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Hougang is the pinyin spelling of Aū-káng, a Hokkien and Teochew name meaning "river's end", as Hougang is located upstream or at the back of Sungei Serangoon. In the past, the name connoted the area stretching from the fifth milestone junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Upper Paya Lebar Road/Boundary Road to the seventh and a half milestone junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Punggol Road.
Children typically start their primary education in the year they turn seven. Primary education lasts six years, and is compulsory for all Singapore citizens. [1] Primary schools in Singapore are classified as Government or Government-aided schools. Primary schools are typically mixed-sex, though there are a number of single-sex schools.
Xinmin was founded as Sin Min Public School (公立新民学校) by Yap Fun Hong. [a] Yap sold five of his pigs in order to raise money to buy three bungalows along Upper Serangoon Road. [7] Lessons commenced for primary school education on 1 November 1945. Initial enrollment was capped at 620 students. Secondary classes were offered ...
On 9 December 1985, the school was relocated to her present premises at 47 Hougang Avenue 1. The school was renamed Yuying Secondary School and was officially opened on 13 August 1987. Today, Yuying continues as a Government-Aided secondary school. [10] It is a single session school with an enrolment of 1290 pupils and 90 teachers.
As part of Hougang, Kovan is situated east of Serangoon, in Singapore.As a relatively small suburb, Kovan's boundaries are relatively unclear. The Urban Redevelopment Authority defines its boundaries as Hougang Avenue 2 to the north, Yio Chu Kang Road to the west, southwest and south and Upper Serangoon Road to the east. [1]
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After a split by educational stages in 1992, Monfort Junior School and Monfort Secondary School still stand in Hougang today. [9] Holy Innocents’ Chinese Girls’ School was founded in 1932. [10] It is known as Holy Innocents’ Primary School today after it amalgamated with the primary section of Holy Innocents’ High School in 1985. [11]