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The school's Alumni includes a few famous people such as the current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong . HISTORY The school was founded in 1917 by Tan Chu Nan and Teo Eng Hock as the Primary section of Nanyang Girls' High School with a pioneer enrolment of 100 pupils. It functioned in a rented Shophouse at 7 Dhoby Ghaut , adjacent to Cathay Building . In 1927 , the school moved to its current premises at King's Road. It was the then chairman and principal who revamped the school and it started gaining recognition and respect from the society. During World War II , the school campus was used as a field office by the British Army . When the Imperial Japanese Army Captured Singapore , it took over the premises. The entire school was destroyed as a result. After the war in 1945 , when the British returned, the school was restored back to its previous state before the war. In 1948 , a new block comprising 10 classrooms and an office was built to accommodate the increasing enrolment. This building was again rebuilt and extended in 1974 to include 25 classrooms. 1978 saw the school expanding its intake of students and to facilitate more effective management, the primary school which had over 1000 pupils in 28 classes was separated from Nanyang Girls' High School and was named its current name. English classes was introduced in 1983 , and the school was selected by the Ministry Of Education to be one of the four Bilingual schools under the Special Assistance Plan , and pupils took two languages, English and Chinese as a first language. As more students joined the school over the years, the School Management Committee decided to extend a new wing on a newly acquired piece of land at 51 Coronation Road in 1981 . It was completed in July 1985 . In 1993 , the now defunct Farrer Primary School premises at Lutheran Road was acquired for Primary 1 and 2 students. The school hence functioned at two campuses. Some rooms in the school were converted into classrooms to accommodate Primary 3 classes such that all classes were able to function in the morning session. However, as the intake of students increased, Primary 3 classes had to revert back to having lessons in the afternoon. When Nanyang Girls' High School moved to a new campus at Linden Drive , the school took over the site. The former building was demolished and a brand new building with six storeys was built to accommodate all pupils in the same campus. 4th June 2003 , saw the school moving to the new and present campus at King's Road. When the students returned from the holidays in Term 3, the school started fully functioning. The old hilltop block of the school was renovated and was in use since 2004 in order for the school to function as a single session school. TRADITIONS Nanyang Primary School has classes for the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) as well as the mainstream classes, primarily EM1. The school has a well-established tradition and attributes its present status to the hard work and dedication of the SMC, the staff, pupils and the whole-hearted support of parents, alumnae and community leaders over the years. FACILITIES The school occupies a large Compound , a size which most other schools in Singapore are unable to afford. It includes a Triangular Running Track , one Basketball Court and a Football Field . Its facilities are for the sole use of its students. Two Security Guard s and one patrolman are employed to protect the school's grounds. CULTURE Nanyang's values are based on traditional Chinese Cultural Values , as it has more than eighty years of history behind it. It was founded as a school for the Chinese children of then by-far uneducated Singapore. Today, it has produced many Scholar s which rank at the top, based on national examination results, and many have come from its prestigious Gifted Education Programme. It is the fourth primary school to have the programme in 1990 . The school periodically boasts of having one of the top GEP schemes in Singapore, claiming it has the largest number of experienced Teacher s and well-groomed students. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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