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|'''Name'''|| Hwa Chong Institution<br>({{zh-c|c=华侨中学}})
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|'''Abbreviation'''|| HCI
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|'''School Code'''|| 0806
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|'''Address'''|| 661, [[Bukit Timah]] Road, [[Singapore]] 269734
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|'''Formation'''|| Merger of<br>[[The Chinese High School]]<br>(est. [[21 March]] [[1919]]) &<br>[[Hwa Chong Junior College]]<br>(est. [[1974]])<br>on [[1 January]] [[2005]]
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|'''Motto'''|| 自强不息
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|'''Guiding Principle'''|| 饮水思源
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|'''Mission'''|| ''With our n, we nurture
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|'''Philosophy'''|| ''Win-Win''<br>己立立人 己达达人<br>''Live with passion, Lead with Compassion''
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|'''Type'''|| Independent Secondary School<br> & Junior College
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|'''Religion'''|| Secular
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|'''Students'''|| Boys (Secondary 1 – 4),<br>Mixed (JC 1 – JC 2)
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|'''Colours'''|| Red, Yellow
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|'''Publications'''|| Hwa Chong Highlights,<br>MOCH (Hwa Chong's own magazine)
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|'''Website'''|| [http://www.hwachong.edu.sg HwaChong.edu.sg]
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'''Hwa Chong Institution''' ({{zh-stp|s=华侨中学|t=華僑中學|p=Húaqíao Zhōngxúe}}) is a offering education from a Secondary (High School) to Pre-University (Senior High) level in [[Singapore]]. Previously two separate but affiliated schools, [[The Chinese High School]] and [[Hwa Chong Junior College]], the Institution was the result of a [[merger]] which was officiated on [[1 January]], [[2005]].
== Overview ==
[[Image:Tower3.jpg|thumb|right|The [[The Chinese High School Clock Tower Building|Clock Tower Building]] with a statue of the school's founder, [[Tan Kah Kee]], in the foreground.]]
The school offers a 6-year [[Education in Singapore#Integrated Programme|Integrated Programme]] from Secondary 1 to JC 2. The program will allow students to skip the [[O Level|GCE 'O' Levels]], taking [[A Level|GCE 'A' Levels]] at the end of their six years in the school. This gives the students much more time to embark on various educational endeavours that will greatly benefit them. An example of this would be the [http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/studies/index.html?specProg/Sabbaticals Hwa Chong Sabbaticals], which allows students to spend one of the last weeks each term undergoing programmes which allow them to develop their interests, such as music composition as well as camps and field trips abroad. 90% of students who graduate from Hwa Chong Institution and complete their 'A' levels then go on to attend university, in Singapore and abroad.
== History ==
[[Image:HCJC.jpg|thumb|right|The college section]]
The high school section, previously known as [[The Chinese High School]], was founded by philanthropist [[Tan Kah Kee]] on [[March 21]], [[1919]], being the first high school at that time in [[South-east Asia]] to cater to different Chinese [[dialect]] groups. On the other hand, the college section, previously known as [[Hwa Chong Junior College]], was established in 1974 at the Bukit Timah Road campus of [[The Chinese High School]], but under the same management board with the latter school. On [[1 January]], [[2005]], the two schools merged as one institution, the result of months of negotiations between the [[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Ministy of Education]] and the schools' Board of Directors and Governors.
The [[The Chinese High School Clock Tower Building|Hwa Chong Instituition Tower Block]] was declared a [[National Monuments of Singapore|National Monument]] in [[1999]].
== School song ==
The school song is in [[classical Chinese]].
'''新加坡南洋华侨中学校歌'''
<blockquote>
海天寥廓 云树苍笼 中有我华中<br>
礼门义路 时雨春风 吾侪托帡幪<br>
猗与华中 南荒 万世其无疆<br>
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人生茫茫 学海洋洋 吾侪当自强<br>
朝乾夕惕 万世其无疆<br>
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迨予庶士 笃实辉光 斐然已成章<br>
膂力方刚 我中华之光<br>
雄立狮岛 式是炎荒 万世其无疆</blockquote>
After the merger, an English version of the school song – the original English school anthem of Hwa Chong Junior College, was introduced.
