in TCHS history, having been Principal for 21 years. He was succeeded by Koh Yong Chiah, who was then succeeded by Hon Chiew Weng in 2002. Merger On 1 January 2005, The Chinese High School merged with Hwa Chong Junior College to form Hwa Chong Institution. The new institution retains the Chinese name and the logo of The Chinese High School. Along with the merger, a six-year Integrated Programme is introduced in collaboration with Nanyang Girls' High School. The new scheme, which integrates four years of high school education and two years of pre-university education, allows students to skip the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examination (typically taken by students in secondary four) and proceed to take the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination at the end of the programme. List of Principals Achievements The Chinese High School had been consistently ranked among the top four schools according to the Ministry of Education's annual official rankings. Each year, the school attracted the best performing 3% of the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) cohort. The school was also the first one in Singapore to initiate the Integrated Programme. It is the current high-school section in Hwa Chong Institution. The college section of the institution is the former Hwa Chong Junior College, a co-educational sister school. Covering an area of 79 acres (320,000 m²), it was one of the largest high schools in Southeast Asia in terms of land area. Other educational institutions that stand on the school's grounds include the former Hwa Chong Junior College and the Singapore Institute of Management. See also Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Junior College List of Hwa Chong Institution people References External links Alumni Website Chinese-Singaporean culture Educational institutions established in 1919 Secondary schools in Singapore Independent schools in Singapore Bukit Timah Hwa Chong Institution 1919 establishments in British Malaya