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Over the course of evolution, Chung Hwa Middle School, BSB has been standing tall and attaining remarkable achievements for almost a century, aided by the capitalisation of the leading-edge technology. It was 87 years ago when our dedicated pioneers first sow the seeds of Chinese education on the land of Brunei and Chung Hwa Middle School, indebted to the wise leadership of His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei in providing a supportive milieu, has sprouted, grown and emerged as a iconic institution that promotes the rich heritage of Tiong Hwa community and preaches the much-treasured Tiong Hwa virtues from generations to generations.
Chung Hwa Middle School was bestowed with beaming pride during the gracious visit of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah who consented to officiate the 80th Anniversary. Now, with the surging needs to keep pace with the latest educational reforms, the school vows to implement the avant-garde SPN 21 curriculum through the optimum utilisation of state-of-the-art facilities and up-to-date software. One noted example is the completion of Pehin Temenggong DatoLim Teck Hoo building in year 2008, considered to embody the school's determination in moulding the future pillars of the society with the best resources available.
Although Chung Hwa Middle School, BSB has the undeterred aim to ensure a perpetual enthusiasm in Mandarin and Tiong Hwa values amongst Tiong Hwa community and other races in Brunei, it never forgets its duty to place equal emphasis on cultivating moral value, knowledge, physical strength, appreciation of arts and team spirit into the students. For decades, Chung Hwa Middle School has been serving as the backbone of the society in producing well-rounded citizens who are trilingual and possess both academic & athletic competence.
In this era of vigorous technological advancement, Chung Hwa Middles School, BSB has always been gearing up to create innovative ways of integrating information and communication technology (ICT) into the curriculum and management. In retrospect, the management had been computerised and computer class for secondary students was pioneered at the school as early as the eighties. It was soon followed by the establishment of the school computer room in the nineties and the introduction of computer lessons from primary one in 1998.
Over the years, in response to the directives from the Ministry of Education, the school's ICT facilities have been substantially upgraded. Having begun the setting up of Chung Hwa Network in the library in 2002 and proudly emerging as the first school in Brunei to be linked by intranet, Chung Hwa presently has one of the most extensive educational websites in the country which incorporate all three languages, catering for parents and other educationists of different races.
To provide quality education to Tiong Hwa community in Brunei, Kapitan China Ong Boon Pang and few dignitaries, after much effort, established a school called York Choi School in 1918. The school had a humble start where it only rented a two-story shop lot as its classroom without a building of its own.
In 1922, the school was named Chung Hwa School and only 16 years later in 1938, the school made a major breakthrough with its own premises situated at Jalan Bendahara (approximately the vacant space of the current Parliament)
In 1940, Kapitan China Ong Boon Pang passed away peaceful after chairing the school board for 22 years and his great contribution in laying a solid foundation for the school is still remember and much appreciated.
In 1954, Lim Teck Hoo was elected as the new School Board.
In 1955, the school commenced its secondary level and changed its name to Chung Hwa Middle School, BSB.
In 1957, the government of Brunei subsidised the school and paid for the teachers' salary, administration cost and the construction cost of the basic school facilities. Moreover, free lunch, and later changed into free beverage, was provided to fellow students from 1959 to 1969.
In 1959, a comprehensive learning curriculum was successfully implemented at the school with its upper secondary level introduced in 1959. The total student population surged, surpassing the 1000 benchmark.
In 1962, one two-storey building was completed with the financing from both government and donation from the community. In 1962, the school launched its kindergarten level.
In 1968, a stadium was in completion.
In 1970, the government withdrawing its financial support to the school fomented financial constraints in the Chung Hwa Middle School, BSB. The crisis was solved after the Tiong Hwa Community volunteered to support the school in a form of monthly donation and the kind benefaction provided by the philanthropic Kapitan China Awang Lim Teck Hoo and other board members.
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