<blockquote>
Ahall gather, each day to achieve its aim.<br>
We shall strive with verve, for health in body and mind.<br>
We'll leae forever, her name big and strong,<br>
One and all
== Consortiums and Faculties ==
=== Consortiums ===
[[Image:CHS Tower Block.jpg|thumb|right|The [[The Chinese High School Clock Tower Building|clock tower building]] in its present glory]]
The High School section consists of 4 consortiums - [http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/aphelion/ Aphelion], [http://www.whachong.edu.sg/ortus/ Ortus], [http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/proed/ ProEd] and [http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/gep/ iSpark]. The consortiums work closely with one another and each have their own council of students.
==== Aphelion ====
The target of Aphelion is, "building bridges, realising dreams". It is led by the Director of Consortium, Mrs. Ke Ee Kian, and the Assistant Director of Consortium, Mr Joseph Sim Chow Meng.
The Aphelion Council is the biggest consortium council in the school. It organises major events like SMOPS (Singapore Mathematical Olympiad For Primary Schools) and the subsequent round, APMOPS (Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools). The Aphelion Council is currently led by Cai Yong, the council chairman, with close assistance from his vice chairmen, Remus Tan, Caleb Lim, Benjamin Chin, and Alwyn Loy.
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Students from the Proed consortium are known as Proedians.
Staff are split into teams to maximise efficiency and to maximise student's holistic development, e.g. students exchanges team, curriculum innovations team, leadership team etc. Mr. Ng Seaw Choon was one of Proed's pioneer members and has been instrumental in transforming the consortium into what it is today. The consortium is led by Director of Consortium, Mr Charles Low, since 2007. He is assisted by Mr Tan Kok Kim.
==== Ortus ====
In 2002, Ortus was formed from the merger of former consortiums Radix and Quest. It is led by Ms Koe Heong Yin and Assistant Director of Consortium, Mdm Ong Lay Peng.
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In 2000, the iSpark consortium was formed, with 7 GEP classes (the 7th including the CHS-GEP class, 3O) stretching across 2 levels. This year, the consortium has a total of 13 classes with an average number of 25 students per class. It is led by Ms Jasmine Tey. The Assistant Director of Consortium is Ms Letchmi d/o Ponnusamy.
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The college section consist of 4 faculties, named after the Greek Gods [[Apollo]], [[Ares]], [[Athena]] and [[Artemis]].
In 2006, the Social and Relations committee of the college's 32nd Students' Council launched the inaugural Faculty Shield. The Faculty Shield is a competition among the 4 faculties in which the faculty with the highest number of points at the end of the year wins the challenge Shield. Points are gained from events that allow each faculty to show their strong faculty spirit, such as the Chinese New Year Faculty Dance competition, the Combined Schools Sports Meet and also the Cheering competition on the final day of CSM. Inter-faculty competitions, such as Dramafeste and Hwa Chong Idol and other inter-CT CCA competitions also allow each faculty to earn points towards winning the faculty shield.
List of Major competitions (in chronological order)
# O1 War Games
# CNY Faculty Dance competition
# Dramafeste
# Hwa Chong Idol
# Annual Cross Country Meet
# Combined Sports Meet (CSM)
# Best Cheering Faculty for CSM
# Festival of Sports
On top of the Faculty Shield, faculty life in Hwa Chong is further spiced up by the various faculty events, the most prominent one being the Faculty Outings organised by the Faculty Committees.
== Councils ==
=== Consortium Councils ===
The 4 Consortium Councils are representatives of the student body and also co-operate with the [http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/union/ High School Council] in organising welfare initiatives for the students.
Each council includes Sec 1 Councillors-in-training (CsIT) that help out during major events such as the SMOPS and PTGs. After a year of training and expertise, these CsIT are then promoted full-fledged councillors and become ambassadors of the school at Year 2 and 3, also organising events such as End of Term Activities (EOTA) and other welfare initiatives for their respective consortium. Some may also get chosen to organize important school wide events like Secondary One Orientation, and international conventions like the Student Leaders Convention.
When Year 3 councillors progress to Year 4, they can choose to run for High School Council elections or focus on other aspects of leadership such as the Class Management Committee (CMC).
=== Students' Council ===
Evolving from the fomer Chinese High Students Union, the current Students' Council is divided into 2 sections, the [http://hccouncil.a-cro.net College Council] and the [http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/union/ High School Council].
