Zhonghua Secondary School
| Zhonghua Secondary School 中华中学 Chung1 hua2 chung1 hsüueh2 Zhōnghuá Zhōngxué | |
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禮義廉恥 (Courteous Righteous Edified Dignified) | |
| Location | |
| Serangoon 13 Serangoon Avenue 3. Singapore 556123 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Autonomous/mixed |
| Established | September, 1911 |
| Session | Single-Session |
| School code | 3240 |
| Principal | Mr Loh Leong Beng |
| Enrolment | 1,431 |
| Colour(s) | Green, white |
| Nickname | Zhonghuarians |
| Vision | Scholars . Leaders |
| Website | Link |
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Zhonghua Secondary School (ZHSS) is an autonomous secondary school in Serangoon, Singapore, catering to boys and girls taking the Special/Express Course as well as those taking the Normal(Academic/Technical) Course. Founded in 1911, it was the first Chinese-medium girls' school in Singapore, before it began accepting English-medium students and boys later in its history.
History
Zhonghua Secondary was established in 1911 in response to Dr Sun Yat Sen's suggestion for schools to be established for girls. The school was founded by Mr Tay Peng Teng, Mr Puan Yeow Pong and the Chinese community. The school was originally at Mohamad Sultan Road.
In its 90 years, the school has moved five times:
- In 1925, it moved to Niven Road and was named Chung Hwa Girls’ High School. To cope with the increased enrollment, it shifted to Bartley Road in 1951 and secondary classes were conducted at these larger premises.
- In 1967, a four-storey block was built, comprising the General Office, Staff Room, Home Economics Unit as well as the Science Block, Geography Room, the Music Room and the AVA Theatrette.
- In 1987, the school moved to Serangoon New Town at Serangoon Avenue 4 and was renamed Zhonghua Secondary School.
- In 1999, a new school complex at Serangoon Avenue 3 costing an estimated $23 million was completed. In 2008, construction works began on the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex.
School Curriculum Time
As of Term 1 2015, the timetable now operate in an odd/even week basis. School generally ends at 2PM from Mondays to Thursdays now, with some exception for lower secondary, who are released at 1.30PM on certain days. School ends at 12.30PM for all students on Friday.
Uniform
Girls wear a white blouse and a green skirt. Formerly, girls wore white below-the-knee pleated skirts. The change from white to green skirt in 2002 followed complaints that white skirts were easily dirtied.
Lower Secondary boys wear a white shirt with white Bermudas and Upper Secondary boys a white shirt with white long pants.
All students are required to wear school socks with the school initials (ZHSS) on them. All students are also required to wear white school shoes, only during exceptional events such as the NAPFA 2.4km Run Test, learning journeys that require walking, then they are able to wear sports shoes.
Notable alumni
Dates in square brackets are the years in which these alumni studied in Zhonghua.
- Yipeng Lee, first son of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (2004 – present) [1997 - 2000]
- Royston Tan, film director
- Amos Yee, former child actor [2011 – 2014]