Facilities
Hwa Chong Institution Boarding School consists of 7 six-storey Halls of Residence
(Halls A-G), providing accommodation for 1,000 boarders and 54 Cluster Mentors and their families.
Each level of every hall consists of two clusters, where a Cluster Mentor acts as parent to a group of up to 18 boarders. Each cluster has 3 four-bedded rooms and 3 two-bedded rooms. The creation of the clusters provides various levels of "community", starting from communication between individual boarders, to groups of 18 boarders and their hall mates, and to the entire boarding population of the Hall.
Communal facilities within each cluster include:
- Lift access on every level
- Air-conditioned study room
- Shower and rest rooms
- Pantry with water dispenser, microwave, refrigerator, iron & ironing board.
- Television lounge
The circular block located next to the curved block offers a multi-purpose and dining hall. The V-shaped courtyard between the curved block and the straight block enclose a recreation area and a festive garden with a koi pond for boarders to gather and to have social functions. A small amphitheatre and BBQ pits are included in the garden, offering an open area for the boarders to organize activities.
The boarders share a variety of facilities like a music room, computer room, common area wireless facility, fitness centre, tuition centre, hair grooming centre, laundry facilities and a convenience store.
All boarders may also make use of the recreational facilities within Hwa Chong Institution. These include an Olympic-sized swimming pool, gymnasium, running track, tennis, basketball, squash and badminton courts. Prior permission must be obtained for the use of all the above facilities.
Mailing address should include name, hall & room number.
Example:
Tan Ling Ling
Hall C2L/03A
Hwa Chong Institution Boarding School
673 Bukit Timah Road Singapore 269735
Every boarder has a personal bed, desk, chair, bookshelf, notice board and wardrobe.
Dining
Meals on weekdays include breakfast and dinner. All three meals are served on weekends, public and MOE school holidays.
Dining times on Weekdays:
Breakfast 0545 hr ~ 0730 hr
Dinner 1745 hr ~ 1945 hr
Dining times on Weekends, Public & MOE School Holidays:
Breakfast 0545 hr ~ 0830 hr
Lunch 1200 hr ~ 1330 hr
Dinner 1745 hr ~ 1945 hr
Boarders must queue for Set A or Set B upon collecting the meals throughout the dining time. Boarders will swipe his / her student EZlink card or customized access card at the reader in the dining hall kitchen before collecting his / her set meal. Boarders who need more than one helping should use the same serving tray and swipe his / her student EZlink card or customized access card 5 minutes after the 1st helping.
As part of dining etiquette and safety, boarders are required to wear presentable clothing (no scanty or soiled attire) and footwear (no slippers but sandals are permitted) during meal times. Boarders will not be allowed into the dining hall unless appropriately attired. Arrangements can be made to cater for boarders with special dietary requirements.
Laundry
Professional laundry services are provided thrice weekly and boarders may send up to 22 pieces of clothing each week. This excludes small items i.e. undergarments, socks, handkerchiefs etc. Laundry services include washing and pressing of linen.
Boarders are to mark their clothing with laundry numbers allocated during admission before sending them for washing. Each bag of laundry should be clearly labeled with name, contact number, room number, laundry number and quantity, using the laundry chits provided.
Laundry drop-off and collection cycle are as follow:
- Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1800 hr ~ 2230 hr. Cut-off time is 2230 hr.
- Turnaround time will be the next collection day i.e. collection of soiled laundry from HCIBS on Monday, return of cleaned laundry to HCIBS on Wednesday and so on. Should collection day fall on a public holiday, laundry will be collected / returned the next working day.
- Boarders have to collect their cleaned laundry at HCIBS Launderette (between Hall B and Hall C) counter at the abovementioned days and times.
Other self-service laundry facilities such as washing and drying machines are available in the communal launderette. Each wash / dry is at a subsidized rate of S$0.50 and takes approximately 30 minutes.