Pioneer Junior College
| Pioneer Junior College 先驱初级学院 |
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21 Teck Whye Walk Singapore 688258 Teck Whye, Choa Chu Kang Singapore |
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| Coordinates | 1°23′4.83″N 103°45′16.27″E / 1.3846750°N 103.7545194°ECoordinates: 1°23′4.83″N 103°45′16.27″E / 1.3846750°N 103.7545194°E |
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| Type | Government |
| Motto | While I Live, I Learn |
| Established | 1999 |
| Session | Single-session |
| School code | 0711 |
| Principal | Mrs. Tan-Kek Lee Yong |
| Enrolment | 930 (J1), 850 (J2) |
| Colour(s) | Red, white, black |
| Vision | Always Serving, always learning |
| Mission | Nurturing a Community of Committed Learners and Compassionate Leaders |
| Website | pioneerjc |
Pioneer Junior College (PJC) is a junior college in Singapore offering a two-year pre-university course leading up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination.
PJC was established on 1 December 1999. The college initially functioned from the campus of the former French-German Institute of Singapore, situated next to the Singapore Science Centre, before it moved to the current permanent campus at 21 Teck Whye Walk in December 2002. The college officially opened at its current site at Jurong Junior College by Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, then acting Minister of Education on 20 February 2004. On 16 December 2005, Mrs. Tan-Kek Lee Yong took over the helm and became the 2nd principal.
Sixty-two teachers and executive and administrative staff, and two students, were the first batch of Pioneers of Pioneer Junior College (the "Pioneer Pioneers"). Students were involved in the formation of the college rules and the design of the college crest and uniform. The college's vision and mission statements were formally endorsed on 31 August 2000 by the College Advisory Committee, students' parents, the staff and students. In the subsequent year, on 8 August 2001, the college anthem and flag were formally adopted by the college community.
On 25 February 2002, PJC became the first junior college to launch its own satellite ground receiving station. Its inaugural College Day was held on 26 April 2002 to award deserving pioneers who had contributed in one way or another to the college. The guest-of-honour was the Chairman of the College Advisory Committee, Professor Phua Kok Khoo.
On 20 April 2017, it was announced that PJC would merge with Jurong Junior College, with the merged school located at the current site of PJC. This was in view of the declining cohort sizes since 2014, which was attributed to the fall in Singapore's birth rate.
There are six Houses under PJC House System, all named after various pioneers in their respective fields. Students are allocated a house based on their civics grouping (classes). Competition among the six Houses takes place when the student executive committee takes up office-bearer positions. The competition includes events like the Inter-House Games (both sports and non-sports) and National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA) test. The overall champion of all these events is awarded the Inter-House Challenge Trophy at the end of each office-bearer year.The six Houses are:
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