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Subject: Anglo Chinese Junior College
Date Established: 1977
Address: 25 Dover Close East
Singapore (139745)
Division: Telok Blangah
Description:
Anglo-Chinese School established at 70 Amoy Street on 1 August 1886. Relocated to the current site in 1977. Upgrading works completed in December 2002.

Subject: Anglo Chinese School (Independent)
Date Established: 1992
Address: 121 Dover Road
Singapore (139650)
Division: Telok Blangah
Description:
Anglo-Chinese School established at 70 Amoy Street on 1 August 1886. Relocated to its current site in 1992. Upgrading works completed in 2006.

Subject: Dazhong Primary School
Date Established: 1986
Address: 35 Bukit Batok St. 31
Singapore (659441)
Division: Hong Kah North
Description:
Formerly known as Tai Cheong School at Track 7, Chua Chu Kang Road. Relocated to current site in 1986 as Dazhong Primary.

Subject: Fairfield Methodist Primary School
Date Established: 1983
Address: 100 Dover Road
Singapore (139648)
Division: Telok Blangah
Description:
Established on 4 August 1888 at Cross Street as Telok Ayer Girls' School. Relocated to Telok Ayer Street Relocated in 1912 to 178 Neil Road as Fairfield Girls' School. Renamed as Fairfield Methodist Girls' School in 1958. Relocated to current location as Fairfield Methodist Primary and went co-educational in 1983. Upgrading works completed December 2001.

Subject: Fairfield Methodist Secondary School
Date Established: 1983
Address: 102 Dover Road
Singapore (139649)
Division: Telok Blangah
Description:
Established on 4 August 1888 at Cross Street as Telok Ayer Girls' School. Relocated to Telok Ayer Street Relocated in 1912 to 178 Neil Road as Fairfield Girls' School. Renamed as Fairfield Methodist Girls' School in 1958. Relocated to current location as Fairfield Methodist Secondary School and went co-educational in 1983. Upgrading works completed November 2003.

Subject: Fuhua Primary School
Date Established: 1984
Address: 65 Jurong East St. 13
Singapore (609647)
Division: Yuhua
Description:
Established in early 1940s as Fu Hua Public School in Upper Jurong Road. Relocated to current site in 1984 as Fuhua Primary. Upgrading works completed October 2003. Merging with Pandan Primary at current site in January 2008.

Subject: Keming Primary School
Date Established: 1987
Address: 35 Bukit Batok St. 31
Singapore (659762)
Division: Bukit Batok
Description:
Keok Ming School established in 1935 at Holland Village. Relocated to Chip Bee Garden at Holland Road. Relocated to 151 North Buona Vista Road in 1966. Renamed Keok Ming Primary in 1982. Relocated to current site as Keming Primary in 1987. Upgrading works completed February 2005.

Subject: Lianhua Primary School
Date Established: 1987
Address: 2 Bukit Batok St. 52
Singapore (659243)
Division: Bukit Gombak
Description:
Established in January 1946 as Lian Wah Public School in Bukit Timah area. First permanent building at 70 Duchess Road. Relocated to current site in 1987 as Lianhua Primary. Upgrading works completed February 2002.

Subject: Nan Hua High
Date Established: 2004
Address: 41 Clementi Ave 1
Singapore (129956)
Division: Clementi
Description:
Nan Hwa Girls School established 17 June 1917 at Coleman Street. Relocated to Bencoolen Street in 1921. Relocated to Adis Road in 1941. Closed during the war and reopened in October 1945. Renamed Nan Hwa Girls' High School in 1956. Main school became secondary school and branch school became primary school in 1964. Relocated to 330, Clementi Ave 1 on 12 December 1982. Admitted boys and renamed Nan Hua Secondary School in 1984. Relocated to current site in 2004. Renamed to Nan Hua High School in 2006.

