Gan Eng Seng School

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1 Henderson Rd, Singapore 159561

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N1° 17' 24" E103° 49' 26"   (1.29, 103.82388888889) Start navigation »

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Gan Eng Seng School (Abbreviation: GESS) is a co-educational secondary school in Bukit Merah, Singapore. Founded in 1885 by philanthropist Gan Eng Seng, the school is the first school to be established by overseas Chinese in Singapore and is one of the oldest institutions in the nation-state.
Gan Eng Seng School held a rich heritage as an all-boys school for 102 years until it went co-educational in 1987. The school was also the first in the country to form a parent-teachers' association in 1950. Currently, Gan Eng Seng School is recognised among to top 50 schools in Singapore by the Ministry of Education. The school's founding site at Telok Ayer Street was designated as a national historical site by the National Heritage Board in 1997.

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