IT WAS A FOUR PRONGED MERGER OF THOSE KWONG SIEW MENG TAK BOY SCHOOL AND KWONG TAK GIRL SCHOOL, AND WAHNAM BOY SCHOOL AND KITPONG GIRL SCHOOL. BOTH SCHOOLS WERE ESTABLISHED ON 16 JUNE,1932. THEY WERE TEMPORARILYCLOSED DOWN IN 1939 DUE TO UNSTABLE POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY. THE SCHOOLS WERE REOPENED AGAIN ON 11 NOVEMBER 1946 AND LATER ON MERGED AND BEING RENAMED AS KWONG CHOW SCHOOL EVER SINCE. KWONG CHOW ALSO ORIGINATED FROM WA-YEK
ABOUT HALF A YEAR TO GET THE APPROVAL AND THE CERTIFICATE WAS GRANTED. IN 1967, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS INCREASED MUCH MORE THAN EXPECTED,THERE WAS A NEED TO BUILD ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS. IN 1968,, THERE WAS A COMPLETION OF BUILDING FOR SECONDARY CLASS STUDENTS. IN 1972, THE SCHOOL WAS HONORED AND GRANTED OFFICIAL ACADEMIC STATUS BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.
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