people as the haka. It is usually performed before the start of the match at a final or at special events. The Saints' spirit also permeated into music producing members of such recording artists as The Sundowners, Tornados, Wes Cossacks, Straydogs, and Electrons with Rex Goh Tee Huat. The latter went on to join Australia's Air Supply. Sports The school has been famous since the 1930s, and in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966 concurrently, under the dedicated tutelage of Mr Keong Snr, it rose to a new high with its boxing and rugby dominance over Singapore Boy's Town, Anglo-Chinese School, and Raffles Institution. Since the 1970s, the school has won the national championships consistently. The 1990s saw competition from Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and Raffles Institution, but St Andrew's has had a major revival in the sport in recent years. The school also excels in cricket and hockey. Under the guidance of the cricket master Philip Ng, the school's cricket team saw success from 1998 onwards, with eight of its eleven players being called up for national under-15 representations in their first year of the game. The rivalry between Raffles Institution and St. Andrew's continued in the ovals as the teams battled for the championship titles over the next few years. Houses The school has a house system aimed at intra-school sporting competitions. The school originally had eleven houses. Today, there are five houses throughout the school, from the junior school to the junior college. The five houses are named after important people in the school's history: Venn (black), after Edward Sherman Venn, who was founder of the school in 1862, Hose (blue), after George Frederick Hose, who was colonial chaplain in the 1860s, Loy Fatt (yellow), after Cheok Loy Fatt, who was headmaster in the 1870s, Gomes (red), after William Henry Gomes, who was school superintendent during the 1870s, and Romanis (green), after J. Romanis Lee, who was headmaster in the 1910s. School song, hymn and crest The school song was introduced by Joseph Lee. The words of the song are from John Oxenham's poem Up and On. All three schools share the same school song, school hymn and school crest. School song Verse 1 Lives are in the making here, Hearts are in the waking here, Mighty undertaking here, Up and On! We are arming for the fight, Pressing on with all our might, Pluming wings for higher