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
663 Bukit Timah Road Singapore 269783 Singapore
Coordinates	1°19′34″N103°48′04″E / 1.3261°N 103.8012°E / 1.3261; 103.8012
Information
Type	International school Co-educational Independent
Motto	Continual Pursuit of Excellence
Established	1 January 2005;21 years ago (2005-01-01)
Principal	Linda Lee
Enrollment	950
Colour	Red  Yellow
Affiliation	Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution Boarding School
Website	https://www.hcis.edu.sg/

Hwa Chong International School (HCIS) is a co-educational international school in Bukit Timah, Central Region, Singapore that offers secondary education under the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme. It is an affiliated school of Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) but differs considerably in academic standards and enrollment, with HCIS being largely catered towards international students from affluent families.

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. While it is an international school, about half of the students are either Singaporeans or permanent residents, largely the latter, a requirement from the Ministry of Education (MOE). ^[1] The rest of the student body comprises international students from over dozens of 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]

Controversies

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". The school responed claiming that there was "no malice intended" in the case of a boy who was filmed taunting and beating up a fellow student in a toilet, and adding that the clip in question was over a year old. ^[4]

External links

• Schools portal

• Hwa Chong International School school website

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.