Nan Chiau High School

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Nan Chiau High School is a co-educational secondary school in Singapore. It is one of the 11 schools in Singapore that offer the Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Special/Express stream.

The school is affiliated to Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan (also known as the Singapore Hokkien Association).

Brief History[change | change source]

Nan Chiau High Campus in 2015
  • Nan Chiau High School was originally Nan Chiau Teachers' Training School which started in 1941 by Tan Kah Kee, at Kim Yam Road in River Valley.
  • During World War II, the school was used as the headquarters and training grounds for Dalforce, against the invading Japanese.[1]
  • In 1947 Nan Chiau Teachers' Training School was changed into Nan Chiau Girls' High School.
  • In 1965, Nan Chiau Girl's High School was rebuilt at a cost of 2 million dollars. On 8 March 1969, the new school building was opened by then education minister Ong Pang Boon 8 March 1969.[2]
  • In 1974, the school was further expanded due to high number of students.[3]
  • In 1980 the school became an English medium school.
  • In 1984, the school started to take in boys. The school was renamed "Nan Chiau High School"[4]
  • In 2000, Nan Chiau High School was relocated to Sengkang New Town. The primary section separated to form Nan Chiau Primary School[5]
  • In November 2010, Nan Chiau High School was announced by the Ministry of Education to become the 11th Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school from January 2012.[6]

Notable Alumni[change | change source]

  • Peh Chin Hua
  • Dr. Leong Chan-Hoong
    • Deputy Head, Social Lab, Lee Kuan Yew Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore[7]
  • Han Kim Ling
    • Product Lifecycle Manager, Volex
    • Former Project Manager, Tyco Electronics[8]
  • Goh Lay Kuan
    • Singapore pioneer dance choreographer and arts educator
    • Recipient of the Singapore Cultural Medallion, 1995
    • Co-founder of Singapore Performing Arts School[9]

Gallery[change | change source]

  • Nan Chiau High's Block D, viewed across the Quadrangle.
    Nan Chiau High's Block D, viewed across the Quadrangle.
  • Nan Chiau High's Kong Chian Hall Main Entrance
    Nan Chiau High's Kong Chian Hall Main Entrance
  • The head statue of the institution founder Mr Tan Kah Kee
    The head statue of the institution founder Mr Tan Kah Kee

Notes[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "nan chiau girls' high « The Hunter". sgfilmhunter.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  2. ↑ "Nan Chiau Girls' High School at Kim Yam Road, between 1947 and 1969 - BookSG - National Library Board, Singapore". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  3. ↑ "The Herencia - Site History". www.theherencia.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  4. ↑ 新加坡华文中学史略. Singapore: 新加坡 : 教育出版社, 1976. 1976. p. 65. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "A New Option For Aided Schools - School Management Model". Ministry of Education, Singapore. Ministry of Education, Singapore. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "黄永宏：南侨中学是福建会馆属校"一颗宝石"". 联合早报网. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  7. ↑ "Leong Chan-Hoong 梁振雄". Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. National University of Singapore. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "KIM LING Han". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Goh Lay Kuan: The ballerina who overturned tables". Singapore News Today. Farhan. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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