Board members are appointed by Board invitation, which is followed by a formal vote, and serve without remuneration for three-year terms that are renewable once. The Chair and Alternate Chair serve one five-year term. Governors are invited to serve based on the professional skills they can add, such as accountancy, finance, law, information technology, human resources, education and construction, and on their connection to the School.
The Board endeavors to ensure that a substantial number of its members are parents of present or former Tanglin students. Such members bring to the Board knowledge of the day-to-day operation of the School. Equally, the Board considers it an advantage to have members not directly connected with Tanglin in order to ensure objectivity in planning and decision making and to balance present and future interests. In particular, it is considered good governance to have a non-Tanglin parent responsible for Finance and Audit.
