar Hnin Htet Kaylen (2E6) represented TKGS with her original song “Letting it Slip”. We are proud to announce that her song was awarded Top 10 song from a total of 49 songs submitted by schools for the lower secondary category. Kaylen presented her song solo at the “Youth Station Live!” SYF Celebration event at the Esplanade Concourse over the Youth Day weekend to screams of delight and support from the public.
Here is Kaylen live with “Letting It Slip”.
Many thanks to the students and staff who supported and encouraged Kaylen in her journey. Special thanks go to Mr Syamil for recording Kaylen’s song for submission.
 Kaylen - Live at the Esplanade Concourse.
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 SYF Youth Station songwriters and performers after Esplanade performance.
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Recording session assisted by Mr Syamil.
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Term 2 Closing Video
We closed Term 2 with yet another series of exciting school events. Here is a recap of the sparkling moments in Term 2.
Sparkling Moments for TKGS Symphonic Band Istana Performance (01 May 2023)
The Tanjong Katong Girls School Symphonic Band had the honor of being invited to perform at the Istana Open house in celebrations of Labour Day and Hari Raya Puasa on 01 May 2023. This gave the band a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform at the Istana grounds for Mdm President Halimah Yacob, who is an alumnus of TKGS. This is indeed a significant event to commemorate the school’s 70th Anniversary.
 Welcoming Mdm President Halimah Yacob |
 Precious photo moment taken with Mdm President Halimah Yacob |
The band hand-picked a fine selection of tunes by local composers, as well as familiar tunes such as ‘Viva La Vida’, ‘Sway’, ‘Aladdin’ where the audience clapped and sang along to.
The performance by the TKGS Symphonic band at the main Istana tentage drew a large, enthusiastic crowd.
The band members played their hearts out to move the audience.
Despite the sweltering heat that day, the band was undeterred and excited to share their passion for music with the crowd. Exuding with pride, TKGS symphonic band was well-received by Mdm President Halimah and the audience, entertaining and leaving lasting impressions in everyone’s hearts.
Mdm President Halimah Yacob enjoying the performance put up by the TKGS Symphonic band.
Sparkling Moments for 70th Speech and Prize Giving Ceremony
The school’s 70th Speech & Prize-Giving Ceremony was held from 13 to 15 April 2023. The theme is Aspire to Greater Things. It is also the Year Theme for 2023.
Staff members receiving MOE Long Service Awards, Nominee for Outstanding Youth In Education Award and President’s Award for Teachers and MOE Service Excellence Award in the lead-up ceremony held earlier in the week prior to Speech and Prize Giving Ceremony.
Welcoming our Guest of Honour, Mr Lawrence Chan, Group Chief Executive Officer, NETS.
Principal’s report by our Principal, Ms Chew Ing Lim.
Guest of Honour address by Mr Lawrence Chan, Group Chief Executive Officer, NETS.
Awards presentation to our alumni from Class of 2022.
Concert performances by TKGS Dance Club, String Ensemble and Choir.
Outstanding Academic Achievements
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As these students embark on the next phase of their journey, we have no doubt that they will continue to make remarkable strides in both their academic and personal pursuits. Congratulations once again, and best wishes for their future endeavors!
TKGS collaborates with PUB to lead Geylang River Learning Trail in commemoration of Singapore World Water Day 2023
TKGS is in our third year of championing water education with PUB. Our girls have benefited much in the process, bringing their classroom lessons on Singapore’s Water Story alive.
Building on and building up this partnership, our girls took a leap of faith to design and conduct a Learning Trail for Kong Hwa School and Geylang Methodist School (Primary) students using Geylang River in our backyard as an outdoor classroom. The Primary School students enjoyed the learning journey and learned about the importance of water sustainability.
We are indeed happy that our girls are living out our school mission to become lifelong learners and good stewards of knowledge in service to the community and country.
Outstanding Academic Achievement by our Ex-TKGians
Congratulations to our ex-TKGians on their success!! We are so proud of you!!
Term 1 Closing Video
Term 1 has indeed been a fruitful and memorable one culminating in school-wide celebrations of student and staff achievements during hall assembly on the last day of school. Here is a recap of the sparkling moments for Term 1.
2022 GCE O-level Results
Our heartiest congratulations to the Class of 2022. You have done well and we wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
Please click here here to view the slides.