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Arrival of the sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus from France in Singapore
Mother Mathilde, Sister Gaetau, Sister Appolinaire and Sister Gregoire arrived in Singapore on 16th February. Within 10 days of arrival they started a school with 16 orphans, 9 boarders and 14 fee-paying pupils. -
Acquisition of the C H Caldwell House.
The sisters accquired the C H Caldwell House, which is used as their residential quarters. The house had been purchased for the convent by Father Jean-Marie Beurel, a French missionary, who established Saint Joseph's Institution in Singapore -
CHIJ declared an " Aided School "
For the first time, the convent was inspected by government officials and declared an " Government-aided School " -
Erection of the well-known Victoria Street Chapel.
The first chapel of the Convent, which had been built around 1850, was in such a bad condition that it was necessary to build a new one. At the end of the 19th century, the Sisters started fund-raising by various means for the new chapel. Father Charles Benedict Nainl House was declared as the architect in charge of this neo-gothic style chapel. -
CHIJ was registered as a school in Singapore
Registration of School Ordinance came into being. CHIJ was registered as a school in Singapore. -
CHIJ becomes a national monument
The Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel and Caldwell House were gazetted as a national monument on 26 October 1990. -
Restoration works began
The partnership between Low Keng Huat, Jetaime Investments and Lei Garden paid $26.8 million for the 1.4 ha site at a state tender in 1990 and pumped in a further $100 million to restore the asset. Chijmes. Ong & Ong Architects Pte Ltd, which was started by then-President Ong Teng Cheong, helms the restoration projection -
A new chapter begins: CHIJ becomes CHIJMES
After six years of restoration works, CHIJ opened as CHIJMES, a lifestyle hub consisting of restaurants, pubs and nightclubs in the heart of the city -
CHIJMES gets recognised by UNESCO
CHIJMES won a Merit Award in the UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation in 2002. -
Suntec Reit becomes its new owner
Property firm, Suntec Reit acquired Chijmes for $128 million in late 2005 -
Part of Chijmes roof damaged by car in acciden
Part of the roof of the Chijmes historical building complex in Victoria Street collapsed when a car ploughed into its pillar. he driver of the car was a woman who had two children with her when the accident occured. The taxi driver was sent to hospital but had no physical injuries. Police said the car hit the pillar, causing the roof to collapse. -
CHIJMES gets put up for sale
Its owner Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Suntec Reit) has appointed Colliers International to market the property through an expression-of-interest exercise. -
Out of Victoria Street to Toa Payoh
Sisters and students of CHIJ attended the last religious service in the chapel on 3 November 1983, after which the chapel was deconsecrated and the town convent was closed. They shifted out of the Victoria site and began classes the year after in the new site in Toa Payoh. The school was renamed to CHIJ Toa Payoh
