Hwa Chong International School

Not to be confused with Hwa Chong Institution.

Hwa Chong International School
华中国际学校 (Chinese)
Sekolah Antarabangsa Hwa Chong (Malay)
ஹ்வா சாங்ச ர்வதேச பள்ளி (Tamil)
The main block of Hwa Chong International School, within the campus of Hwa Chong Institution.
Location
Map
663 Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 269783

Singapore
Coordinates1°19′34″N 103°48′04″E / 1.3261°N 103.8012°E / 1.3261; 103.8012
Information
TypeInternational school
Co-educational
Independent
MottoContinual Pursuit of Excellence
Established2005
PrincipalLinda Lee
Enrollment950
Colour(s) Red   Yellow 
AffiliationHwa Chong Institution
Hwa Chong Institution Boarding School
Websitehttps://www.hcis.edu.sg/

Hwa Chong International School (HCIS; traditional Chinese: 華中國際學校; simplified Chinese: 华中国际学校; pinyin: Huázhōng Guójì Xuéxiào) is a co-educational international school in Singapore that offers high-school education. It is an affiliated school of Hwa Chong Institution.

Overview

Hwa Chong International School campus, within the campus of Hwa Chong Institution.

Founded in 2005, Hwa Chong International School (HCIS) is part of the Hwa Chong family of schools. As a local international school, half of the students are Singaporeans or Permanent Residents, a requirement of the Ministry of Education (Singapore).[1] The rest of the student body comprises international students from over 20 countries.

Activities

In November 2007, Hwa Chong International School hosted an International Youth Forum on Global Warming, attended by students from several countries.[2]

HCIS was one of the three IB schools in Singapore chosen to host the International Baccalaureate Asia Pacific Regional Workshop in March 2009.[3]

Bullying case

In 2020, a video went viral of a bullying case in HCIS. One student was shown pushing another boy towards a mirror in a toilet, holding the boy by the shoulders. He then told him to "laugh at yourself" and "laugh like hell". There was "no malice intended" in the case of a boy who was filmed taunting and beating up a fellow student in a toilet, Hwa Chong International School (HCIS) said, adding that the clip in question was over a year old.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kok, Melissa; Sim, Melissa (14 May 2010). "International arms of top schools to expand". The Straits Times. Singapore. Archived from the original on 18 May 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2017 – via AsiaOne.
  2. ^ Tannason, Steven (29 November 2009). "The road to Copenhagen is ours to walk". The Jakarta Post.
  3. ^ "IB Asia Pacific regional workshop agenda" (PDF). International Baccalaureate. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Viral 'bullying' clip act of plain mischief: Hwa Chong International School". AsiaOne. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2023.