Nan Hua High School
| Nan Hua High School 南华中学 Sekolah Tinggi Nan Hua | |
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41 Clementi Avenue 1, Singapore 129956 | |
| Coordinates | 1°18′30″N 103°46′09″E / 1.308381°N 103.769167°E |
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| Type | Government Co-educational Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Autonomous |
| Motto | 忠孝仁爱、礼义廉耻 (Loyalty, Filial Piety, Humanity, Love, Courtesy, Righteousness, Integrity, Sense of Shame) |
| Established | 14 June 1917 |
| Founder | Xiong Shangfu |
| Session | Single-Session |
| School code | 3047 |
| Chairman | William Leong Sin yuen |
| Principal | Chiew Jing Wen |
| Enrollment | approx. 1250 |
| Colour(s) | Red Blue White |
| Website | nanhuahigh.moe.edu.sg/ |
Nan Hua High School (NHHS) (simplified Chinese: 南华中学; traditional Chinese: 南華中學; pinyin: Nánhuá Zhōngxué) is a co-educational autonomous government secondary school in Clementi, Singapore.
The school offers the four-year Express course leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level national examination.[1][2]
Founded in 1917, Nan Hua High School is the tenth Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school in Singapore, and is an autonomous school since 2001.[3][4] The school is also the West Zone Centre of Excellence for Chinese Language and Culture.[5] Nan Hua High School is not affiliated with Nan Hua Primary School, with which it has a shared heritage.[6]
History
[edit]Nan Hua Girls' School (1917–1955)
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Nan Hua High School was founded on 14 June 1917 as Nam Wah Girls' School (simplified Chinese: 南华女学校; traditional Chinese: 南華女學校), by Xiong Shangfu, an overseas Chinese industrialist and prominent figure in the local Cantonese community.[7] The school was established with the aim to give girls in Singapore the opportunity of receiving an education which was a privilege few girls had at that time.[8] It was first founded in a makeshift school with two rented shop-houses converted into four classrooms in Coleman Street.[8] From a cohort of fewer than 100 Chinese girls, the student population grew rapidly and in 1921, the school moved to a new building in Bencoolen Street to accommodate its expansion. However, in 1924, the school was forced to close temporarily due to financial difficulties. After a series of public appeals, contributions of funds from the community helped pay off the school's debts, and the school re-opened.[9]
By 1928, the Basic Teacher Training Programme had started and the student population continued to grow, leading to space constraints. In 1931, a new school building at Adis Road was ready and it became the "Main School" that ran normal training classes for teachers alongside primary classes. The old building at Bencoolen Street continued to function as a branch school offering primary classes. In 1941, Nan Hwa Girls' School was forced to cease operations as a Japanese invasion drew near. The school complex at Adis Road was turned into the headquarters for the Imperial Japanese Army shortly after the surrender of the British colonial forces.[3]
The school re-opened in October 1945 after the return of the Allied forces.[citation needed]
Nan Hwa Girls' High School (1956–1984)
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The school's name was changed to Nan Hwa Girls' High School (simplified Chinese: 南华女子中学校; traditional Chinese: 南華女子中學校), in December 1956. During this period, the curriculum underwent much restructuring and the school emerged as one of the premier girls' schools in Singapore. The branch school was separated from the main school to function as a primary school, with its name changed to Nan Hwa Girls' Primary School (current Nan Hua Primary School).[8] The Main School became a secondary school after it terminated the intake of primary pupils in 1964.[3]
Restructuring as a government school (1984–2000)
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On 12 December 1982, Nan Hwa Girls' High School moved from Adis Road to Clementi Avenue 1 on the recommendation of the Ministry of Education (MOE). The school began to admit Secondary One boys and thus became coeducational in 1984. The school was also renamed Nan Hua Secondary School, dropping the word "girls" in its name to reflect the change.
