Nan Chiau High School
| Nan Chiau High School 南僑中學 Nánqiáo Zhōngxué |
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20 Anchorvale Link, Singapore 545079 Sengkang New Town Singapore |
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| Coordinates | 1°23′19″N 103°53′25″E / 1.388713°N 103.890282°ECoordinates: 1°23′19″N 103°53′25″E / 1.388713°N 103.890282°E |
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| School type | Government-aided, Co-educational, Special Assistance Plan (SAP) |
| Motto | 诚·毅 (Sincerity & Perseverance) |
| Established | 8 March 1947 |
| Founder | Mr Tan Kah Kee |
| Session | Single Session |
| School code | 7112 |
| Principal | Mr Tan Yee Kan |
| Enrolment | approx. 1250 |
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Red, Yellow, Blue, White |
| Guiding Principle | 有教无类 (egalitarian education) |
| Mission | To broaden the minds of NCzens, nurturing bicultural learners who lead, serve and inspire 开启多元智慧，使其具备双文化视野、领导素质、服务精神与激励他人之能力。 |
| Vision | A Distinctive Institution of World-Ready Thinkers and Leaders 独树一帜的学府，面向世界的领袖 |
| Philosophy | 力求卓越 (Aspire to Excel) |
| Website | nchs |
Nan Chiau High School (NCHS) (simplified Chinese: 南侨中学; traditional Chinese: 南僑中學; pinyin: Nánqiáo Zhōngxué; Wade–Giles: Nan2Ch'iao2 Chung1hsüeh2) is a premier co-educational institution in Singapore affiliated to Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan, offering the four-year Special/Express course for secondary education.
Founded in 1947, the institution currently operates under the Special Assistance Plan (SAP) for bilingualism and biculturalism with the mission to nurture bilingual and bicultural students who are highly knowledgeable in the Chinese language and culture. Affirmed as the North Zone Centre of Excellence for Chinese Language, the school is highly regarded of its strong Chinese foundation in terms of teaching of the language and promulgation of the heritage and culture, which are not confined in the classrooms.
The institution is currently one of Singapore's leading ICT Schools, and is also one of the joint organisers for the National Secondary School Chinese Creative Writing Competition.
Nan Chiau High School was initially set up as Nan Chiau Teachers' Training College in 1941 by Mr Tan Kah Kee, a Chinese businessman, community leader and philanthropist. The initial schooling site was incorporated from mansions donated by Mr Lee Kong Chian, on a plot of land in River Valley. The campus was used as the base and training barracks for Dalforce, a Chinese volunteers’ army formed promptly before the Japanese invasion in 1942.
In 1947, Nan Chiau Teachers' Training College was converted into a girls' high school, featuring a primary school section. Mr Yang Zhen Li was the first Principal of the institution, with an initial student enrollment of 900. A female hostel was also built in the 1950s. In 1965, 2 million dollars was spent by the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan to rebuild Nan Chiau Girl's High School to meet the needs of an increased student enrollment. During the re-construction, the high school section conducted lessons at a temporary campus at Guillemard Road, whilst the primary school section continued lessons at the unaffected classroom blocks of the Kim Yam Road campus. The new campus was officially opened by then Minister for Education Mr. Ong Pang Boon, on 8 March 1969.
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