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School Spotlight: Art led to sea change in Naval Base Secondary students

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Naval Base Secondary students (fro left) Sarah Lim 15, Chan Xiang Ran 16, Shreah Saju 14, Rochelle Belisario 15, Kang Anya, 16, Dini Asyraf bin Abdul Raup, 15, are involved in various art programmes the school offers.

Current Naval Base Secondary students (from left) Sarah Lim, 15; Chan Xiang Ran, 16; Shreah Saju, 14; Rochelle Belisario, 15; Kang Anya, 16; and Dini Asyraf Abdul Raup, 15, at an installation representing previous trips to Paris.

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SINGAPORE – When Mrs Rebecca Chew took over as principal of Naval Base Secondary School in Yishun in 2002, student morale was low and the number of disciplinary cases was high.

Apart from the usual issues such as being late for school, she also had to handle juvenile delinquency problems like petty crime and possession of illegal weapons.

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