History
Trace our journey from our founding in 1947 to our many achievements today.
Nan Chiau Primary School is one of six schools run by the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan. It was formerly the primary section of Nan Chiau High School. Established in March 1947, it is always progressing with the time, continuously undergoing self-renewal in line with the needs of the nation and making positive contributions to the educational development of Singapore.
南侨小学是新加坡福建会馆属下六所学校之一，前身为南侨中学附属小学。学校创立于一九四七年三月，始终与时俱进，因应国家发展需求不断自我更新，为新加坡教育事业作出了积极贡献。
1941
Initiated by Mr Tan Kah Kee, Mr Lee Kong Chian donated a plot of land at Kim Yan Road as the school site for the building of Nan Chiau Teachers’ Training School.
在陈嘉庚先生的发起下，李光前先生捐献金炎路地段为校址，创办了南侨师范学校。
1947
Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan converted the Nan Chiau Teachers’ Training School to Nan Chiau Girls’ High School including an ancillary primary school. Nan Chiau Girls’ High School was founded.
新加坡福建会馆将南侨师范改为南侨女子中学，并且设立了附小。
1965
Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan invested $2 million in rebuilding the school. The secondary school moved to temporary premises at Guillemard Road while the primary school remained at the original site.
新加坡福建会馆斥资两百万元重建南侨，中学部迁至基里玛路临时校舍上课，小学部则留在拆迁中的原址上课。
1969
The school was rebuilt to meet the increasing student population. The opening of the building at the Kim Yam Road site was officiated by Mr Ong Pang Boon, then Minister of Education, in March 1969.
为了应付日益增加的学生，学校进行了重建。在一九六九年三月八日，当时的教育部长王邦文先生为新校舍（金炎路）主持了开幕典礼。
1979
The school began functioning as a full school, with the primary section and the secondary section sharing the same premises.
学校开始进行全日制，小学部与中学部共用同一所校舍。
1980
The school adopted English as its main medium of instruction.
学校采用英文为主要教学媒介。
1984
With its first intake of male pupils, the school became co-educational and was renamed Nan Chiau High School.
学校采用英文为主要教学媒介。
2001
Relocated to Sengkang New Town in December 2000, Nan Chiau High School and Nan Chiau Primary School operated as two schools in January 2001.
二零零零年十二月，学校迁至盛港新镇，并在二零零一年一月，中小学正式分为南侨小学与南侨中学。
2003
Nan Chiau Primary School was officially opened by RADM Teo Chee Hean, Minister for Education on 8 March 2003.
二零零三年三月八日，当时的教育部长张志贤准将为新校舍主持了开幕典礼。
2005
The school was selected to join BackPack.NET, a collaborative initiative by MOE, Microsoft and iDA.
南侨小学参与由新加坡教育部、新加坡科技新通信发展管理局和微软携手策划的 BackPack.NET计划。
2006
The school was awarded the LEAD IT School status.
The school was also the Prototype School for Curriculum Innovation under the TLLM (Teach Less Learn More) initiative.
南侨小学成为资讯通信科技引领计划的学校（LEAD ICT School）之一。学校是“少教多学”创新教学计划的原型学校之一。
2007
The school achieved the Best School (National) Thinking Culture Award (TCA).
The school received the Programme for School-Based Excellence (PSE) in ICT Award.
The school received the Singapore Innovation Class (I-Class) Award.
南侨小学荣膺“全国最佳学校思维文化奖” 。同时，学校获颁“校本卓越计划—资讯通信科技奖” 学校亦荣获“新加坡创新教室奖”。
2009
Nan Chiau Primary School and the Learning Sciences Lab/National Institute of Education jointly set up the Centre for Educational Research and Application in ICT (CERA). The school was selected to join BACKPACK.LIVE, a collaborative initiative by MOE and Microsoft.
南侨小学与南洋理工大学国立教育学院联合设立本地第一个教育研究所 Centre for Educational Research and Application,(CERA) 学校参与由新加坡教育部和微软携手策划的 BACKPACK.LIVE 计划。
2010
The school was appointed the North Zone (NZ) Centre of Excellence (CoE) for ICT. The school was also named a Microsoft Mentor School. The school received the Singapore Innovation Class (I-Class) Award for the second time.
南侨小学获指定为北区校群资讯通信科技卓越中心。学校同时获选为微软导师学校。此外，南侨小学再次荣获“新加坡创新教室奖”。
2011
Nan Chiau Primary School received the status of FutureSchool@Singapore.
The school launched MyCLOUD and Seamless Learning and was awarded the status of Niche School in Basketball.
南侨小学获教育部委任为“未来学校”。学校推出了“语飞行云”及“无缝学习”计划。此外，南侨小学也获颁“学校专长项目计划”奖（篮球）。
2012
The school rolled out several ICT programmes:
Seamless Learning Science Project
English Project
MyCloud Chinese Project
Knowledge Building Project
Mathematics Project
Science Digital Story-telling Project with a Finnish School
南侨小学推出了几项以资讯科技辅助教学的项目，如：科学无缝学习计划、QUALCOMM（美国科技公司）英文学习计划、语飞行云华文学习计划、知识创建计划、QUALCOMM（美国科技公司）数学学习计划、与芬兰学校合作的科学数码讲故事计划。
2016
Nan Chiau Primary School was conferred the School Distinction Award and three Best Practices Awards in Teaching & Learning, Partnership and Staff Well-Being & Development.
南侨小学荣获“学校卓越奖”，并在“教学与学习”、“伙伴关系”以及“教职员福利与发展”三个领域同时获颁“最佳实践奖”。
2017
The school was awarded the Singapore Quality Class and People Developer status by SPRING Singapore.
南侨小学荣获由新加坡标新局颁发的新加坡素质级认证与人力资源发展标准认证。
2018
The school introduced Computational Thinking in its Applied Learning Programme and started a Learning for Life Programme in Student Leadership.
南侨小学在应用学习项目中引入计算思维，并开办了学生领导力生活教育项目。
2019
6 Habits was introduced into the Watch Me Soar Programme to unleash our students’ potential to strive for greatness and inspire others.
南侨小学在 “Watch Me Soar” 项目中引入“六大习惯”，旨在全面释放学生潜能，激励他们追求卓越，并启发身边的人。
2022
The school commemorated its 75th anniversary with the theme ‘Nan Chiau, Our Story Our Pride’. The celebration transcended time, forging a camaraderie between our past and present generations.
南侨小学以“南侨·我们的故事·我们的骄傲”为主题，隆重举行建校75周年庆典。这场盛会跨越时空，将过去与现在的几代南侨人紧密相连，凝聚了深厚的情谊。
2024
The school held the inaugural Kaleidoscope showcase, celebrating the students’ achievements in their respective performance and visual arts.
南侨小学举办了首届“万花筒”艺术展演，展示并庆贺学生在表演艺术与视觉艺术领域的卓越成果。