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| '''Hwa Chong Institution''' (华侨中学|t=華僑中學) (HCI) is an independent school in in [[Bukit Timah]], Singapore. It covers both secondary and pre-university levels. | | '''Hwa Chong Institution''' (simplified Chinese: 华侨中学; traditional Chinese: 華僑中學; pinyin: Húaqíao Zhōngxúe) (HCI) is an independent school in Singapore for students aged 12 to 18 covering both secondary and pre-university levels. A Ministry of Education-designated FutureSchool, it operates under the Special Assistance Plan (SAP) for bilingualism, and offers the Integrated Programme (IP) and also the School Based Gifted Education Programme (SBGEP), after the Secondary School Gifted Education Programme was phased out. The main campus, in Bukit Timah, covers 72 acres (29 ha) shared between Hwa Chong Institution, Hwa Chong International School, the institution's boarding school, and the Bukit Timah campus of SIM University. The campus is markedly larger than most schools in Singapore and the region.<br> |
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| The school's address is 661 Bukit Timah Road. The nearest MRT station is Newton. The Principal is Dr Hon Chiew Weng, and the Vice-Principals are Chin Bee Kuan, Chan Kwok Leong, Chung Wen Chee, Tan Pheng Tiong, and Yeo Hwee Joo. | | Previously two separate but affiliated schools, The Chinese High School and Hwa Chong Junior College, HCI was the result of a merger on 1 January 2005. The change was in line with the Ministry of Education's introduction of the IP, whereby students undertake a six-year "through-train" education and bypass the traditional GCE 'O' levels. In spite of the merger, the secondary school section remains boys-only, while the pre-university section is co-educational. Approximately 4000 students are enrolled in the school, which has a student-teacher ratio of 13:1. HCI has produced 53 President's Scholars, and it has been cited as a leading Oxford and Cambridge entry centre outside of the United Kingdom. The school has produced championship-winning sports teams, while some of its research and leadership development programmes have gained international accolades.<br> |
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| The mission statement is "With our blend of tradition and innovation, we nurture leaders in research, industry and government, who have the integrity, wisdom, passion and vision to succeed in the global environment and serve our nation."
| | ==External links== |
| | | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwa_Chong_Institution Wikipedia article] |
| HCI operates under the [[Special Assistance Plan]] (SAP) for bilingualism, and offers the [[Integrated Programme]] (IP) and also the School Based [[Gifted Education Programme]] (SBGEP). The main 72-acre campus is shared between Hwa Chong Institution, [[Hwa Chong International School]], the institution's [[Hwa Chong Institution Boarding School|boarding school]], and the Bukit Timah campus of [[SIM University]]. The campus is much bigger than most schools in Singapore and the region.
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| Previously two separate but affiliated schools, the [[Chinese High School]] and [[Hwa Chong Junior College]], HCI was the result of a merger on 1 January 2005. The change was in line with the Ministry of Education's introduction of the IP, whereby students undertake a six-year "through-train" education and bypass the traditional GCE 'O' levels. In spite of the merger, the secondary school section remains boys-only, while the pre-university section is co-educational. There are about 4,000 students in total.
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| HCI has produced 50 [[President's Scholars]]. Some of its research and leadership development programmes have gained international accolades;<ref>[http://www.hwachong.edu.sg/ContentPage.asp?TID=161 "20 World Championship Titles (2006-2010)"], Hwa Chong Institution.</ref> British educator Edward de Bono has referred to HCI as the "Eton of the East".<ref>[http://www.edwdebono.com/debono/msg01u.htm Edward de Bono's message], 9 November 1997.</ref> Virtually all the students go on to leading universities, with a strong entry each year to Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, Stanford, and Berkeley. The school's extra-curricular achievements include championship-winning sports teams in track-and-field, gymnastics, water polo and judo.<ref>[http://www.hci.edu.sg/ContentPage.asp?SID=5 2008 CCA Achievements], Hwa Chong Institution.</ref>
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| ==Uniform and discipline==
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| In the secondary school section, students in Secondary 1 to Secondary 3 inclusive must wear a white short-sleeved shirt with khaki [[short trousers]] and white socks, which must cover the ankle, and white shoes. Only Secondary 4 students are permitted to wear long trousers, with a beige shirt.<ref name="PMD">[http://www.hci.sg/studentcare/ge-01-1.php Rules & Regulations], Hwa Chong Institution. This policy is a partial carryover from the former Chinese High School, where shorts were compulsory also for Secondary 4 boys.</ref>
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| Students earn demerit points for poor behaviour. Accumulated demerit points can affect final grades and eligibility for certain awards.<ref name="DPS">[http://www.hci.sg/studentcare/ge-01-2.php Demerit Points System], Hwa Chong Institution.</ref> The student handbook states that, for serious offences, male students at Hwa Chong Institution may be punished with detention, suspension, caning or expulsion. Only the Principal or Discipline Master (previously Mr Jeffrey Lim) may administer [[corporal punishment]], which consists of a maximum of five [[Caning in Singapore#School caning|strokes of the cane]].<ref>[http://isphs.hc.edu.sg/getfile.asp?ID=648 Student Handbook 2010], pp. 13, 14, 18, Hwa Chong Institution.</ref> Students found smoking are immediately caned or suspended or both.<ref name="PMD"/> Caning may also be given for integrity-related offences (e.g. cheating, stealing, lying, forgery), uncivilized behaviour (e.g. harrassment, defiance, vulgarities), and criminal offences (e.g. fighting, bullying, vandalism, pornography, extortion).<ref name="DPS"/>
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| The student to be caned assumes a bending-over position and the strokes are inflicted across the [[buttocks|seat of the shorts or trousers]]. In many cases the punishment is carried out in front of the boy's classmates.
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| ==CCA achievements==
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| In 2011 HCI won "Gold with Honours" in Chinese Drama and String Ensemble at the [[Singapore Youth Festival]].
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| ==See also==
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| [[List of schools in Singapore]]
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| [[Category:Secondary schools in Singapore]] | | [[Category:Secondary schools in Singapore]] |
Hwa Chong Institution (simplified Chinese: 华侨中学; traditional Chinese: 華僑中學; pinyin: Húaqíao Zhōngxúe) (HCI) is an independent school in Singapore for students aged 12 to 18 covering both secondary and pre-university levels. A Ministry of Education-designated FutureSchool, it operates under the Special Assistance Plan (SAP) for bilingualism, and offers the Integrated Programme (IP) and also the School Based Gifted Education Programme (SBGEP), after the Secondary School Gifted Education Programme was phased out. The main campus, in Bukit Timah, covers 72 acres (29 ha) shared between Hwa Chong Institution, Hwa Chong International School, the institution's boarding school, and the Bukit Timah campus of SIM University. The campus is markedly larger than most schools in Singapore and the region.
Previously two separate but affiliated schools, The Chinese High School and Hwa Chong Junior College, HCI was the result of a merger on 1 January 2005. The change was in line with the Ministry of Education's introduction of the IP, whereby students undertake a six-year "through-train" education and bypass the traditional GCE 'O' levels. In spite of the merger, the secondary school section remains boys-only, while the pre-university section is co-educational. Approximately 4000 students are enrolled in the school, which has a student-teacher ratio of 13:1. HCI has produced 53 President's Scholars, and it has been cited as a leading Oxford and Cambridge entry centre outside of the United Kingdom. The school has produced championship-winning sports teams, while some of its research and leadership development programmes have gained international accolades.
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