Chung Cheng High School
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Chung Cheng High School (Chinese: 中正中学) is a Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school in Singapore. It was opened in 1939 at Kim Yam Road by Aw Boon Haw and other businessmen. It started as an all boys school but became a co-ed school after World War II.
Chung Cheng High School is the only SAP school with a branch school, now known as Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) located at Yishun St. 61. The main school is now located at 40–56 Goodman Road. Both schools are also affiliated to Nanyang Junior College. Chung Cheng High School (Main) is renowned for its lake, known as the Zhong Zheng Hu (中正湖); its size has been reduced by about two-thirds by several school-expansion programmes since the 1950s. The recent phase of upgrading cost Chung Cheng High School (Main) around $70 million, and saw the renovation of several buildings, such as the Administration Building. The new extension, which boasts an array of facilities, is built on a portion of the lake, with part of the building extending into the lake. The main building has the auditorium which was the biggest in the whole South East Asia when it was opened.
Chung Cheng High school (Main) was accorded SAP status in 1979, and achieved autonomous status in 1996 for consistently good O-level results. The school was placed in Band 2 for the recent school ranking exercise, with an L1B5 of 11.0. (The school just needed an extra 0.1 points to make it to Band 1.) The founding principal, Dr Chuang Chu Lin was also Vice-Chancellor of Principal of Nanyang University.
[edit] Principals
Chung Cheng High School (Main)
- 1939-1957: Dr Chuang Chu Lin
- 1957-1957: Mr Shen Weilin
- 1985-1959: Mr Wang Changji
- 1960-1960: Mr Lin Yuji
- 1960-1960: Mr Lin Qiyuan
- 1961-1967: Mr Huang Faggui
- 1967-1967: Mr Yao Fusen
- 1967-1974: Mr Qiu Xinmin
- 1974-1981: Mr Chia Thiam Soon
- 1982-1994: Mr Goh Seow Chew
- 1995-2000: Mr. Yang Che Kay
- 2001-2004: Mr. Yue Lip Sin
- 2005 to present: Mr Lo Chee Lin
Chung Cheng High School (Yishun)
- 1939-1957: Dr Chuang Chu Lin
- 1957-1960: Mr Ko Pei Teck
- 1960-1970: Mr Koh Chong Peng
- 1970-1978: Mdm Chuan Wei Liang
- 1979-1994: Mr Chua Hun Cheong
- 1994-1999: Mr Ong Kian Choon
- 1999-2006: Mr Yap Juye Long
