School History

The school's name '中华' (Zhonghua) originated from the old name for 'Chung Hwa Girls' School' founded by a Chinese clan association in 1911 to provide a basic education for the children of the Chinese community. It was developed into a full school in 1951. The primary school site was at Niven Road and the secondary school site was at Bartley Road with the new name "Chung Hwa Girls' High School". In 1957, it became a government-aided school.

In 1980, Chung Hua Girls' Primary School ceased operations because of higher parental demand for English-medium schools. In 1986, Chung Hwa Girls’ High School moved to its present location at Serangoon Avenue 4 and was renamed Zhonghua Secondary School.

Subsequently, Zhonghua Primary School was rebuilt next to Zhonghua Secondary School. In 1987, the school operated as single-session government school. On 6 July 1989, it was officially opened by Mr Goh Choon Kang, MP for Braddell Heights. In 2001, the school underwent PRIME upgrading and in 2007, Serangoon Garden South School was merged with the school.

The school had undergone PERI Upgrading works from 2015 to 2017. The upgrading has resulted in Redesigned Classrooms, Subject Based Banding Rooms, Learning Support Rooms, Band Room, Dance Studio, Performing Arts Studio, outdoor running track, an Outdoor Experiential Learning Area, a Flexi dynamic play area with specialised equipment and a purpose-built Student Care Centre.

The school has built a strong foundation through the past Principals. The current Principal, Mrs Chan Le Chin is the 7th Principal of the school.   

1. Mr Tan Eng Chai (2 January 1987 to 2 October 1989)

2. Mdm Jenny Law (3 October 1989 to 15 December 1996)

3. Mdm Zahara Yusoff (16 December 1996 to 15 December 2002)

4. Mr Stephen Chua Tong Hee (16 December 2002 to 15 December 2007)

5. Mr Bucktha Seelan (16 December 2007 to 31 December 2014)

6. Mdm Rostinah (15 December 2014 to 31 December 2023)

7. Mrs Chan Le Chin (1 January 2024 to present