==== College Council ====
The College Council organises 7 major events for the school, namely Orientation (''O1''), Chinese New Year (''CNY''), Council Elections, Teachers' Day (''TD''), Mid-Autumn Festival (''MAF''), Open House (''OH'') and the Seniors' Promenade.
The College Council consists of 4 committees, namely the Co-Curricular Activities Committee (''ECACO''), the Publications Committee (''PUBCO''), the Social and Relations committee (''SnR'') and the Welfare Committee (''WELCO'').
'''Co-Curricular Activities Committee (ECACO)'''
: The Co-Curricular Activities Committee consists of the Cheer I/Cs, who are in charge of leading the school to cheer during sport events; the Dance I/Cs, who are in charge of leading the school in mass dances during traditional events like Orientation for First-Intakers (''O1''), Chinese New Year (''CNY'') and Mid-Autumn Festival (''MAF''); and the Song I/Cs, who are in charge of leading the school to sing the college songs during ''O1'', ''CNY'' and ''MAF''.
'''Publications Committee (PUBCO)'''
: The Publications Committee designs events webpages, banners, the Student's Handbook, maintains the [http://hcforum.a-cro.net Hwachong Student's Forum], the TV Messenging System and is also charged with the publication of ''MOCH!!!'', which stands for ''Hwachong's Own Magazine'' spelt backwards.
'''Social and Relations committee (SnR)'''
: The Social and Relations Committee seeks to foster ties between the Council, the student body and the school administration. Incorporating the inspirational faculty heads into the committee, SnR aims to foster strong faculty spirit, and in turn, the indomitable Hwa Chong spirit. Under this committee, are the various faculty committees and the Students' National Education Committee (''SNEC''), which is in charge of organising events such as Racial Harmony Day and the National Day Celebrations.
''' Welfare Committee (WELCO)'''
: The Welfare Committee takes charge of the Student's Feedback board as well as all the services provided in the welfare room, such as the sales of snacks like ''Mamee'', ''Hello Panda'', and also the sales of PE t-shirts and shorts, the blazer, and maintains the umbrella loaning services. In a nutshell, WELCO looks into the overall welfare of the student population in Hwa Chong, inclusive of their day-to-day needs.
==== High School Council ====
The High School Council organises several events for the school, and pushes for the welfare of the students. It is made up of 14 Secondary 4 students, together with the Executive Committee (ExCo) of the other four consortium councils. The current council mentors for the High School Council are Mr Fong Wai Yuen and Ms Foo Xiao Chih. In the recently concluded 34th High School Council Elections, Lim Jia Chen became the president, with 990 votes, while Lim Jia Wei became Vice President with 815 votes.
The other members of the High School Council (separated by their various committes) are as follows:
'''Secretary and Treasurer'''
Secretary - Li Xiang
He is to take minutes at all the meetings, and is in charge of communicating between the other members. He is also in charge of investiture invitations from other schools.
Treasurer - Tan Jun Lin
He is in charge of handling all monetary affairs related to the council.
'''Project Committee'''
The Project Committee handles annual events and projects that the High School Council organises. Events managed by the Project Committee includes: National Track & Field Finals, High School Council Selection Camp, etc.
Tan Yi Rong Alvin
Douglas Pang Wei Jie
Boey Foo Keong Jason
Jerrold Chong Yuan Pei
Chan Ho-Young Alexander
'''Welfare Committee'''
The Welfare Committee is in charge of initiating welfare projects for the students. These can range from selling chokers with the school logo on them, to organising soccer leagues.
Kan Zi Yang
Jonathan Lee Jun Jie
Li Jianrui
'''Public Relations'''
Public Relations is in charge of informing the student body or external organisations about various l is organising. They are also in charge of morning announcements when necessary.
Terence Tan Wei Ting
Wong Qi Han
'''Quartermasters'''
The Quartermasters are in charge of managing the Council Room, together with the loaning out of the b
Fong Hongkai Jasper
Kwan Jin Yao
The most recent event organised by the High School Council was the 34th Students Council Investiture, with a theme of Crescendo. It ended as a success and impressed many prefects and councillors from other schools.
eal of everyday tasks online. They are the [http://smb.chs.edu.sg/ EMB] (Electronic Message Board), [http://www.online.chs.edu.sg/ IVLE] (Integrated Virtual Learning Environment) and the [http://vle.chs.edu.sg/ VLE] (Virtual Learning Environment). These facilities can be accessed from the school homepage via links.
