The oldest secondary school in Singapore is Raffles Institution, which was founded in 1823 by Sir Stamford Raffles.
9 other old Singapore secondary schools are:
1)St. Margaret’s School
Founded in 1842 by Mrs Maria Dyer, the first girls’ school in Singapore. It has evolved from St. Margaret’s School to become St. Margaret’s Primary School and St. Margaret’s Secondary School.
2)St. Joseph’s Institution (SJI)
Founded in 1852 by De La Salle Brothers, a Catholic secondary school for boys.
3)CHIJ
Founded in 1854. The oldest Catholic girls’ school and the mother school of all the CHIJ schools in Singapore.
4)St Andrew’s School
Founded in 1862 by Rev Edward Sherman Venn. The first Anglican school for boys.
5)Gan Eng Seng School (GESS)
Founded in 1885. It was called the Anglo-Chinese Free School when established.
6)Anglo-Chinese School / ACS (Independent)
Founded in 1886 by Methodist Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham.
7)Methodist Girls’ School (MGS)
Founded in 1887 by Miss Sophia Blackmore.
8)Nanyang Girls’ High School (NYGH)
Founded in 1917, by a group of leaders from the United League of China.
9)Hwa Chong Institution (HCI)
Founded in 1919 by Mr Tan Kah Kee. It was named Chinese High School (TCHS) back then.