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N O T A BL E  A CH I E V EM EN T S







            STUDENTS & ALUMNI                                                                                                                                   STAFF


            TAN PHEBE CHRISTINE          Winner – Grand Prize,         ELIZABETH SOON LI QIAN                                     BENJAMIN BOO CHONG WEI        GRACE LEONG YIT MING          DR GOH TOH CHAI
            SUTANTIO AND KO NA YEON      NAFA - Kris Foundation Fund    Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Fashion                           AND WONG QIN KAI              Programme Leader (Interdisciplinary   Head of Composition and
            Diploma in Design            Concerto Competition 2018     Winner – Emerging Designer of                              Bachelor of Music (Hons)      Studies and Academic Enhancement)  Senior Lecturer, Music
            (Furniture and Spatial)                                    the Year (Fashion), Singapore                              Full-time Musicians – Singapore   Creator and Facilitator – Film-  Conductor – Folksong arrangement
                                         Performer – NAFA 80
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            Grand Finalist – IKEA Singapore’s   Anniversary Arts Festival    Fashion Awards 2017                                  Chinese Orchestra             movement workshop for families,   workshop for choral directors and
            Young Designer Awards 2017                                                                                                                          National Museum Singapore, 2017   composers, Bandung, Indonesia, 2017
                                         Concert 2018                  Showcase – Her Bachelor of Arts                            Benjamin Boo Chong Wei        (organised in conjunction with French   th
            ABDUL HAKEEM                 Recipient – Leong Yoon Pin    (Hons) Fashion collection was selected                     Graduate – London’s Royal College of   Festival Singapore 2017)  Judge – 6  Edition of the World Youth and
                                                                                                                                                                                              Children’s Choir Festival, Hong Kong, 2017
            JAMES HAUSLEY                Scholarship (Degree),         for showcase on University of East                         Music with a Masters of Performance   Co-facilitator – Physical theatre
            Diploma in Design            AY17/18 & AY18/19             London’s catwalk, at London’s prestigious                  (Distinction) with the support of the   workshop for families, Penang, 2017   Choral Arrangement – Performed
            (Landscape and Architecture)                               Graduate Fashion Week in 2012                              Neville Wathen Award          (in collaboration with actress Chin Teo,   by Kaohsiung Chamber Choir, 2017
            Winner – Silver Award (Diploma’s   JOHANN KOH EN KAI,      LOI CAI XIANG                                                                            Penang)                       Facilitator – Choral arrangement
            Outstanding Graphics Presentation   LUO TIANZE, DANIELLE   Diploma in Fine Art                                        Winner – Third Prize (Mridangam   Director – Duo Duo 3 Be Like   workshops for choral directors and
            Category), Singapore Institute of   ONG MIN LEE AND BANTOC   Solo Exhibitor – Void, Chan + Hori                       Open Category), National Indian    Edelweiss, George Town Festival    music educators from Taiwan and
                                         BREYANN LENNARD
                                                                                                                                                                                              China, organised by the Taiwan
            Landscape Architects (SILA) Student                        Contemporary, 2017                                         Music Competition 2017        2017 (received 10 nominations at the   Kodály Society, 2017
            Design Awards 2017           TAGANAHAN                                                                                Performer – Zappanale #28,    15  ASLI Drama Awards including
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                                         Diploma in Music                                                                                                                                     Commissioned Work – 纪元晨光,
                                                                       Recipient – The Ngee Ann Kongsi                            Germany, 2017                 Best Director)
                                         Members – NAFA Saxophone Quartet  Scholarship, AY12/13 and Tan Chay                                                                                  performed by the Diocesan Boys’
            BRYAN STIVEN                                               Bing Scholarship, AY11/12                                  Wong Qin Kai                  Main Judge – Malaysia’s High School   School Choir (won the Best Boys’
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            RODRIGUEZ MONTOYA            Performers – Performances at the                                                                                       Mandarin Drama Competition,    Choir award at the 70  Hong Kong
                                         Soochow University School of Music   LIONG KIT YENG                                      Member – StringWerkz          Penang, 2017                  Schools Music Festival)
            Diploma in Dance             and Shanghai Conservatory of Music,   Diploma in Music
            Recipient – Tan Chay Bing Entry   China; National Environmental Agency   Assistant conductor – The Purple             Performer – Ablaze – A Huqin   CHIEW SIEN KUAN              Guest Speaker – Singapore
                                                                                                                                                                                              Chinese Orchestra’s fourth Composer
            Scholarship (Diploma), AY17/18 and the   and Singapore Flyer’s community   Symphony, National Day Parade, 2017        Recital, Esplanade Recital Studio,   Senior Lecturer and Programme    Workshop, 2018
                                                                                                                                                                Leader, Fine Art
                                                                                                                                  2017
            NAFA Scholarship (Diploma), AY18/19  outreach programmes, Singapore;
                                         His Royal Highness, The Prince of   Conductor-in-residence – The Purple                                                Participating Artist – Moving   GOH SHOU YI
            CHEN YUE                     Wales’ visit to NAFA; NAFA Open   Symphony, Singapore                                                                  Mountains, Artsembly, 2018; dr/op:   Adjunct Lecturer, Dance
            Bachelor of Music (Hons)     House 2018; the Launch of NAFA’s                                                                                       Beyond Boundaries, Goodman Arts   Artist and Choreographer –
                                                                                                                                                                Centre, 2018; When Space Dissolves
            Winner – First Prize (Professional   80th Anniversary Celebrations &   Music Arranger – Our Tampines Hub’s                                          into Luminosity; Where Flowers Bloom   T.H.E Second Company, since 2009
                                                                       Festive Arts Theatre, 2017
            Category), 2017 piano competition   Campus 1 Tower Block Opening                                                                                    Amidst Rocks, iPRECIATION, 2017
            organised by Steinway & Sons,   Ceremony; Recital (all-Singaporean   Composer – A set piece for Singapore                                                                         Choreography Work – Performed
                                                                                                                                                                                              by arts institutions in Singapore and
            Huangdong region, China      programme) at the World Saxophone   Youth Festival 2018 (commissioned by                                               DR LIM POH TECK               showcased at various festivals
                                         Congress 2018 Zagreb, Croatia  Singapore’s Ministry of Education)                                                      Senior Lecturer, Design and Media
                                                                                                                                                                Solo Exhibitor - Acculturate III –   Choreographer – PRISM,
                                                                                                                                                                Reflection Visual Arts Centre, 2018;   Toy Factory Productions Ltd,
                                                                                                                                                                Acculturate II, “– Reflection”, Visual   directed by Rei Poh, 2017
                                                                                                                                                                Arts Centre, 2016
            EMPLOYABILITY OF NAFA GRADUATES


