Kong Hwa School
| Kong Hwa School 光华学校 (Guānghuá Xuéxiào) |
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| 350, Guillemard Road,Mountbatten, Singapore | |
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| Type | Government-aided |
| Motto | Sincerity and Perseverance |
| Established | 4 May 1953 |
| Session | Single |
| School code | 5240 |
| Principal | Mrs Cheong Ye Ling |
| Enrolment | Approx. 1,600 |
| Website | http://konghwa.moe.edu.sg/ |
Kong Hwa School (abbreviation: KHS; Chinese: 光华学校), is a co-educational primary school in Singapore. It is one of the six Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan schools, along with Tao Nan School, Ai Tong School, Chongfu Primary School, Nan Chiau Primary School and Nan Chiau High School.
Kong Hwa School has been offering the Bi-Cultural Enrichment Programme (BiCEP) since 2007, which encourages students to be bilingual. The school is currently situated along Guillemard Road.
The two Chinese characters, 光华, form the torch in the middle of the school crest. The torch is in red and symbolises the "Flame of Knowledge". The yellow background symbolises the radiance of the burning torch which reflects the school's pursuit for academic excellence.
Kong Hwa School was founded by the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan (SHHK) in 1953. This was immediately after the Japanese Occupation, when the committee members of the SHHK realised the urgent need for education and that there was a drastic shortage of schools in Singapore. The school currently stands at its original location along Guillemard Road.
Initially, Kong Hwa School was named ‘Kong Chian School’ after the late Dr. Lee Kong Chian made a personal donation of $300,000. Further reasoning and support for the name included the Chinese proverb “光前裕后” (guāng qián yù hòu), which implies the school wanting its students to be high achievers, defending the honor of their ancestors and doing things for the benefit of future generations.
However, Dr. Lee Kong Chian, who was in London at the time, was so disturbed by the news that he sent a letter to the Chairman of the SHHK, Mr. Chen Liushi. He said that times were progressing, and that philanthropy should be a common occurrence and not something so rare that it needs to be celebrated. Thus, he earnestly requested that the SHHK rename the school. In response to his repeated pleads, the SHHK officially changed the school’s name to Kong Hwa School on May 1, 1953.
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