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Tanglin Secondary School

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  • Tanglin Secondary School
  • 东林中学
  • Dōnglín Zhōngxué
  • Sekolah Menengah Tanglin
Location
Map
301 West Coast Road, Singapore 127391
Clementi, West Coast
Singapore
Coordinates1°18′36″N 103°45′28″E / 1.309941°N 103.757828°E / 1.309941; 103.757828
Information
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 
WebsiteSchool Website

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

History

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Tanglin Technical Secondary School (1964 - 1993)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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
  • Environmental Education Programme
  • Advanced Elective/Elective Module Programme(AEM/EM)
  • Applied Graded Subject (AGS)

Notable alumni

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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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