Subject: Qifa Primary School
Date Established: 1985
Address: 50 West Coast Ave
Singapore (128104)
Division: Ayer Rajah-West Coast
Description:
Khee Fatt School, formerly known as Khee Fatt Study Institute established 1906 at Loke Yew Street. Shifted to Peking Street. A branch school was established in Malay Street in 1917. Khee Fatt School merged with its branch school at 31 Hill Street. It expanded to 29 Hill Street in 1937. Closed down in the war. Established at 30 Cairnhill Road on 10 August 1947. Relocated to current site in January 1985 as Qifa Primary. Currently undergoing upgrading works until December 2007. Merging with Jin Tai Primary at current site in January 2008.

Subject: Rulang Primary School
Date Established: 1985
Address: 6 Jurong West St. 52
Singapore (649295)
Division: Jurong Central
Description:
Joo Long Public School established at Jurong Road in 1930. Relocated to Kee San estate in Jalan Bahar in 1934. Closed during war and reopened in 1946. Relocated to Upper Jurong Road in 1950. Relocated to current site as Rulang Primary in 1985. Upgrading works completed December 2002.

Subject: Shuqun Primary School
Date Established: 1985
Address: 8 Jurong West St. 51
Singapore (649332)
Division: Jurong Central
Description:
Established as Tuan Cheng Public School in 1925. Renamed Seh Chuan High, located at Jalan Seh Chuan off Jalan Jurong Kechil. Renamed Shuqun Secondary School in 1983. Primary school section known as Shuqun Primary School in April 1984. Relocated to current site in 1985. Upgrading works completed December 2001.

Subject: Shuqun Secondary School
Date Established: 1985
Address: 450 Jurong East St. 21
Singapore (609604)
Division: Yuhua
Description:
Established as Tuan Cheng Public School in 1925. Renamed Seh Chuan High, located at Jalan Seh Chuan off Jalan Jurong Kechil. Renamed Shuqun Secondary School in 1983. Relocated to current site in 1985. Current site will undergo upgrading works from January 2008 to June 2010.

Subject: South View Primary School
Date Established: 1990
Address: 6 Choa Chu Kang Central
Singapore (689762)
Division: Chua Chu Kang
Description:
Merger of Nam San School (Established 2 February 1946) at 20km Chu Chu Kang Road and Ama Keng School (Established September 1951) at 25 Ama Keng Road in 1990 as South View Primary at current site. Upgrading works completed September 2002.

Subject: St Anthony's Primary School
Date Established: 1992
Address: 1 Bukit Batok St. 34
Singapore (659321)
Division: Hong Kah North
Description:
Established as St. Anna's School on 1 August 1879 at Middle Road. Renamed St. Anthony's Boys' and Girls' School in 23 February 1886. Relocated to Victoria Street in November 1893 as St. Anthony's Boys' School. Became a primary school in 1961 when all secondary school classes were shifted to St Joseph's Institute. Relocated to current site in May 1992 as co-educational St. Anthony's Primary School. Upgrading works completed in May 2002.

Subject: Xingnan Primary School
Date Established: 1988
Address: 5 Jurong West St. 91
Singapore (649036)
Division: Nanyang
Description:
Established as Sin Nan Public School in 1932 at Jurong Road. Relocated to current site in 1988 as Xingnan Primary. Upgrading works completed December 2002.

Subject: Yusof Ishak Secondary School
Date Established: 1999
Address: 11 Bukit Batok St. 25
Singapore (658712)
Division: Bukit Batok East
Description:
Yusof Ishak Secondary School was established in 1965 as Jubilee Integrated Secondary School at 27A Jubilee Road.
On 29 July 1966 then Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, declared open Yusof Ishak Secondary School (YISS) at Jubilee Road.
In Dec 1998, we moved to our Bukit Batok campus. This marked a milestone in Yusof Ishak Secondary School’s history.

The new school building was officially opened on 29th July 2000 by Dr Ong Chit Chung, MP , Jurong GRC.
This is the only school to be named after a President of our Republic.

Interview:
Interviewee: Mr Goh Lay Guan - Former Vice Principal of YISS
Video File: YusofIshakSecInterview.wmv (8.4MB)
Research findings by Yusof Ishak Secondary School.

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