Chuang Chu Lin (27 July 1900 – 4 January 1973), also spelled as Zhuang Zhulin, was a pioneer educator in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

. He is the founding principal for

Chung Cheng High School Chung Cheng High School may refer to the following secondary schools in Singapore: *Chung Cheng High School (Main), in Marine Parade *Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) (CCHY) is a co-educational government-aided s ...

, and vice-chancellor of

Nanyang University Nanyang University (, also known as Nantah (), was a university in Singapore between 1956 and 1980. During its existence, it was Singapore's only private university in the Chinese language. In 1980, Nanyang University was merged with the Univer ...

, the first Chinese university in Southeast Asia.

Contributions

Zhuang was among the Chinese community leaders that advocated for the founding of

, the second full Chinese middle school after

The Chinese High School The Chinese High School () was an independent school in Singapore offering secondary education. The school merged with Hwa Chong Junior College on 1 January 2005 to form the integrated Hwa Chong Institution. Founded on 21 March 1919, The Chine ...

. As the founding principal, Zhuang backed the post-war expansion of the institution as enrolment increased. Zhuang was appointed the principal for Nanyang University, also known as "Nantah", when opened in 1955.

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