===Electronic Message Board===
The ''Electronic Message Board'' [http://smb.chs.edu.sg/smb], also known as the Summary Message Board (SMB), was written by [http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/~kohkt/ Koh Kim Tian], a teacher teaching programming and IT, and acts as an announcement board. Its implementation drastically reduced the amount of time spent on morning announcements. Anything ranging from private messages to a small group of students to important administrative matters addressed to all students can be put up by teachers. Every student is classified into his class, EP3 grouping and level, such that messages addressed to any of these groups can only be seen by the respecti
The ''Integrated Virtual Learning Environment'' [http://www.online.chs.edu.sg/] acts as a place where assignments and/or learning materials can be found as soft copies. In the event that a student misplaces a particular handout, the IVLE is the place to go. Progress statistics are also encompassed within the IVLE. Only teachers and students can access this password-protected portal.
===Virtual Learning Environment===
The ''Virtual Learning Environment'' [http://vle.chs.edu.sg/ VLE] was developed by teachers and students to facilitate online learning through [[Flash animation]] and online articles. Only teachers and students can access this password-protected portal.
===Network accounts===
Every student is also given an account on the school [[Intranet]]. He is allotted 20 megabytes of hard disk space on their individual folder on a network drive to store personal files. Access to other network drives is strictly monitored, with all teachers' files being locked and inaccessible to students. Additionally, every student is also allocated 10 megabytes of space on the school web server to upload files or publish content. This is accessed via the [[file transfer protocol|FTP]] protocol. Accounts are banned if students are caught playing games or surfing restricted sites. There are many technicians who would monitor the networks and ban when its called for.
==Weekly Assemblies==
In the high school section, assemblies are held weekly. Different levels have their assembly sessions over four days in the week. One of the main appeals of the assemblies is the principal dialogue session, where a special topic of discussion is initiated by the panelists and is discussed together with the students. Pupils are generally forthcoming with their views and do observe appropriate decorums. More importantly, the principal (or sometimes deans) is adopt.
This a platform for students to voice their views on school issues and discuss directly with the Deputy CEO, Mr Hon Chiew Weng.
== Special programmes ==
In 2005, Hwa Chong embarked on a special programme scheme, whereby integrated programme students would be allowed to select a preferred special programme at the end of Sec 2, which he would then take for the next two years. Their eligibility for these programmes is also determined by their year-end results.
The aim of these programmes is to allow students to pursue any interest in which he has a passion for. The various special programmes are as follows:
===Science and Math Research Programme===
The idea of the Science and Mathematics Research Programme (SMRP) was first mooted by Mr Hon Chiew Weng, Principal of The Chinese High School, towards the end of 2004 and implemented in 2005. Noting that the school has been achieving excellent results in many national science, mathematicsning through project work. Students under this programme have opportunities to be attached to various research institutions in Singapore and participate in local orls
*help pupils cultivate the habit of reading science or mathematics books/articles/journals in pupils
*help pupils develop life skills: interpersonal, time management etc.
*spot talented pupils to engage in high level research through A*STAR or industrial attachments by doing science, mathematics or IT projects
===Bicultural Studies Programme===
The Bicultural Studies Programme (BSP) is an [[MOE]]-initiated programme open to [[NYGH]], HCI and [[Dunman High]be exposed to cultures from both the Western and Eastern perspective. Mdm Xu Jian Fen is in charge of this programme. This programme includes a total of six months immersion in China, with 3 months respectively in year 3 and 4.
With the exposure to western culture scheduled for years 5 and 6, students participating in this programme will get to be thoroughly exposed to both the eastern and western cultures, leading to them being moulded for the future of the nation.
The BSP Council is formed in 2006.
===Entrepreneurship Programme===
A new program that is a collaboration with Hwachong JC that would allow students who wish to become entreThey would also be offered chances to set up their own "markets" as to test their skills in the business world. A six year course that would see through each student would be able to take on the challenging markets of the future.
