Tanglin Secondary School
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Tanglin Secondary School is a Government Secondary School
in Singapore
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In 2004, Tanglin introduced the Dance Programme (Ballet, Jazz and Hip Hop) for the Lower Secondary boys and girls. Students performed on stage to showcase their dance during the annual ACES Day. The school formed a dance team and trained for competitions.
In 2006, Tanglin had its first drama presentation at its Annual Arts @ Tanglin in Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre. It was titled 'An Enemy of the people' (one of the literature books for 2006 and 2007 GCE 'O' level Examinations).
In 2008, Tanglin had its second musical production ("A Chorus Line") The performance was held at the University Cultural Centre(UCC), National University of Singapore(NUS) in February for the public.
In 2010, Tanglin had it's third musical production ("Wizard Of Oz") The performance was held at the Republic Poly in January for the public.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Singapore
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History
Tanglin Secondary School, which was lcoated at Commonwelath Avenue in the area called Tanglin Halt, was officially opened on 16 October 1964 by Mr Ong Pang Boon, Minister of Education and MLA for Telok Ayer. The school was previously known as Tanglin Integrated Technical Secondary School (TISTS) also known as the 'RI of the West' (RI stands for Raffles Institution).- 1964 -Tanglin was the first technical school to introduce fencing as an ECA.
- 1965 - female students were enrolled.
- 1968 - the school took its intake of Chinese medium pre-university classes.
- 1969 - TISTS was re-named itself as Tanglin Technical Secondary School.
- 1993 - school moved to its new campus at West Coast. Tanglin Technical School was renamed Tanglin Secondary School.
- 2004 - Tanglin had its first musical production by students, entitled 'Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat' together with its 40th anniversary celebrations in School. In November, the show was opened to the public at the Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre.
In 2004, Tanglin introduced the Dance Programme (Ballet, Jazz and Hip Hop) for the Lower Secondary boys and girls. Students performed on stage to showcase their dance during the annual ACES Day. The school formed a dance team and trained for competitions.
In 2006, Tanglin had its first drama presentation at its Annual Arts @ Tanglin in Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre. It was titled 'An Enemy of the people' (one of the literature books for 2006 and 2007 GCE 'O' level Examinations).
In 2008, Tanglin had its second musical production ("A Chorus Line") The performance was held at the University Cultural Centre(UCC), National University of Singapore(NUS) in February for the public.
In 2010, Tanglin had it's third musical production ("Wizard Of Oz") The performance was held at the Republic Poly in January for the public.
Principals
- 1964-1968: Mr. Wu Tsung Kan
- 1969-1970: Mr. Chee Keng Leong
- 1971-1973: Mr. Lim Nai Yan
- 1974-1989: Mr. Su Wei Cher
- 1989-1992: Mr. Lee Kah Chuen
- 1993-1995: Mr. Yang Chey Way
- 1995-1998: Mrs. Tang-Chan Yueh Tarn
- 1999-2002: Ms. Priscilla Ng Chey Keng
- 2003-2009: Mrs. Karen Oei Boon Wan
- 2010–present: Mdm. Aini Maarof
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
- Environmental Education Programme
- Advanced Elective/Elective Module Programme(AEM/EM)
- Applied Graded Subject (AGS)
Notable alumni
- Mr. Cedric Foo (MP)
- Dr. Raymond Chong (class of 1979)