"In 1946, the British army informed Mdm Liew that the school building at King’s Road could be returned in about a month’s time. However, as the British army was still using the school buses and the public transport between the city and countryside had yet to resume normal operations, Mdm Liew decided against moving back to King’s Road then. Besides, as the Chinese High School campus was still occupied by the military and therefore was unable to resume operations, Nanyang allowed Chinese High School to temporarily use her campus for lessons. Nanyang continued to operate at the temporary campus at Selegie Road. At the end of June, Chinese High School moved back to its own campus, and Nanyang planned its move back to King’s Road. Mdm Liew requested a few alumni, including Mdm Cao Han Hua and Mdm Low Pei Kim, to assist in tidying up the dilapidated campus. The school decided to move the secondary and the upper primary sections back in July. The students who were attending night school had requested for the night lessons to continue. Due to a lack of funds and resources, the school was unable to accede to their requests and had to terminate the night classes. At the same time, the school requested the support of the Board of Directors to stage a play for fundraising and gained help from the Chinese Opera Society to stage a Chinese opera at Victoria Memorial Hall in August. Through the hard work and co-operation of the Board of Directors, principal, alumni, teachers and students, a total of $50 000 was raised from the performance. This was used to finance the move back to the King’s Road campus and for purchase of hardware."

Source: Nanyang Schools Alumni Association and Nanyang Schools (2017). Nanyang Centenary: A Vision Celebrated. p.31