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LIFE&FAMILY
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April15
Demand for school places
exceeded all expectations,
and in 1971 Tanglin Trust Ltd
opened a second school,
Weyhill Preparatory School,
to absorb the numbers on the
waiting list.
In 1974, Raeburn Park
became the third school under
the management of Tanglin
Trust Ltd, and with the final
withdrawal of British troops in
1976, the school moved to Portsdown Road opposite
Weyhill Preparatory School.
Winchester School, the nursery managed by Tanglin
Trust Ltd, opened in 1976 in Alexandra Park in a building
occupied by Raeburn Park School from 1972 to 1976.
For 20 years, until its closure in 1996, Winchester School
acted as “a bridge between home and the bigger school,
providing a setting for the first explorations of the young
members of the family outside the family circle”.
In 1981, Tanglin
Infant and Tanglin
Junior Schools
were established
f o l l o w i n g t h e
ama l g ama t i o n
o f W e y h i l l
P r e p a r a t o r y
School, Raeburn Park School and Tanglin Preparatory
School. The schools had a combined roll of 1,200
students; the school colours were red and grey, reflected
in the uniforms.
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The legacy left by Miss Griff
was acknowledged at a small
graveside ceremony in January
2015. A group of students and
staff undertook a two-day jungle
trek to the former Tanglin Cameron
Highlands Boarding School,
and visited her final resting
place. This is one of many
activities planned to celebrate
and commemorate Tanglin’s
illustrious 90-year history.
The schools were renamed Tanglin
Trust School Ltd in 1996 following the
amalgamation of Winchester School,
Tanglin Infant School and Tanglin
Junior School. A new uniform was
introduced – the same design still in
use today.
Also in 1996, Tanglin started to
accept students in to the new Senior
School, starting with Years 7 and 8.
This was gradually extended to Year
11, enabling students to take the GCSE
examinations. A new Senior building,
along with a swimming pool, opened
in 1999.
In 2003, the first group of students took their A Level
examinations; three students had been at Tanglin for 15 years,
since Nursery. Tanglin Trust School continued to grow rapidly,
enrolment reaching over 950 Senior School students by 2009:
an increase of 600 in just five years.
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma was introduced
into the Sixth Form. Chinese language was also extended across
all three schools.
At the start of the 2010-11 academic
year, “Our World” was introduced as
the overarching term to describe the
vast range of activities undertaken
in and out of school to foster the
fundamental life skill of caring for
the world. Today, 2,770 students are enrolled at Tanglin, from
Nursery through to Graduation.