Chinese. The school motto Qín Shèn Duān Pŭ (勤·慎·端·朴) means "Diligence, Prudence, Respectability and Simplicity". Affiliation NYGH is a partner school of Hwa Chong Institution, which was formed in 2005 by the merger of the former Hwa Chong Junior College and The Chinese High School. The two schools frequently conduct joint programmes and activities, such as the annual Combined Sports Meet. NYGH is also affiliated with Nanyang Primary School and Nanyang Kindergarten, which are part of the Nanyang family of schools. Campus The campus at 2 Linden Drive (off Dunearn Road) has an area of 36,400 square metres and can accommodate about 1,700 students. It is divided into nine blocks. Nanyang Girls' Boarding School Nanyang Girls' Boarding School provides activities such as formal dinners, enrichment, performances and sports. They also benefit from cultural exchange with boarders from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and China. The school is able to house a maximum of 500 boarders in 190 rooms comprising 2-4 bedded units, air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned. Academic Information Bi-cultural Studies Programme (BSP) The Bicultural Studies Programme (BSP) is taken by students under the Special Assistance Plan Scholarship, which is offered by the Ministry of Education to encourage outstanding students who have the interest and capacity to engage both western and eastern cultures and contemporary society. Co-curricular activities NYGH has around 39 co-curricular activities (CCAs) for the students. The activities consist of sports, performing arts, clubs and societies and uniformed groups. Students undergo rigorous training and practices in preparation for any competitions or performances depending on the CCA. The school has done well in the past years, repeatedly clinching titles in sports championships in inter-school competitions. The school also excels in the performing arts. In the 2011 Singapore Youth Festival, NYGH clinched eight Gold With Honours and one Silver for its nine performing arts CCA in total (Gold with Honours: Choir, Chinese Dance, Chinese Orchestra, Guzheng, Modern Dance, Chinese Drama, String Ensemble, Theatre; Silver: Band). Students of the school's Infocomm Club often take part in infocomm-related competitions, winning prizes in various competitions such as RoboFest, Robocup Singapore Open, Code Xtreme, National Software Competition and the School Digital Media Awards. NYGH's Uniformed Groups CCAs, namely Girl Guides, National Police Cadet Corps and St. John Ambulance Brigade are also available. The Nanyang Debate Club won runner-up at The Arena, a televised national debate competition as well as in 2008's Julia Gabriel's Debate Competition. Also, they