page_title: Nan Chiau High School
section_title: Brief History
hierarchical_section_title: Nan Chiau High School / Brief History
caption_attribution_description: English: Nan Chiau High School from adjacent apartment blocks. December 2015
context_page_description: Nan Chiau High School is a co-educational secondary school in Singapore. It is one of the 11 schools in Singapore that offer the Special Assistance Plan Special/Express stream.
  The school is affiliated to Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan.
context_section_description: Nan Chiau High School was originally Nan Chiau Teachers' Training School which started in 1941 by Tan Kah Kee, at Kim Yam Road in River Valley.
  During World War II, the school was used as the headquarters and training grounds for Dalforce, against the invading Japanese.
  In 1947 Nan Chiau Teachers' Training School was changed into Nan Chiau Girls' High School.
  In 1965, Nan Chiau Girl's High School was rebuilt at a cost of 2 million dollars. On 8 March 1969, the new school building was opened by then education minister Ong Pang Boon 8 March 1969.
  In 1974, the school was further expanded due to high number of students.
  In 1980 the school became an English medium school.
  In 1984, the school started to take in boys. The school was renamed "Nan Chiau High School"
  In 2000, Nan Chiau High School was relocated to Sengkang New Town. The primary section separated to form Nan Chiau Primary School
  In November 2010, Nan Chiau High School was announced by the Ministry of Education to become the 11th Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school from January 2012.
caption: Nan Chiau High Campus in 2015
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