North Vista Secondary School

North Vista Secondary School is a co-educational government secondary school in Sengkang, Singapore. Founded in 1956 as Gan Eng Seng Government Chinese Middle School, North Vista had a rich heritage to providing all with a holistic education. Students are known as Vistarians.

Thomson Government Chinese Middle School
North Vista Secondary School was founded as Gan Eng Seng Government Chinese Middle School in 1956, as one of the Government Chinese Middle Schools set up to cater to Chinese school students who had their studies disrupted by the Chinese middle schools riots. The school was renamed as Thomson Government Chinese Middle School, and subsequently as Thomson Secondary School with a merger with Thomson Vocational School in 1958.

Renamed North Vista Secondary School
On 15 December 2000, the campus was relocated to Sengkang at 11 Rivervale Link, Singapore 545081. With the relocation, Thomson Secondary School was renamed as North Vista Secondary School, while retaining the native name De Xin (德新), as a reflection of its rich heritage, as well as its mission to instil and inspire cultured and innovative youths of the society.

50th Anniversary
North Vista Secondary School celebrated its 50th anniversary with a gala dinner held on 8 September 2006, with Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean as the guest-of-honour.

North Vista Google Reviews Frenzy
On 19 June 2023, North Vista Sec Sch went viral after a TikTok video showing negative Google map reviews of the school being responded with sassy replies from the owner. It seems like someone not from the school's administration might have gotten hold of the school's Google account -- and have been leaving sassy responses.

North Vista Secondary School's principal, Yap Thiam Chuan, shared that they are aware of the replies to the Google reviews and. "The school currently does not own or manage the Google Maps account in question," Yap added. The school is currently in touch with Google regarding this incident.

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