[2] In 1853 the Society for Promotion of Female Education in the East sent Sophia Cooke to Singapore to become the Principal of what was then called the Chinese Girls' School.

The society paid Cooke's salary but she had to rely on fund raising to keep the school viable.

The secondary section was split from the primary in 1960 and it moved into new premises along Farrer Road.

Like a directional compass, it shows the right way to take and it points us to God's love, truth and provision.

There are also separate PE shorts, a shirt with different colours depending on different houses and a CCA skirt.

Compulsory subjects include:[9] A 5th year leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examination is available to Normal (Academic) curriculum students who perform well in their Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination.

Students can move from one course to another based on their performance and the assessment of the school principal and teachers.

[9] Students take English Language, Mathematics, Basic Mother Tongue and Computer Applications as compulsory subjects.