Pearl's Hill School

Pearl's Hill School

Historic site

About

Pearl's Hill School began in 1876 at Cross Street as the Singapore Chinese Branch School. It was among the first English elementary schools established by the colonial government.

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

Facts and sources

Names
EN Pearl's Hill School한국어 펄스힐 학교 English: National Heritage Board; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2026-04-14
Planning area
Outram URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Data
/api/sight/pearls-hill-school.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Chinatown · Exit D The exit nearest this place, 239 m in a straight line (station 322 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps 5 Pearl's Hill Road, Singapore 168996

Area

Chinatown 434 m from the centre of the area Clarke Quay 603 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Family Justice Courts Architecture · 145 m away Upper Barracks Historic site · 225 m away Omar Kampong Malacca Mosque Mosque · 292 m away Tan Si Chong Su Temple · 300 m away Pearl's Hill City Park Park and garden · 309 m away Former Thong Chai Medical Institution Historic site · 419 m away

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