Coordinates: 1°17′56″N 103°52′58″E / 1.29889°N 103.88278°E / 1.29889; 103.88278
| Dunman High School 德明政府中学 |
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| 诚信勇忠 (Honesty, Trustworthiness, Moral Courage, Loyalty) | |
| Location | |
| Kallang, Singapore, | |
| Information | |
| Type | Autonomous, Integrated Programme school |
| Established | 14 October 1956 |
| Session | Single |
| School code | 3101 |
| Principal | Dr Foo Suan Fong (Dec 2009-Present) |
| Enrolment | Secondary and Junior College students totalling to 2,400+ |
| Colour(s) | Dark blue, white, red |
| Website | http://www.dhs.sg/ |
Dunman High School (DHS) (formerly known as Dunman Government Chinese Middle School) is an autonomous co-educational secondary school in Singapore offering the Integrated Programme. It has always been the top co-educational secondary school in Singapore in terms of academic results.
In 2009 the school moved back to the Kallang campus, which has been expanded to seven hectares, making it one of the largest government schools in Singapore in physical area.
Its Chinese name Démíng (德明) is a transliteration of "Dunman". The meaning of its name in Chinese is derived from a line in the Book of Rites (大学之道，在明明德) which is a statement that has influenced the Emperors of the Han, Tang and Song dynasties in Imperial China. It can be roughly translated as "the Dao (path) to the greatest learning lies in understanding the brightest virtues".
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