Yumin Primary School

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Two Chinese village schools, Yook Kiau and Ping Min were founded before the Second World War. On 27 February 1974, the village schools merged to become Yook Min Public School.

Children’s Day Celebration – Children were given bottles of soft drinks which were considered a rare treat during those times.

The annual Sports Day was usually held in the school field with running tracks painted on it. The events were mainly limited to track and field events.

Celebration of 25th anniversary in 2000

School History

Yumin Primary School’s history began with two Chinese village schools – Yook Kiau Public School on Tampines Road and Ping Min Public School on Upper Changi Road – which had been founded before the Second World War. Both schools were established by community leaders to provide primary education for children in Tampines. The two schools merged on 27 February 1974, and the resultant entity was renamed Yook Min Public School. In 1976, English-stream students from Telok Paku School were transferred to Yook Min when the former had to be demolished to make way for Singapore Changi Airport. Yook Min thus became an integrated school.

In 1985, the school relocated to its present site at Tampines Street 21, one of the first two government schools to open in Tampines New Town. It was renamed Yumin Primary School, the hanyu pinyin rendition of ‘Yook Min’. In 2003, the school was upgraded under PRIME. It celebrated its 25th and 40th anniversaries in 2005 and 2015, respectively. Yumin Primary School completed PERI upgrading and started its student care centre in 2017.

Principals:
- Mr Tan Kang Chai (1975–1989)
- Mr Tan Yan Song (1990–1994)
- Mrs Tan Peng Eng (1995–2001)
- Mrs Tan Khar Guek (2002–2006)
- Ms Oh See Moey (2007–2014)
- Mdm Chilukuri Dimps Rao (2015–2022)
- Mrs Ng-Teo Sock Hua (2023 - present)

Key Milestones

School Motto

Aspire, Strive, Achieve, Serve

School Crest

The school crest features a gear, an essential component in a machine. The gear keeps rotating until the product has been completed. It will turn again and again to manufacture new products. The gear with an open book illustrates the endless search for knowledge with perseverance and determination.

School Song

We are one big family
We will strive for our country
With the education we receive
from a school that’s heavenly

We will study hard for sure
With the will to go forward
With this book to show the way we’ll make
And take the highest grade

We are proud we are proud
We are proud we are proud
We are proud of Yumin Primary School
A school that helps us all

Our school will be our pride
It’s a pride that’s only right
This is one thing we will dearly hold
And will hold with all our might

We will study hard for sure
With the will to go forward
With this book to show the way we’ll make
And take the highest grade

We are proud, we are proud
We are proud, we are proud
We are proud of Yumin Primary School
A school that helps us all