The Chinese High School (Singapore)

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The Chinese High School 华侨中学 Huáqiáo Zhōngxué
Location
661 Bukit Timah Road Singapore 269734 Singapore
Coordinates	1°19′36″N 103°48′13″E / 1.32654°N 103.803491°E / 1.32654; 103.803491
Information
Type	Independent
Motto	自强不息 (Unrelenting Self-Empowerment)
Established	21 March 1919; 105 years ago (1919-03-21)
Status	Merged with Hwa Chong Junior College to form Hwa Chong Institution
Colour(s)	Red   Yellow   White

The Chinese High School (Chinese: 南洋华侨中学; pinyin: Nányáng Huáqiáo Zhōngxué) was an independent school in Singapore offering secondary education. The school merged with Hwa Chong Junior College on 1 January 2005 to form the integrated Hwa Chong Institution.

Founded on 21 March 1919, The Chinese High School was the first high school in Southeast Asia to cater to different dialect groups among overseas Chinese in the region.^[1] After Singapore gained independence in 1965, the school came under the purview of the Ministry of Education and was accorded the Special Assistance Plan (SAP) status in 1979. It has the unique distinction of having the Independent School status in 1988, a scheme that the ministry perceived had proven successful and was extended to other top schools in Singapore. The Chinese High School remained as one of the best performing schools in Singapore, both in academic achievements and extracurricular activities.