| Name |
Xinghua Primary School |
| Abbreviation |
XHPS |
| School code |
1205 |
| Chinese name | 醒华小学 |
| Malay |
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| Tamil |
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| Address |
45 Hougang Avenue 1 |
| Country |
Singapore |
| Town |
Hougang |
| Established |
1930 |
| Type |
Government Primary School |
| Religion |
Secular |
| Students |
Co-educational |
| Levels |
Primary 1 to 6 |
| Colours |
Blue, red |
| Motto |
Towards Perfection |
| Distinctions |
Sustained Achievement Award - Physical and Aesthetics |
| Website |
Xinghua Primary School (abbreviation: XPS) is a government, co-educational primary school of the Ministry of Education of Singapore and offers education from Primary 1 to Primary 6, leading to the Primary School Leaving Examination. Founded in 1930 as Sing Hua Public School, the school was located in Lim Tua Tow Road, in the north-eastern Singapore before being relocated to its current campus at Hougang Avenue 1.
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Xinghua Primary School was founded by Mr Chua Cheok San in 1930 and was then known as Sing Hua Public School, located at Lim Tua Tow Road (located between Serangoon and Kovan MRT Stations), with a small wooden building as campus. During World War II when Singapore was occupied by the Japanese, the school was converted into a barrack by the Japanese.
After the war, the school was turned into a soap factory. Mr Chua Cheok San, with the support of sponsors, took measures to restart the operations of the school and rented four classrooms from the factory in 1946. It became a government-aided school in 1957 and an integrated government school in 1972.
In 1964, funds were raised for a new building. The school was declared open in 1976 as Chinese-English Integrated School.
Due to increasing pupil enrolment, the school was relocated to its present premises at 45 Hougang Ave 1 on 17 December 1984 and its name was changed to a pinyinnised name, Xinghua Primary School, with English as the medium of instruction.
On 15 December 2000, the school shifted to 30 Parry Avenue for the Hougang Avenue 1 campus to be rebuilt under the Programme for Rebuilding and IMproving Existing schools (Phase 1). In January 2003, the pupils and staff of both Xinghua Primary School and Charlton School merged when the school shifted back to its present location at Hougang Avenue 1. In January 2007, Xinghua Primary School once again underwent a merger with a neighbouring school, this time Parry Primary School.
"Towards Excellence"
In 2007, Parry Primary School merged with Xinghua Primary School. The Merger received positive reviews from Xinghua's staff, although it received negative reviews from the students of Parry. Parry Primary had existed in a huge but quiet private housing estate, the small population of students were subject of a simple, spaced out and enjoyable life in the huge Parry primary school campus. When they were mixed in with a huge school, problems such as stress and unhappiness arose. However, the merger carried on and the school campus was subsequently turned into student hostels.
The school used to exell in results for most of its subjects for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE).
PSLE passes by subject - Mainstream (as a percentage)
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 95.2 | 90.4 | 95.0 |
| Mathematics | 60.0 | 63.2 | 75.0 |
| Science | 76.6 | 74.6 | 84.0 |
In recent years the school's reputation as one of the best primary schools in Hougang has disappeared.