Tanglin Secondary School which was located at 369 Commonwealth Avenue in the area called Tanglin Halt was officially opened by Education MinisterOng 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][3]
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. This was taken into consideration of the critical student population of the two schools, that a merger will allow for more unitised resources for a more holistic education environment. The merged school retains the name and campus of Tanglin Secondary.[4]
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]
Special Programmes
Bias for Engineering (Niche)
Bias for Arts (Niche)
Multimedia Digital Science Enrichment
Y2Y Entrepreneur Incubation Programmes
School Family Education
BASICS Character Education
School Exchange and Twinning Programme
Music Education Programme for Secondary 1 and 2
Dance Education for Secondary 1 and 2 boys and girls
^ abcAuto, Hermes (2021-04-07). "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 2022-04-12.
^ ab"Our History - Tanglin Secondary School". TSS. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
^ abc"Tanglin Sec may celebrate its 50th birthday by saying bye bye | Mothership.SG". mothership.sg. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
^"8 secondary schools to merge into 4". The Straits Times. SPH. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
^"The Case for late bloomers - From worst in class to principal of design school". www.nafa.edu.sg. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
^"ITE gave actress Jayley Woo a fresh start in life". 2 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
January 07, 2023
tanglin, secondary, school, educational, government, secondary, school, clementi, singapore, 东林中学, dōnglín, zhōngxué, sekolah, menengah, tanglinlocation301, west, coast, road, singapore, 127391clementi, west, coastsingaporecoordinates1, 309941, 757828, 309941,. Tanglin Secondary School is a co educational government secondary school in Clementi Singapore Tanglin Secondary School 东林中学 Dōnglin Zhōngxue Sekolah Menengah TanglinLocation301 West Coast Road Singapore 127391Clementi West CoastSingaporeCoordinates1 18 36 N 103 45 28 E 1 309941 N 103 757828 E 1 309941 103 757828 Coordinates 1 18 36 N 103 45 28 E 1 309941 N 103 757828 E 1 309941 103 757828InformationTypeGovernment aidedCo educationalMottoStrive for SuccessEstablishedJanuary 1964 59 years ago 1964 01 SessionSingleSchool code3511PrincipalChong Jack ShengColor s Yellow Grey WebsiteSchool Website Contents 1 History 1 1 Tanglin Technical Secondary School 1964 1993 1 2 Tanglin Secondary School 1 3 Merger of Clementi Woods Secondary School 1 4 Merger into New Town Secondary School 2 Special Programmes 3 Notable alumni 4 External links 5 NotesHistory EditTanglin Technical Secondary School 1964 1993 Edit 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 Edit 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 3 Merger of Clementi Woods Secondary School Edit In 2014 the Ministry of Education announced a merger of Clementi Woods Secondary School with Tanglin Secondary School taking effect in 2016 This was taken into consideration of the critical student population of the two schools that a merger will allow for more unitised resources for a more holistic education environment The merged school retains the name and campus of Tanglin Secondary 4 Merger into New Town Secondary School Edit In 2021 the Ministry of Education announced Tanglin Secondary School will be merged into New Town Secondary School in 2023 1 Special Programmes EditBias for Engineering Niche Bias for Arts Niche Multimedia Digital Science Enrichment Y2Y Entrepreneur Incubation Programmes School Family Education BASICS Character Education School Exchange and Twinning Programme Music Education Programme for Secondary 1 and 2 Dance Education for Secondary 1 and 2 boys and girls Environmental Education Programme Advanced Elective Elective Module Programme AEM EM Applied Graded Subject AGS Notable alumni EditCedric Foo Member of Parliament 3 Zainudin Nordin Member of Parliament 3 Mark Phooi Entrepreneur 5 Jayley Woo Actress Mediacorp 6 Andie Chen Actor Mediacorp Sharil Ishak Singapore FootballerExternal links EditOfficial website Alumni webpageNotes Edit a b c Auto Hermes 2021 04 07 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 2022 04 12 a b Our History Tanglin Secondary School TSS Retrieved 26 June 2016 a b c Tanglin Sec may celebrate its 50th birthday by saying bye bye Mothership SG mothership sg Retrieved 26 June 2016 8 secondary schools to merge into 4 The Straits Times SPH 26 July 2014 Retrieved 26 June 2016 The Case for late bloomers From worst in class to principal of design school www nafa edu sg Retrieved 2022 04 12 ITE gave actress Jayley Woo a fresh start in life 2 September 2015 Retrieved 17 April 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tanglin Secondary School amp oldid 1116783257, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
