• Hwa Chong Junior College (HCJC) was founded in January 1974. It was Singapore’s second junior college, and the first government-aided junior college.
• As the HCJC campus in Bukit Timah is painted in beige and brown, it sometimes appeared to be bathed in a golden-yellow glow at sunset, hence the poetic name “黄城” (“yellow city”).
• To provide its students with a holistic education, HCJC offers bilingual and bicultural programmes.
• On 1 January 2005, HCJC merged with The Chinese High School to become Hwa Chong Institution (HCI). After the merger, a six-year Integrated Programme was established, with the school divided into a College section and a High School section.

There were no divisions among the students despite them hailing from different language streams and schools with varying levels of prestige. All regarded themselves simply as members of Hwa Chong Junior College. (Lianhe Zaobao, 9/7/2014)

• HCJC and Temasek Junior College were the first two junior colleges to offer the Chinese Language Elective Programme (CLEP), launched by the Ministry of Education in 1990.
• Founded in 1981, “黄城夜韵” (literally, “a charming evening in the yellow city”), also known as “An Evening of Drama” or “Huang Cheng Ye Yun”, is an annual HCJC student production. It initially featured plays alongside other performances, but has since evolved to focus only on drama. Students get to participate in the entire production process, from scriptwriting to makeup, props and acting. It is one of HCJC’s signature events.
• In 1996, the first volume of “城说”, a collection of drama scripts from “黄城夜韵”, was published in conjunction with its 15th anniversary.