            747 graduates from NAFA were surveyed from 1 November 2017 to 7 January 2018,
            and the overall response rate obtained was 75%                                                                                                DIPLOMA GRADUATES              Note:

                                %                             DIPLOMA   %           DEGREE   %                                    MEDIAN                  S$2,000                        1.  Overall Employment Rate includes all types of full-
                                                              GRADUATES
                                                                                    GRADUATES
                                                                                                                                  GROSS
                                                                                                                                                                                          time, part-time, temporary and freelance employment.
                                                                                                                                                                                         2.  Gross Monthly Salary pertains only to full-time
                                                                                                                                  MONTHLY
                                                                                                                                                                                          permanently employed graduates. It comprises the
                                                                                                                                                                                          allowances and other regular cash payments, before
                                     employed in full-time                                                                        SALARY     2                                            basic salary, overtime payments, commissions, fixed
                                                                                                                                                                                          deductions of the employee’s central provident
                                     permanent positions                overall               overall                                                     DEGREE GRADUATES                fund (CPF) contributions and personal income
                                     found work before                  employment            employment                                                                                  tax. Employer’s CPF contributions, bonuses, stock
                                                                                                                                                                                          options, lump sum payments, and payments-in-kind
                                     graduation or within               rate 1                rate 1                                                      S$2,500                         are excluded.
                                     3 months of graduation
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                                     Source: Graduate Employment Survey jointly conducted by NAFA and LASALLE
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