page_title: Nan Chiau High School
section_title: School Identity & Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Nan Chiau High School / School Identity & Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: The stone at the entrance of Nan Chiau High School
context_page_description: Nan Chiau High School is a co-educational institution in Singapore affiliated to Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan. It offers the four-year Express course for secondary education.
  Founded in 1947, the institution operates under the Special Assistance Plan, with the mission to nurture bilingual and bi-cultural scholars who are highly knowledgeable in the Chinese language and culture. Affirmed as the North Zone Centre of Excellence for Chinese Language, the institution is known for its strong Chinese foundation in terms of teaching of the language and promulgation of the heritage and culture, which are not confined to the classrooms.
  To date, Nan Chiau High has nurtured three President's Scholars, and is currently one of Singapore's leading schools for Infocomm Technology. It is also one of the joint organisers of the National Secondary School Chinese Creative Writing Competition.
context_section_description: Nan Chiau High shares its heritage with several other institutions in Singapore with the same founder. The name of the institution is a direct phonic translation of the term "南僑" in Chinese which meant the Overseas Chinese of the Southeast Asian region (南陽華僑), particularly the Malayan Peninsula. The name of the institution is a reflection of its mission to empower youths through education, shared along with several other institutions which share the same identity, such as The Chinese High School (presently Hwa Chong Institution) as well as Nanyang Girls' High School.
caption: The stone tablet at the entrance of Nan Chiau High School.
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