Kim Seng Technical School

Image Gallery

Member of Parliament for River Valley Lim Cheng Lock (left) touring school facilities during the opening of Kim Seng Technical School (1966). Ministry of Information and the Arts Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.

Camp at St John Island (1988).

View of Kim Seng Technical School taken during its opening (1966). Ministry of Information and the Arts Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.

School History

Kim Seng Integrated Secondary Technical School was officially opened on 8 July 1966. It was a co-educational integrated secondary school built to provide technical and academic education in two language mediums, namely Chinese and English.

In 1992, the school closed, and its former site has since been used as Temasek Polytechnic’s Kim Seng Campus.

Principals:
- Mr Chua Chen Guan (1965 – 1967)
- Mr Wong Nien Hsien (1968 – 1969 / 1971 – 1978)
- Mr John Yip Soon Kwong (1969 – 1970)
- Mr Loo Pui Wah (1979 – 1981)
- Mr Lee Ngian Ker (1982 – 1987)
- Mr Chia Choon Kiat (1987 - 1992)

Key Milestones

School Motto

Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve

School Crest

• The wheel symbolises progress and industry.

• The pictures and symbols in the centre represent the preparation of our pupils to serve in the various sectors of our country’s economy.

School Song

School song unavailable

Onward, forward we go,
Kindred spirit we must show
Guided not by values false
Together we go where duty calls.

Chorus
Enter we learn depart we serve,
Glory we bring to our school
Seeking to learn departing to serve
Glory to the school we love

Onward, forward we go,
Kindred spirit we must show
Steadfastly we all should strive
To make a success of our lives.