Gan Eng Seng School

Gan Eng Seng School

Historic site

About

In 1885, Gan Eng Seng founded a free school for poor boys in Singapore. Initially named the Anglo-Chinese Free School, it was among the earliest schools to offer a bilingual education. The school moved to its first new building about 50 metres behind Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church in 1893. It became known as Gan Eng Seng School in 1923.

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN Gan Eng Seng School中文 颜永成学校한국어 간엥셍 학교 Wikidata Q5520442; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2021-03-05
Planning area
Bukit Merah URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources: see the official site NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Official site
ganengsengsch.moe.edu.sgWikidata
Data
/api/sight/gan-eng-seng-school.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Tiong Bahru · Exit B The exit nearest this place, 581 m in a straight line (station 596 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps Landscape Plaza, Junction of Telok Ayer Street and Cecil Street

Area

Tiong Bahru 765 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Tiong Bahru Park Park and garden · 308 m away Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah Mosque · 437 m away Havelock Road Camp / River Valley Road Camp Historic site · 493 m away Kampong Delta Mosque Mosque · 550 m away Kim Seng Bridge Bridge · 875 m away Masjid Jamek Queenstown Mosque · 962 m away

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