lic an ▁boys ' ▁secondary ▁school ▁in ▁Pot ong ▁Pas ir , ▁Singapore . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁still ▁oper ates ▁along ▁traditional ▁British ▁lines . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁by ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁Edward ▁Sh erman ▁V enn . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Chap lain ▁Can on ▁J . A . ▁Be cc les ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁for ▁financial ▁aid , ▁which ▁was ▁granted , ▁so ▁that ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁St ▁Andrew ' s ▁School ▁became ▁a ▁grant - in - a id ▁institution . ▁The ▁growing ▁school ▁moved ▁from ▁Upper ▁H ok k ien ▁Street ▁to ▁Victoria ▁Street ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁to ▁a ▁four - acre ▁site ▁on ▁St am ford ▁Road . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁the ▁school ' s ▁en rol ment ▁had ▁reached ▁ 8 0 0 ▁boys . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁pre fect s ▁was ▁instit uted , ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁this ▁period ▁became ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁box ing ▁and ▁Rugby . ▁ ▁A ▁new , ▁larger ▁campus ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁Wood sv ille ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁More ▁buildings ▁were ▁added ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁housing ▁both ▁the ▁Junior ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁Senior ▁School . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8