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The school building was a two-storey block with 12 classrooms, an assembly hall, a staff room, and a principal's office. From 1905 to 1936, the school admitted a handful of male students, but afterwards reverted to being an all-girls school. After 1946, newly created government laws forced the school to accept girls of all races.
The history of education in China began with the birth of the Chinese civilization.Nobles often set up educational establishments for their offspring. Establishment of the imperial examinations (advocated in the Warring States period, originated in Han, founded in Tang) was instrumental in the transition from an aristocratic to a meritocratic government.
McTyeire School (Chinese: 中西女中) was a private girls' school in Shanghai. It was established by Young John Allen [ citation needed ] and Laura Askew Haygood in 1882. [ 1 ] Its namesake was Holland Nimmons McTyeire .
Zhonghua Secondary School was established on 15 September 1911 as a Chinese-medium girls' school in response to Sun Yat-sen's suggestion for schools to be established for girls. It was the first Chinese-medium girls' school in Singapore, founded by Tay Peng Teng, Puan Yeow Pong and the Chinese community. The school initially operated at the ...
The school taught Romanised Malay, Chinese, Arithmetic, Geography, Music and Sewing to equip young girls for their future roles as wives and mothers. Song continued to contribute to the society by founding the Chinese Philomathic Society, and Straits Chinese British Association, and the Hullett Memorial Library in his alma mater The Raffles ...
The society sent Sophia Cooke to Singapore to lead the "Chinese Girls' School" there in 1853. Cooke would use her influence to persuade the Anglican chaplain to begin a mission there. The school would eventually become the St. Margaret's Secondary School. The society paid Cooke's salary but she had to rely on fund raising to keep the school viable.
Maria was known for founding the oldest girls' school in Singapore. It was known as the "Chinese Girls' School" when it was founded in 1842 (it still exists called St. Margaret's Secondary School). [1] Her husband died in Macau in 1843 before being able to bring his family to live in China itself at Fuzhou.
The proposal was unanimously approved and the Fukien Girls' School was established. [1] Originally, the school was intended to be opened on 15 January 1920, but was delayed due to a number of problems among which were the lack of teachers and pupils. 8 March 1920 Official opening of Fukien Girls' High School at Macalister Road.