===Language Elective Programme===
===Humanities Programme===
== Student-organised events ==
=== Student Leaders Convention (SLC) ===
The '''Student Leaders Convention''' (SLC) is an annual leadership convention and is an event fully organised by students, for students. The [http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/11slc/ 11<sup>th</sup> SLC], co-organised by Hwa Chong Institution, [[Raffles Girls' School]] (secondary) and [[River Valley High School]], drew more than 500 delegates from all over Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region and was a big success. As the theme, "''Managing Global Problems through Regional Unity''" indicates, the highlight of the convention includes delegates roleplaying as global leaders to solve problems and concerns currently present in the world. The 11<sup>th</sup> SLC achieved unparallelled success in its participant number, organization and execution; and was seen as the pinnacle of SLC history. The chairperson of the 11<sup>th</sup> SLC was Sua Yu Yttrium.
The [http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/12slc 12<sup>th</sup> SLC] concluded on 2 June, 2006. It was co-organised by Hwa Chong Institution, [[Raffles Girls' School]] (secondary) and [[Bukit Panjang Government High School]] (BPGHS), ashe organising team. Its theme is "Building Partnerships Through Socially Responsible Governance". The 12<sup>th</sup> SLC marked a paradigm shift in the focus of the convention, with participants role-playing as corporate leaders. In the four days of the convention, they had to form alliances with other corporations before coming up with a proposal for the establishment of an entertainment hub in the mock country of ''Jangguan''. The chairperson for the 12<sup>th</sup> SLC was the [[Chew Guan Yu]].
=== Singapore Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools ===
The Singapore [[Mathematical olympiad|Mathematical Olympiad]] for Primary Schools (SMOPS) is a competition with over ten years of history. It is an annual event organised by the Aphelion Consortium of the high school section. This event draws a total number of 2000-3000 participants a
== Renovation ==
Currently, the institution has built a new administration block, a new Science and Technology Research Centre and a Student Activities and Leadership Training (SALT) Centre, which has been called the [[Ong Teng Cheong]] SALT Centre.
The SALT centre hous an Art Elective centre that focuses on media art, digital videography, animation, digital audio, and traditional arts disciplines such as sculpture and drawing.
== Co-Curricular Activities / Achievements ==
Hwa Chong Institution has a very active [[Co-Curricular Activity]] (CCA) programme, with a variety of sports, uniformed groups, musical groups, clubs and societies to cater to students' interests. The term ''EP3'' (Enhanced Pupil Performance Programme) has been coined to represent ''CCA'' in the high school section to reflect the enlargement of the scope of the CCA system.
Amongst its achievements, the school is famed for its dominance in the Singapore National Inter-scholla categories respectively.
In the [[Campus SuperStar]] competition, college student [[Ng Chee Yang]] made his mark by winning the competition.
'''List of CCAs in Hwa Chong Institution:'''
* Sports
** Tennis
** Track and Field
** Volleyball
** Water Polo
** Wushu
* Uniformed groups
**[http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/ncc/ National Cadet Corps] (NCC)
**[http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/npcc/ National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC)]
**Scouts (College Section - Hwa Chong VnR, a Venture and Rover Scout Unit)
**Scouts (High School Section - [http://groups.msn.com/HwaChongScoutsSingapore Hwa Chong Scout Group], consisting of 2 Scout Units, 1 Venture Scout Unit and 1 Rover Scout Unit)
**St John Ambulance Brigade
* Performing arts
** Chinese Dance
** Chinese Drama Club
** Chinese Orchestra
** Choir (College)
** [http://groupsaller at only about 30 strong)
* Clubs and societies
** Art Club
** [http://hcastro.a-cro.net/ Astronomy Club]
** Chinese Chess
** Chinese Calligraphy
** Chess and Bridge
** Chinese Society
** CLODS (Chinese Literacy, Oratory and Debate Society)
** English Debating Society
** English Literary Drama, Debate and Film Society (ELDDFS)
** Electronics, Communications and Computer Club (EC³/ECCube)
** [http://groups.ya
** Science Quiz Training
** Sensorium Vale
** [http://www.sgwiki.com/wiki/Tahan_Mountain_Trekking_Team Tahan Mountain Trekking Team]
** Weiqi Society
** Youth Flying Club
== Administration ==
[[Image:Ang Wee Hiong.jpg|float|right|thumb|Ang Wee Hiong, Principal and CEO]]
The Principal (College Section) and CEO is [[Ang Wee Hiong]], while the Principal (High School Section) and Deputy CEO is [http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/~honcw/ Hon Chiew Weng].
== Affiliations ==
Hwa Chong Institution is also affiliated with [[Hwa Chong International]] and [[Hwa Chong Institution Boarding School
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