Saint Andrew's School, Singapore

Saint Andrew's School is a complex of schools in Singapore, affiliated to each other as well as to the Anglican Church of Singapore. It comprises Saint Andrew's Junior School, Saint Andrew's Secondary School and Saint Andrew's Junior College.

The junior and secondary schools have always only admitted male pupils, but female pupils were admitted to the pre-university or 'A' level classes when they were run from the senior school previously. St Andrew's Junior College has always been co-educational since being separated from the secondary school.

The school is also affiliated with other Anglican and Presbyterian schools in Singapore, including Saint Margaret's Primary School, Saint Margaret's Secondary School, St. Hilda's Primary School, Saint Hilda's Secondary School, the Anglican High School, Presbyterian High School and Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School.

The name of the school is usually abbreviated as SA or SAS (or SAJS for the junior school and SASS for the secondary school), and the junior college as SAJC. Its pupils and alumni ('Old Boys' and 'Old Girls') are referred to as Saints.

History

Chin Chew Street (1862-1863)

SAS was founded on 8 September 1862 by the Rev Edward Sherman Venn through adopting a private institution owned by Sim Quee and Tye Kim in Chin Chew Street, in Singapore. The Anglican missionary led by Venn funded the school. Sim Quee and Tye Kim remained as headmasters of their school. This was unusual for the day as most missionary schools were not usually headed by Asians. The school was then known as the St. Andrew's Church of England Mission School.

Upper Hokkien Street (1863-1872)

On 10 September 1863, the School moved to Upper Hokkien Street because of the need for a better building and more space for the growing School. Soon after, Mr Cheok Loy Fatt was appointed the Headmaster.

After a couple of years, the school suffered from financial difficulties, and financial support was withdrawn in 1866. In 1872, the Colonial Chaplain Canon J.A. Beccles successfully applied to the Government for financial aid. Thus, on 22 May 1872, St. Andrew's School became a grant-in-aid institution.

Victoria Street (1872-1875)

In 1872, Canon Beccles was succeeded by the Rev George Frederick Hose as Colonial Chaplain. Meanwhile, the growing School shifted to Victoria Street. Hose invited the Rev William Henry Gomes to act as School Superintendent, in which the School prospered and grew.

During the early days at the Victoria Street site, both Hose and Gomes knew that the growth of the School would be hampered by poor accommodation. Their hard work was rewarded by the Government giving the School a
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