Pasir Panjang English School

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School History

Pasir Panjang English School was established in 1933 as one of the earliest government English schools in Pasir Panjang, during a period of rapid expansion of the English education system prior to World War II.

The road leading up to the school was subsequently named after philanthropist Chia Yew Siang, whose land was acquired for its site. It offered education leading to the Cambridge School Certificate and participated in an early co-educational trial in 1936 together with two other government English schools, that was reported as successful in the newspapers.

Before the war in December 1941, the school also functioned as an evacuation registration centre. Although destroyed during the war, the school was rebuilt by 1948.

In 1954, the school was renamed Pasir Panjang School I and eventually became known as Pasir Panjang Primary School before closing in 1986, with students transferring to Jagoh Primary School.

The premises were later repurposed in 1999 as a drug rehabilitation centre until 2024.

The school has also produced many notable students including Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, national sprinter Mr C Kunalan, Dr Tan Eng Liang, who was Senior Minister of State for National Development and national water polo player, and Dr Cham Tao Soon, the founding President of Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI) and President of Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

Key Milestones


1933	Establishment of Pasir Panjang English School.
1936	Pasir Panjang English School was selected to pilot co-educational classes, an experiment that was reported successful in the newspapers.
1947-1948	Reconstruction of school after it was destroyed during the war.
1954	Renamed Pasir Panjang School I (also known as Pasir Panjang Primary School).
1986	Closure of Pasir Panjang Primary School and its students were transferred to Jagoh Primary School.

School Motto

Knowledge is Power