Tanglin Secondary School

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  • Tanglin Secondary School
  • 东林中学
  • Dōnglín Zhōngxué
  • Sekolah Menengah Tanglin
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Tanglin Secondary School
301 West Coast Road, Singapore 127391
Clementi, West Coast
Singapore
Coordinates 1°18′36″N103°45′28″E / 1.309941°N 103.757828°E / 1.309941; 103.757828
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Type
  • Government-aided
  • Co-educational
MottoStrive for Success
EstablishedJanuary 1964;60 years ago (1964-01)
SessionSingle
School code3511
PrincipalChong Jack Sheng
Color(s) Yellow  Grey 
Website School Website

Tanglin Secondary School was a co-educational government secondary school in Clementi, Singapore.

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History

Tanglin Technical Secondary School (1964 - 1993)

Tanglin Secondary School which was located at 369 Commonwealth Avenue in the area called Tanglin Halt was officially opened by Education Minister Ong Pang Boon on 16 October 1964. [1] It was Singapore’s first Chinese medium technical school, and the first institution to admit female students to technical courses. [1] It was renamed Tanglin Technical Secondary School in 1969. [2] The school motto was in Malay, “Berusaha Untok Berjaya”, of which translates to the same meaning as the current motto in English.

Tanglin Secondary School

It was switched later to the Chinese medium pre-university classes, and renamed Tanglin Secondary School and relocated to the current premises at 301 West Coast Road in 1993. [2]

Merger of Clementi Woods Secondary School

In 2014, the Ministry of Education announced a merger of Clementi Woods Secondary School with Tanglin Secondary School, taking effect in 2016. The merged school retains the name and campus of Tanglin Secondary. [3]

Merger into New Town Secondary School

In 2021, the Ministry of Education announced Tanglin Secondary School will be merged into New Town Secondary School in 2023. [1]

The old school site will be the site of West Coast MRT station.

Special Programmes

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Auto, Hermes (7 April 2021). "4 pairs of primary schools, 5 pairs of secondary schools to merge in S'pore as student numbers shrink | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Our History - Tanglin Secondary School". TSS. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. "8 secondary schools to merge into 4". The Straits Times. SPH. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 Migration (7 September 2014). "'Retain school name' after merger, urge former students of Tanglin Secondary | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. "The Case for late bloomers - From worst in class to principal of design school". www.nafa.edu.sg. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. "ITE gave actress Jayley Woo a fresh start in life". 2 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

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