Catholic High School - Definition

Catholic High School (公教中学) is a premier boys' school in Singapore offering primary and secondary education. The school was founded in 1935 by Rev. Fr. Edward Becheras on the philosophy of producing effectively bilingual scholars who are fluent in both English and Chinese.

Catholic High is a government-aided, Special Assistance Plan (SAP) and autonomous school. The primary section offers the Gifted Education Programme.

The school went through a phase of continuous shifting in its premises in the 1980s as it sought to look for a permanent place. It was located at Gentle Road, Bishan Street 12, Bright Hill Drive at various times and is now at its permanent home in Bishan Street 22.

Prominent old boys include:

• Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Singapore
• Mr Lim Swee Say, Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for National Development of Singapore
• Mr Chan Soo Sen, Minister of State, Ministry of Education of Singapore
• Mr Lee Hsien Yang, President and CEO of SingTel
• Dr Su Guanning, President of Nanyang Technological University

External link

• Catholic High School webpage (http://www.chs.moe.edu.sg)
• Singapore Catholic High Alumni webpage (http://www.cha.org.sg)
• Catholic High Scout Group (http://www.chsscout.net)