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Hong Wen School
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School History
Hong Wen School was established in 1920 by the Hin Ann Huay Kuan, which was established in the same year. Originally located at Queen Street, the school was closed in 1923 due to an economic recession but reopened in 1925. It moved to Waterloo Street in 1926 and was closed again in 1941 during the Japanese Occupation. The school reopened in a rented building on Dickson Road after the liberation of Singapore in 1945.
Hong Wen School became a government-aided school in 1957 and later relocated to premises on Victoria Road in 1981. In the early 1980s, the school offered pre-primary classes and went through the transition from a Chinese-medium school to one that offered English as the first language and Chinese as the second language.
In 1992, Hong Wen School was accorded the Special Assistance Plan status, offering both English and Chinese as first languages.
The school was awarded the People Developer Standard by SPRING Singapore, and the Ministry of Education’s Sustained Achievement Award (Sports) in 2007. The school established its status as the South 4 Cluster Centre of Excellence for Chinese Cultural Arts in 2008. In that same year, the school attained its Programme for School-Based Excellence status in rope-skipping.
The school relocated to its present premises at Towner Road in 2009 after the completion of the PRIME upgrading. The new campus, accredited with the Building and Construction Authority’s (BCA) Green Mark (Gold) Award, was officially opened in September 2010, in conjunction with the school’s 90th anniversary celebration.
In 2010, the school received its re-certification of the People Developer Standard by SPRING Singapore. The following year, the school attained its second Programme for School-based Excellence status in Wushu. That same year, the school also received the Ministry of Education’s Development Award for Character Development and the Sustained Achievement Award (Aesthetics).
In 2013, the school was accorded the status of South Zone Centre of Excellence for Chinese Cultural Arts.
In 2015, the school was accorded two Learning for Life Programmes (LLP) in Sports & Outdoor Education, as well as in Student Leadership and Community Service. That year, Hong Wen School celebrated its 95th anniversary.
In 2016, the school was conferred the Ministry of Education’s School Distinction Award, along with five Best Practice Awards: Character and Citizenship Education; Teaching and Learning; Student All-Round Development; Staff Well-Being and Development; and Partnership. In the same year, the school also received the BCA Green Mark (GoldPlus) Award in recognition of its efforts and achievements in environmental sustainability.
In September 2017, the school completed its 16-month PERI upgrading, which saw the construction of a new block and the upgrading of existing facilities.
In 2020, due to the global COVID pandemic and the mandatory social distancing measures in place then, the school had a muted celebration of its 100th year anniversary through the creation of a commemorative video and yearbook.
Principals:
- Mr Song Shao Lian (宋少濂) (1920 –1923)
- Mr Guo Zi Hui (郭子惠) (1925–1934/ 1938-1941)
- Mr Wang Hui Dong (王汇东) (1935-1936)
- Mr Lin Li Fu (林立夫) (1937)
- Mdm Lin Fang Lan (林芳兰) (1945–1960)
- Mr Lin Jin Joo (林真如) (1961–1972)
- Mr Yeo Sing Cheng (杨先景) (1973–1987)
- Mr Cai Xing Li (蔡新利) (1988–1989)
- Mrs Yeo Soon Beng (黄美玲) (1990– 1992)
- Ms Tay Eng Hiang (郑英香) (1992–1999)
- Mr Ngoh Choon Ho (胡春河) (2000–2013)
- Mr Poon Siow Leng Raymond (方小龙) (2014–2020)
- Mrs Theresa Hong (伍燕玲) (2021- present)
Key Milestones
key milestones
1920 | Establishment of Hong Wen School at Queen Street. |
1926 | Reopened at Waterloo Street after economic recession. |
1945 | Reopened at Dickson Road after the liberation of Singapore. |
1957 | Became a government-aided school. |
1981 | Relocated to the Victoria Road campus. |
1992 | Accorded Special Assistance Plan (SAP) School status. |
2009 | Completion of PRIME Upgrading Project and relocated to Towner Road campus. |
2010 | Celebration of 90th anniversary. |
2013 | Accorded the status of South Zone Centre of Excellence for Chinese Cultural Arts. |
2015 | Accorded Learning for Life Programmes in Sports and Outdoor Education, and in Student Leadership and Community Service. |
2016 | Conferred the Ministry of Education’s School Distinction Award and five Best Practice Awards. |
2017 | Completed PERI upgrading project. |
2020 | 100 year anniversary for the school. |
School Motto
诚毅勤俭 (Honesty, Perseverance, Diligence, Thrift)
School Crest
The GEAR symbolises Progress in Technology.
The RICE GRAINS symbolise Our Heritage.
The BOOK symbolises Literacy.
School Song
宏文宏文屹立东南星洲共和邦，
Hong Wen Hong Wen founded to guide us to serve our nation
授我知识保我健康黾勉又刚强，
Teaches us to be disciplined in mind and body
爱我同胞敬我师长学习好模范，
Serve our nation respect our teachers strive to do our best
诚毅勤俭嘉训勿忘永把校名扬。
Let us pledge to bring great honour to our beloved school