Townsville Primary School

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Townsville Primary School started functioning at its former premises in Ang Mo Kio St 32 in 1983.

The new campus was officially opened on 12 July 2002 by then DPM Lee Hsien Loong.

Over the years, the school has been visited by dignitaries and educators from all over the world, the most eminent being Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain in 1989

In 2013, the Ministry of Education granted the school Niche Status in Visual Arts under the MOE Programme for School-Based Excellence to Townsville

School History

Townsville Primary School was established in 1983, originally located at Ang Mo Kio Street 32. In 1985, the school was officially declared open. In 1989, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain visited the school.

In 2000, the school moved to its present location at 3 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10. The following year, it merged with Chong Shan Primary School, which had earlier amalgamated with Chong De in 1998. Townsville Primary School’s new campus was officially declared open in 2002. 

In 2013, the Ministry of Education granted the school niche status in visual arts under the Programme for School-based Excellence. Through the visual arts programme, Townsville Primary aims to develop students’ communication, critical and creative thinking skills.

In 2017, Townsville Primary School celebrated another milestone with its 35th anniversary in educating and developing students to be future-ready.

In 2023, Guangyang Primary School merged with Townsville Primary School. The English name of Townsville Primary School and the Chinese name of Guangyang Primary School (光洋小学) have been retained. In summary, the name in the four official languages is:

Sekolah Rendah Townsville

光洋小学

டவுன்ஸ்வில் தொடக்கப்பள்ளி

Townsville Primary School

Guangyang Primary School

Guangyang Primary School, originally named Kong Yiong School, was started by a group of Chinese education enthusiasts in 1918. It offered Chinese as the first language. The school was temporarily closed during the Second World War, and reopened in September 1945.

In 1959, the school offered secondary classes and was renamed Kong Yiong High School. In 1984, the primary and secondary schools were separated, and the primary school became a government school in 1986. In 1988, the name of the school was changed to Guangyang Primary School (光洋小学).

In 1993, Guangyang Primary School relocated to its current premises at 6 Bishan Street 12. In 2011, Guangyang Primary School completed the PRIME upgrading. In 2018, the school celebrated its 100th anniversary. That same year, Guangyang Primary School was accorded the Learning for Life Programme in Music and Performing Arts, with emphasis on talent and character development.

Principals:
- Mr Tan Bee Yong (1982–1983)
- Mrs Daisy Tay (1984–1989)
- Ms Teo Lian Geok (1989–1995)
- Mr Tan Yan Song (1995–2000)
- Ms Chiang Wai Leng (2000–2007)
- Mr Eugene Ong Kai Tiong (2008–2011)
- Mrs Liu-Loh Wee Cheng (2012–2016)
- Mr Victor Tan (2017– 2022)
- Mr Eddie Foo Chit Cheong (2023 - current)

Key Milestones

School Motto

Do Our Best

School Crest

SUN

• Shows thinking “out-of-the-box” and “can-do” attitude

OPEN BOOK

• An institution of lifelong learning

DARK BLUE

• School colours of TVPS

• Bravery and commitment to brace for the future

OCEAN

• School colours of GYPS

• Unlimited opportunities to explore

FOLDING RED SASH

• Aspiration of the merged TVPS

• Shows the passion and energy of the vibrant school

ORANGE ROUND MOTIF

• Red (TVPS) and yellow (GYPS) coming together (ORANGE)

• All-rounder Whole-Child Development

School Song

We Dare

We begin, here in Townsville,

to learn and to share. To forge lasting friendships,
to grow in love and care. We will learn our values
so that we can be the light,
Shining bright for all to see!

We will dare to dream, to be the best,
to set our aspirations free.
We will dare to lead, with heads held high,
to uphold integrity. We will strive to fly,
our colours high above.

Through the years,
we will grow,
in strength and confidence.
Our values at the heart
of all we do.

We will dare to dream, to be the best,
to set our aspirations free.
We will dare to lead, with heads held high,
to uphold integrity. We will strive to fly,
our colours high above.
‘Cause we dare to dream,
and we dare to achieve. We dare because
we believe.