The Hwa Chong Advantage
A Tradition of Excellence
Hwa Chongians are empowered to excel not just Academically, but also in all other areas like Leadership, Sports and Games, Co-curricular Activities (CCAs), Research, and Service to the Community. After graduating, Hwa Chongians continue to distinguish themselves in a variety of fields.
Singapore’s first popularly elected President
Minister of the founding Singapore cabinet
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, and Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)
Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade & Industry
Chief of Air Force
Former Chief of Army. CEO, Public Utilities Board
Chief of Defense Force
Co-founder of Sea, consumer internet company
CEO and Executive Director of JUMBO Group
CEO of CapitaLand Singapore
Senior Deputy President and Provost of the National University of Singapore
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) of the Nanyang Technological University
Founding Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies at Nanyang Technological University, and Founder of World Scientific Publishing
Director of films like Ilo Ilo, winner of the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2013
Pioneer of Singapore theatre
Pioneering Singapore artist and ‘father’ of the Nanyang style
Multi-disciplinary artist
Singer-songwriter, and Forbes Asia 30 under 30 member