Nan Hua High School

A pretty decent school academically. Most students attending Nan Hua High School don't study much but are naturally bright. Used to be full of gangsters until Normal Stream was removed and it became a "High School" instead of a "Secondary School". There was a strong guai lan culture in the early years of the new compound at Clementi Ave 1, and the guys would play "next team" street soccer at the volleyball court before school, during recess and lunch breaks, and after school until 7pm everyday. The boys would often trash the football teams from nearby NUS High School and New Town Secondary School. Quite a few chio girls, but the stupid school attire forces them to braid their high into two plaits like some Cheena doll. Public canings and police cases were common before 2010. Due to it being a Chinese SAP school, there are few minorities, and most of the Chinese students go through their formative teenage years without friends of other races. Most students are effectively bilingual in English and Mandarin. People in JC and Poly can easily recognise a Nan Hua alumni from their guai lan and soccer-obsessed culture, as well as their down-to-earth humorous nature. Unfortunately (or fortunately), the students have become increasingly nerdy and less fun in recent years.