Lionel Barnard will soon be departing Singapore after 32 years at one of the city state’s most prestigious schools. And in that time he has built up an impressive list of achievements.
The British expat, 66, has spent more than three decades at Hwa Chong Institution helping to guide hundreds of students into the elite British universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
And during his long tenure, Lionel has nurtured 25 President’s Scholars – the highest honour a Commonwealth student can achieve. Originally called Queen’s Scholars, these awards are handed out to the brightest students across the Commonwealth each year. They were renamed President’s Scholars before Singapore gained independence but have lost none of their prestige. President’s Scholars typically go on to take top-ranking positions in the government and military.
Lionel was working in the UK as a teacher in 1980 when he was handpicked by the Singapore government to pioneer its humanities programme – aimed at grooming students to get into Oxford and Cambridge universities. Full story...
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The British expat, 66, has spent more than three decades at Hwa Chong Institution helping to guide hundreds of students into the elite British universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
And during his long tenure, Lionel has nurtured 25 President’s Scholars – the highest honour a Commonwealth student can achieve. Originally called Queen’s Scholars, these awards are handed out to the brightest students across the Commonwealth each year. They were renamed President’s Scholars before Singapore gained independence but have lost none of their prestige. President’s Scholars typically go on to take top-ranking positions in the government and military.
Lionel was working in the UK as a teacher in 1980 when he was handpicked by the Singapore government to pioneer its humanities programme – aimed at grooming students to get into Oxford and Cambridge universities. Full story...
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