Tanglin Secondary School

Tanglin Secondary School

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  • About Tanglin Secondary School

    Secondary School
    Co-Ed School
    Government School
    Single Session

  • Mother Tongues

    Chinese
    Malay
    Tamil

What are the Direct School Admission (DSA-Sec) talent areas offered?

Learn more about DSA-Sec in MOE (Ministry of Education, Singapore).
NameNatureIntegrated ProgrammeCategory
HumanitiesBothYesLanguage and Humanities
FencingBothYesSports and Games
  • School Vision

    Leaders of the Future, Pride of the Community

  • School Mission

    A caring school with an innovative and engaging curriculum, TSS equips our students with the skills for active lifelong learning and inculcates in them core values that will guide them to succeed in a changing world.

  • School Philosophy, Culture and Ethos

    Guided by our philosophy 'Everyone Is Unique, All Can Succeed', we provide students with rich opportunities to discover and pursue their passion so that they can define success in multiple ways. We strive towards a culture of active learning, ensuring students experience joy in learning that drive their self-directedness. To prepare students for the VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) world, we value the spirit of exploration, cultivating in students the capacity to think critically, creatively and inventively to solve problems. We want them to persevere through challenges and have the flexibility to seize opportunities. All these are grounded on the values of Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Integrity, Care and Curiosity to Learn that ensure students work collaboratively, exercise leadership and grow to become contributing members of the community.

What are the distinctive programmes?

  • S3 through the Arts @ Tanglin Secondary School (TSS)

    Learning for Life Programme (LLP) / Music and performing arts / visual arts and design

  • Tanglin P.L.U.S. (Perspectives and Literacies to Understand Society)

    Applied Learning Programme (ALP) / Humanities and languages

What are the subjects?

Additional Mathematics
Art
Chemistry
Chinese
Civics and Moral Education
Computer Applications
Design and Technology
Electronics
Elements of Business Skills
English Language
Food and Nutrition
Food and Consumer Education
Geography
History
Humanities (Social Studies and Geography)
Humanities (Social Studies and History)
Literature in English
Malay
Malay B
Mathematics
Music
Physical Education
Physics
Principles of Accounts
Science (Chemistry, Biology)
Science (Physics, Chemistry)
Science (Syllabus T)
Smart Electrical Technology
Social Studies
Tamil
Tamil B
Social Studies Normal (Technical)
Biology
Art (NA Level)
Art (NT Level)
Art (O Level)
Basic Chinese
Basic Malay
Basic Tamil
Chinese Normal (Academic)
English Language (Syllabus A)
English Language (Syllabus T)
Higher Chinese
Mathematics (Syllabus A)
Mathematics (Syllabus T)
Malay Normal (Academic)
Science
Tamil Normal (Academic)

What are the co-curricular activities (CCAs)?

Physical Sports

Badminton (Girls)

Basketball

Fencing

Football

Netball

Volleyball

Uniformed Groups

Boys' Brigade

National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land)

National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC)

Scouts

St. John Brigade

Visual and Performing Arts

Band - Concert

Dance - Chinese

Dance - Contemporary

Ensemble - Guzheng

Ensemble - Percussion

Others

Prefectorial Board

Students' Council

Clubs and Societies

Infocom Club

What are the specialised facilities and resources?

  • Allied educators (Learning and behavioural support)