CCHMS Bazaar by the Lake,2010

Bazaar by the Lake, 2010

21st century education excellence, CCHMS, 2000s

Given its traditional strength in Chinese heritage and Chinese Language learning, CCHMS became the East Zone Centre of Excellence for Chinese in 2005. The Chinese Special Programme launched in 2005, now a SAP Flagship programme, increases pupils’ knowledge of Chinese Language and provides them with a deep understanding of Chinese culture.

Twinning programme with schools in china started in 2006 to 
deepen the understnding of chinese contempory culture.In 2010, the school was awarded with the School Excellence Award, the highest award in the MOE Masterplan of Awards. It serves as a mark of distinction for schools that have achieved excellence in both academic and non-academic outcomes.

CCHMS became an Autonomous School,1996

Chung Cheng became an autonomous school in 1996 and is a SAP( special assistance plan) secondary school due to consistently excellent ,value added,GCE "o"level results. 

The school is also given more funding by the ministry and more autonomy(freedom) to offer diverse programmes to enrich students holistically.Chung Cheng High school (Main) was accorded SAP status in 1979, and achieved autonomous status in 1996.

Hock Lee Bus Riots, 1955

The Hock Lee Bus Riot occurred on May 12, 1955, in Singapore. 4 people were killed and 31 injured in the impetuous and bloody riot, out of which, 8 of the 31 injured were serious cases. The bus workers belonged to two unions. Singapore Bus Workers Union and Hock Lee Employee's Union. On April 23, 1955, workers from the Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company and some Chinese students began to go on strike. They were members of the Singapore Bus Drivers' Union(SBWU) and were protesting against poor working conditions, long work hours and low pay.

On 12 May 1955, later known as "Black Thursday", a major riot broke out in the streets of Alexandra Road and Tiong Bahru. The police tried to break up the 2,000 students and strikers using water cannon and tear gas, leading to many arrests and casualties. In total, two police officers, a student and an American press correspondent, Gene Symonds, died and many more were seriously injured.

Chinese Medium School Student Riots, 1956

The riot started when 142 students were expelled and 4 arrested by the government. Also, they stopped Chinese medium school students from participating in all these anti-government activities. 

The students stayed in the Chung Cheng high school for two weeks and did not allow anyone to enter or leave the place. They were persuaded to leave and finally was forced out by the police using tear gas. 

After which, they rioted on the streets for 3 days, forcing the government to deploy soldiers at roadblocks and imposed curfews. At such, 13 people died and 100 were injured.

Anti-National Service Riots, 1954

The National Service Ordinance was introduced by the British government. All males between the ages of 18 and 20 were required to register for part-time National Service.

The Chinese medium schools, including Chung Cheng High felt that it was unfair for them and held a demonstration against them. As a result, more than 20 students were injured and 48 were arrested by the police. 

As more demonstrations were expected, school authorities closed the school for two weeks.This sparked off defiance. Few days later, boys and girls locked themselves into the Chung Cheng High School. Parents of the students came down to the school at dawn on 23 May to fetch their children but were blocked by student leaders who tried to prevent the parents from entering. 

The police later persuaded them to let the parents in. Finally, the school was cleared by late morning.