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Temasek Primary School
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School History
Temasek Primary School began holding classes at the premises of Bedok View Primary School in 1979. The school started functioning on 2 January 1980 at Chai Chee along New Upper Changi Road with 2,200 students formerly from various schools. Temasek Primary School moved to its current premises at Bedok South Avenue 3 in December 2000, and the new campus was officially opened on 19 April 2002. As part of PERI upgrading, an indoor sports hall was completed in 2014. The school operated as single-session from January 2015.
Recognised for its organisational excellence, the school has attained the Singapore Quality Class, School Distinction Award, Best Practices Award in Teaching and Learning and Staff Well-Being as well as awarded the Sustained Achievement Award in Physical Fitness, the Character Development Award, CHERISH Gold Award, Outstanding Partnership Award and the National Arts Education Glow Award. Moreover, the school has produced 10 Prime Minister Book Prize winners, 3 staff members who were conferred the President’s Award for Teachers and 2 teachers awarded the Outstanding Youth in Education Award.
Temasek Primary aspires to be the best learning campus in the eastern part of Singapore, where its students are provided with a holistic education through a wide range of learning experiences. Under the leadership of past and present principals, the school has grown in strength and accomplishments over the years. A shared belief in stretching the boundary of possibilities has helped to shape the school into what it is today and provided Temasek Primary with a distinct heritage as well as made it the school of choice in the community. Its success in both the academic and co-curricular programmes is attributed to the concerted effort put in by its students and teachers, with strong support from the parents and community.
Principals:
- Mr Liew Teck Seong (1979–1984)
- Mr Joseph Lim Boon Keng (1985–1992)
- Mr Chia Boon Chai (1992–1998)
- Mr S. Manogaran (1998–2003)
- Ms Low Yoke Kiew (2003–2009)
- Ms Magdalene Chin (2009–2012)
- Mr Francis Foo (2012–2017)
- Mrs Alison Ho (2017–present)
Key Milestones
key milestones
1979 | Establishment of school at the premises of Bedok View Primary School and relocation of school at Chai Chee in 1980. |
1981 | Official opening of Temasek Primary School by Mr A. Rahim Ishak, then Member of Parliament for Siglap. |
2000 | The school’s symbolic move to Bedok South Avenue 3. |
2002 | The official opening of the school, The Learning Campus, at Bedok South Avenue 3 was held on 19 April 2002. |
2003 | The first primary school to embark on a school-wide, interdisciplinary project work (Learning Tapestry) using the Problem Based Learning (PBL) Approach. |
2013 | As part of Character and Citizenship Education, the Leader for Life Programme was introduced. |
2014 | As part of the PERI physical upgrading, the Indoor Sports Hall was completed in July 2014. |
2015 | The ‘Temasek Heritage’ was launched. |
2015 | Applied Learning Programme (ALP) in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) was introduced. |
2016 | Set up of the Student Care Centre in the School. |
2017 | A new orchid hybrid, Dendrobrium Temasek President’s Challenge was presented to our former president, Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, for his devotion in rallying organisations, schools and individuals to engage in charity. |
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School Motto
Forward Together
School Crest
The school crest shows the shield as a symbol of excellence in education, work and behaviour of the students. The torch symbolises knowledge. The four stripes represent the four official languages that are taught in the school.
School Song
We are young we are strong
In spirt as one we shall belong
Pure in thought and word and deed
Loyal to Temasek we shall lead
Forward together Temasek
On to glory on to fame
Keep the torch of knowledge burning
On to life always learning
With friends here we will share
Our lives and work with love and care
Always true to God and right
Serving our state with all our might
(Chorus)