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 Events & Competitions 

Every year, Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) organises a wide range of fun, challenging and exciting competitions for schools. From our Open House to the F1 in Schools, these flagships have become annual events that many look forward to.

The schedule below may be subject to change, so please check with the respective contact persons for more information.

NP-wide
Flagship Event
Month
Contact Person
Open House 
This annual event includes campus tours, course and career counselling.
Jan
Ms Lim Ping Ping
Tel: 6460 6484
Email: lpp2@np.edu.sg
Poly Experience
Includes talks, campus tours, career counselling and enrichment programmes.
Jul
Ms Lim Ping Ping
Tel: 6460 6484
Email: lpp2@np.edu.sg
RED CAMP
This 3-day experiential camp gives ‘O’ level leavers a chance to taste poly life and find out more about their course and career options.
Nov
Ms Lim Ping Ping
Tel: 6460 6484
Email: lpp2@np.edu.sg
Youth Leaders Camp
A stay-in leadership training camp for student leaders. They will pick up skills that every effective leader needs; from project management and persuasive communication skills to how to mobilise people and resources efficiently.
Varies

Ms Lum May May
Tel: 6460 8238
Email: lmm7@np.edu.sg

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Business Cluster

Flagship Event

Month
Contact Person
Tourism in Action
To highlight the importance of making tourism a more sustainable business, students will be asked to explore creative ways of devising a tourism-related activity. For upper secondary school students only.

May

Mr Dickson Lim
Tel: 6460 8651
Email: lcw5@np.edu.sg
Finance Uncovered @ Ngee Ann (FUN) Trail
Organised in collaboration with the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM), this fun-filled event will take students on a learning tour of Singapore’s Financial District.
Jul
Mr Dickson Lim
Tel: 6460 8651
Email: lcw5@np.edu.sg
National Accounting Quiz
The biggest annual accounting quiz in Singapore since 2004, NAQ immerses students in a series of accounting-related activities to simulate their passion for accounting.
Jul
Mr Dickson Lim
Tel: 6460 8651
Email: lcw5@np.edu.sg
National Youth Business Challenge 
This hands-on competition challenges students to generate an earth-friendly business concept and then, to source, finance, merchandise and market it to the public.
Jul
Mr Dickson Lim
Tel: 6460 8651
Email: lcw5@np.edu.sg

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Media & Humanities Cluster
Flagship Event
Month
Contact Person
Singapore Youth & Media Camp
Organised to increase media literacy among youths in Singapore, this camp incorporates both seminars and workshops taught by lecturers from Ngee Ann Poly's School of Film & Media Studies.
Jun
Mr Danny Boey
Tel: 6460 6694
Email: bbk2@np.edu.sg
Pitch Ideas Alive! Competition
This conference-cum-competition gets students to build a stronger identity for their schools using creative communication methods. They will pick up the principles of advertising, public relations and integrated marketing communications.
Aug
Ms Zalina Ariffin
Tel: 6460 8066
Email: aza2@np.edu.sg

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Life & Health Sciences Cluster
Flagship Event
Month
Contact Person
HS Olympiad – Rescue Heart Beat
This hands-on workshop and inter-school competition focuses on cardiovascular management and emergency first aid.
Mar

Ms Li Wenjie
Tel: 6460 7034
Email: lwe5@np.edu.sg

The Outbreak Challenge!
By investigating the cause of an “outbreak”, students will learn about diseases and how biomedical science can be used to identify, prevent and contain diseases.

Apr

Ms Vimala
Tel: 6460 6933
Email: vig@np.edu.sg

HS Caloric Hunt
Students will learn about making healthy diet choices in relation to obesity and other common chronic diseases such as cholesterol and cardiac disease.

May

Ms Angela Lim
Tel: 6460 7071
Email: las3@np.edu.sg
 
Dr Nasirudeen
Tel: 6460 6871
Email: anm2@np.edu.sg
Amazing Lab Race@HS
Learn about the exciting nature of the healthcare profession through exciting and interactive workshops and competitions.

Jun

Miss Arthi Devi
Tel: 6460 6496
Email: rns2@np.edu.sg
 
Mr Brandon Sng
Tel: 6460 7307 
Email: sbj2@np.edu.sg
Health Sciences Discovery Camp
An exciting 2D1N camp for students interested to gain exposure to healthcare professions such as doctor, nurse or optometrist. Participants will be exposed to exciting scenarios and crucial life-saving skills that will benefit them and their loved ones in their future.

Students will also have the opportunity to experience Polytechnic life and get to know their peers from other school through team bonding activities. For upper secondary school students only.

Jun

Ms How Ai Ling
Tel: 6460 7044
Email: hal2@np.edu.sg
 
Ms Emily Ng
Tel: 6460 6042
Email: neg2@np.edu.sg
Flower Festival
The festival introduces students to the science and art of growing quality flowers. Such experimental learning will enable them to appreciate the value of scientific work on plants.

