After meetings and discussions, the Chinese community leaders declared to the government that due to financial constraints, they were able to raise sufficient funds for constructing only two of the originally intended ten junior colleges.

On 14 June 1974, the college commenced its operation at its permanent site at 661 Bukit Timah Road, located adjacent to the campus of The Chinese High School.

The initial facilities of the campus include a fully air-conditioned library, a multi-purpose hall, two lecture theatres of seating capacity of 300 and 500 respectively, ten laboratories and twenty-four tutorial rooms.

[5] Following the Hotel New World collapse in 1986, the school management committee ordered a review on the building structure after walls in the college was reportedly ruptured.

[6] On 8 May 1987, Hwa Chong Junior College moved out of its premises at Bukit Timah Road due to structural problems with the building.

[10] The college crest used before merger with The Chinese High School was represented by four upward arrows bounded by a horizontal bar.

The anthem, written in English, reflected the ideals of the college as a multiracial environment for holistic learning and growth.

The iconic octagonal shaped central building of Hwa Chong Junior College is based on the basis of a divine Taoist sign.

The adjacent tutorial block houses three lecture theatres and an auditorium, as well special rooms for the humanities and language elective programmes.

Due to its iconic yellow-coloured walls and oriental architecture, Hwa Chong Junior College was also known affectionately as "黄城" (Chinese: Literal meaning "Yellow Town"), which is deeply reflected in the literary works and composes by its students since the 1970s.

In addition, Hwa Chong graduates take an impressive share of government and private organization undergraduate scholarships annually.