Catholic High School (Singapore)
| Catholic High School 公敎中學 Sekolah Menengah Catholic Lycée Catholique |
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9, Bishan Street 22, Singapore 579767 Bishan, Singapore |
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| Coordinates | 1°21′17″N 103°50′41″E / 1.35472°N 103.84472°ECoordinates: 1°21′17″N 103°50′41″E / 1.35472°N 103.84472°E |
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| Type | Government-aided, Autonomous, Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Integrated Programme |
| Motto | 親愛忠誠,敬業樂群 ((Care, Honesty, Service)) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
| Established | 1935 |
| Founder | Rev. Father Edward Becheras |
| Sister school |
Singapore Chinese Girls' School CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School |
| School code | 7102 |
| Principal | Soh Lai Leng |
| Supervisor | Father Henry Siew |
| Gender | Male |
| Enrollment | 1,400 (secondary) 1,600 (primary) |
| Language | English Chinese |
| Campus size | 7 hectares (17 acres) |
| Color(s) |
Green, White, Red and Yellow |
| Affiliation |
Catholic Junior College Eunoia Junior College |
| Vision | The Catholic High School student is a leader, gentleman and bilingual scholar of high integrity and robust character, who is passionate about life, learning and service to others. |
| Website | catholichigh.moe.edu.sg |
Catholic High School (simplified Chinese: 公教中学; traditional Chinese: 公敎中學) (CHS) is an all-boys Catholic school in Singapore. It has a primary section offering a six-year primary education and a secondary section offering the six-year Integrated Programme. Founded in 1935 by Rev. Fr. Edward Becheras, a French missionary, the school caters for students who are fluent in both English and Chinese. The school is a Special Assistance Plan school, as well as a Gifted Education Programme centre.
Catholic High School was founded in 1935 by the Reverend Father Edward Becheras, a French missionary. Although it is a Catholic school, it accepts both Catholic and non-Catholic students, and is run along the lines of a Sino-English school. The school first started as an extension of the Church of St. Peter and Paul. Becheras envisaged the school as a bilingual institution from the start, emphasising instruction in both English and Chinese, a policy that continues today. In addition, Becheras emphasised the teaching of science, uncommon at that time.
Due to the high demand for places at the school, Catholic High School moved into a new school building on Queen Street, beside the Church of St. Peter and Paul. Two years after the new school campus was completed, it reached its maximum capacity. Among notable features of the old school is the science room in the school, the first such feature in any Catholic school in Malaya (Singapore was part of Malaya at that time).
In 1950, the Marist Brothers took over responsibility for the administration of Catholic High; a primary section was opened in 1951, and then a boarding house for Catholic students. Under the care of the Brothers the school developed but in 1974 the administration was handed back to the diocese. Maris Stella High School was founded in 1958 by Brother Joche Chanel in response to the demand for places in Catholic High School. Hence Maris Stella High School can be said to be the "brother school" of Catholic High School.
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