Tyger (heraldry) to have its home in Hyrcania in Persia and its swiftness is supposed to have given its name to "tygris", the Persian word for "arrow", and to the swift River Tigris. If pursued by a tyger, it was supposed to be possible to get away from it by leaving a mirror, which would perplex the tyger. The spelling appears in William Blake's poem "The Tyger". Although his illustration is more like a real tiger than the mythical one, the two are completely different. Tyger (heraldry) Tyger, also known as heraldic tiger is a beast used as a charge in heraldry.
Tyger Valley College a swim for 3 years the pupil is eligible for a badge which may be worn on their blazer. Tyger Valley College has a house system. Each house competes against each other in Inter-house events. In 2007 Centurus sponsored one of Holgate's Land Rovers on his Expedition “Africa the Outside Edge”. Mr Holgate visited TVC and in August 2007, two pupils and the Headmaster Gary Sim accompanied him for a week through Ghana. The school then decided that the Houses would be named after great explorers as education is about exploring. There are currently four houses: In the high school