Jul

Ms Vimala
Tel: 6460 6933
Email: vig@np.edu.sg

Biotech Fair
Jointly organised with the Singapore Science Centre, this fair highlights advances in biotechnology and biomedical science. A competition will let students conduct their own research and display their findings.

Aug
Ms Vimala
Tel: 6460 6933
Email: vig@np.edu.sg
Forensic Science Conference
Students who participated in the Forensic Science Workshop are invited to the conference which features distinguished speakers who will talk about forensic science, crime investigation and toxicology.

Sept

Ms Vimala
Tel: 6460 6933
Email: vig@np.edu.sg
Chemistry Meets Medicine Conference and Medicine Mastermind Challenge
Distinguished speakers at the Chemistry Meet Medicine Conference will share how chemistry is important in pharmacy to make effective medicines as well as cosmetics.

The Medicine Mastermind Challenge is a quiz-show challenge which will allow students to pit their hands-on skills and knowledge about medicines in a competition against other schools.

Oct

Ms Vimala
Tel: 6460 6933
Email: vig@np.edu.sg

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Technology Cluster
Flagship Event
Month
Contact Person

National Airfix Aeronautical Modeling – The Ngee Ann Challenge
Through workshops and a competition, students will be offered a fun-filled time to hone their skills at building model aircraft.

Apr

Mr Ong Yong Hoe
Tel: 6460 6217
Email: ltc@np.edu.sg

Chemical Powered Car Competition
In this event, students will combine chemistry, physics and chemical engineering to design and “race” model cars powered by chemical reactions!

May
Ms Vimala
Tel: 6460 6933
Email: vig@np.edu.sg
Electrifying Connections
This adrenaline-charged competition is designed to spark a student’s interest in electric circuits. Students will learn to design and connect battery-operated circuits to operate lights, alarms and mini-fans.
Jul

Mr Teo Gek Hwa
Tel: 6460 6119
Email: tgh2@np.edu.sg

F1 In Schools - The Singapore Challenge
The closest students can get to actually competing in the Formula One! They will learn to apply Math and Physics as they design and manufacture the fastest CO2-powered model cars!
Jul
Mr Philip Tan Cheng Huat
Tel: 6460 6197
Email: tch@np.edu.sg
Inter-School Picomouse Competition
Students will assemble small mobile robots and develop programs to manoeuvre them through a maze using the fastest path.
Jul
Mr Hui Tin Fat
Tel: 6460 6190
Email: htf@np.edu.sg
Bull’s Eye Competition
This competition promotes strategy building, teamwork and creativity amongst students. Each team will work together to develop a robot and its remote controller using LEGO NXT® and then, send it on a mission!
Jul
Mr Philip Tan Cheng Huat
Tel: 6460 6197
Email: tch@np.edu.sg

Maths Carnival
An online Math Proficiency System (MPS) test, Math-related activities and games will enthral all young Mathematicians or those who just want to brush up on this interesting subject.

Sept

Mr Lim Ching Kwang
Tel: 6460 6901
Email: lck7@np.edu.sg

Green Competition 
This competition aims to educate secondary school students on green and sustainable building design. Students are encouraged to apply creative design and scientific principles in building a tower model that is functional, aesthetically pleasing and structurally sound.
Sept

Ms Cynthia Heng
Tel: 6460 6271
Email: hsh5@np.edu.sg

Solar Racer Workshop / Competition
This workshop gives students hands-on experience in building and racing a remote-controlled Solar Racer. In the process, they will learn to build a control circuit fully powered by the sun.
Sept

Mr Ang Kong Keng
Tel: 6460 6073
Email: akk@np.edu.sg

EUREKA!
Teams from different schools will compete to solve science and engineering problems through exciting hands-on challenges.

Sept

Mr Lim Kok Yeng
Tel: 6460 6750
Email: lky@np.edu.sg

Marine & Offshore Challenge
Students will be challenged to design and build their own water craft in the MOT Water Grand Prix. They will also get to test their knowledge of ships, rigs and floating vessels as well as race remote control boats!

Oct

Mr David Seow
Tel: 6460 7339
Email: sd3@np.edu.sg

National StrITwise® Challenge
Aiming to develop awareness and interest in IT amongst the youth in a fun and engaging way, this competition will test students’ strategy, creativity and software programming skills.
Nov

Mr Fabian Ng
Tel: 6460 6885
Email: nyt@np.edu.sg

Singapore Junior Water Prize
This competition encourages students to think of ways to improve the quality of life through the best use of water. The winning team will go on to represent Singapore in the Stockholm Junior Water Prize. More details here >

Nov to May

Ms Norizan 
Tel: 6460 7026
Email: nba1@np.edu.sg

Ms Rose Mary
Tel: 6460 6812
Email: rmd1@np.edu.sg

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