Hougang Primary School is a government primary school located at Hougang, Singapore. It was founded in 2000 when it was placed in a temporary site along Yio Chu Kang Road while the new school building was under construction. That time, it took in its first batch of students from Primary 1 to Primary 3 only, where this batch of P2-3 students were transferred from other schools. It moved to the new school building located at Hougang St 93 in 2001 where it recruited its second batch of students. It stands directly opposite Hougang Secondary School.
The school has won several awards, including the "Lotus Award",.
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