Hong Wen School Review — P1 Guide & 2026 Updates

About Hong Wen School

Hong Wen School is a co-ed primary school in Singapore, in the South zone.

It is a Special Assistance Plan (SAP) school.

It offers 14 CCAs.

School overview

Hin Ann Huay Kuan founded Hong Wen in 1920. Its history includes closures during the economic downturn and Japanese Occupation, followed by reopening. The school became government-aided in 1957 and received SAP status in 1992. It moved to Towner Road in 2009, with the campus officially opened in September 2010. That long Chinese-school history provides context for its cultural curriculum; historical awards and enrolment are not used here to rank its present academic quality.

The Chinese Cultural Programme is the school’s SAP flagship. It draws on music, chess, calligraphy and painting across all six primary levels, with Chinese-language, CCE, PE, art and music lessons contributing. Published examples include guzheng, erhu and drums; xiangqi and weiqi; speech and drama, Chinese and Puxian opera, tea appreciation and paper cutting. This is broader than an additional Chinese worksheet programme. The overview does not say that every listed activity is repeated for every child at every level.

Overview sources

• Hong Wen School
• Special Assistance Plan SAP

Location and contact

• 30 Towner Road, Singapore 327829
• Nearest MRT: Boon Keng
• Telephone: 62943340