On 1 April 1986, the School Management Committee was dissolved and the school administration was handed over to the Ministry of Education, while the School Advisory Committee was formed to represent the interest of the school. This signified the change of the school from a Chinese medium school to an integrated secondary school utilising English as the medium of instruction.[10] The move also ended the school's long-standing status as an aided school.[3]
Attainment of SAP status (2000–present)
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In the new millennium, Nan Hua Secondary School was accorded as the 10th Special Assistance Plan school. Under the Programme for Rebuilding and Improving Existing Schools (PRIME), the school relocated to a new campus at 41 Clementi Avenue 1 on 20 December 2003. The former premises was occupied by the NUS High School of Math and Science. The school subsequently attained the School of Distinction Award and Singapore Quality Class Award in 2005. The new school building was officially opened by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 17 July 2005 when he declared Nan Hua Secondary School achieving its Autonomous Status in 2006. The school's name was changed to Nan Hua High School from 1 January 2006.[3]
In 2010, Nan Hua High School received the President's Award for the Environment, the highest environment accolade for organisations and companies in Singapore.[11] In 2017, Nan Hua High celebrated its 100th anniversary with a series of activities and celebrations throughout the year, culminating in the 100th Anniversary Dinner held on 15 July 2017.[12]
Campus
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The school's campus lies on 292,710 square feet (27,194 m2) of hill land at 41 Clementi Avenue 1.[13]
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Campus entrance -
Front facade of the Admin & Aesthetics Block -
Rear facade of the Admin & Aesthetics Block -
Eco-Garden -
Statue of Confucius at the car porch -
Science Block, with the Parade Square in the foreground -
View of Nan Hua High School from Clementi Road
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Academics
[edit]O Level express course
[edit]Nan Hua High School offers the four-year Express course which leads up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level national examination. To build cross-cultural capabilities in a multi-racial society, Nan Hua also offers promising students the opportunity to study Malay under the Malay Special Programme (MSP).[14]
SAP Flagship Programme
[edit]The SAP Flagship Programme (a programme offered at SAP schools) at Nan Hua High School is revolves around Chinese Culture and Bi-cultural Studies. Being the only SAP high school directly under the government, the programme is fully governed under the Ministry of Education, as opposed to independent and government-aided schools.[15]
Alumni
[edit]Notable alumni
[edit]- Don Wee: Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang GRC[16]
- He Ying Ying: Actress
- Hong Junyang: Singer
- Lim Hwee Huang Interior designer
External links
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References
[edit]- ^ "Secondary School Courses, Ministry of Education, Singapore". Archived from the original on 8 September 2015.
- ^ pg. 206, Choosing Your Secondary Schools, Part Two: Information on Secondary Schools (2010), Ministry of Education, Singapore
- ^ a b c d e "Our History, Nan Hua High School". Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "pg. 8, Secondary School Education: Shaping the Next Phase of Your Child's Learning Journey, Ministry of Education, Singapore" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Our Niche, Centre of Excellence for Chinese Language and Culture, Nan Hua High School". Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Symbol of Heritage, Nan Hua Primary School". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ 区, 如柏 (29 July 1999). "南华经验可供南侨借鉴". 联合早报. Singapore Press Holdings.
也是从女校发展起来的南华中学与南华小学的情况可不同了。南华是广东人创办的学校，具有82年的历史，在1983年之前，南华女中的校址在爱蒂丝路，南华小学则在明古连街。从70年代中开始，因受市区重建的影响，小坡一带的居民减少，南华学生人数锐减。到了80年代初，南华董事会决定学校搬迁，由当时的南华中学校长曹玉航负责和教育部接洽安排搬迁的工作。
- ^ a b c hermes (10 July 2017). "100 years of Nan Hua through the eyes of alumni". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Our Roots, The Nan Hua Route: Founding of Nan Hua High School". Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "立国大计须百年树人 南华同人以此自克励". redants.sg. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Ministry of Education, Singapore: Speeches – Speech by Mr Heng Swee Keat at Nan Hua High School's 95th Anniversary Dinner". Archived from the original on 31 December 2013.
- ^ hermes (25 April 2017). "Nan Hua marks 100 years of education". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Where to Find Us, Nan Hua High School". Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Schools & Centres Offering Higher Mother Tongue, Chinese (Special Programme) & Malay (Special Programme)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2013.
- ^ "SAP Flagship". nanhuahigh.moe.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Singapore GE2020: PAP new faces come from humble beginnings, took unconventional routes to success". The Straits Times. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.