History of the School
1920-1939
1925 - Tanglin School founded by Anne Griffith-Jones OBE, to provide high quality British education to children of expatriate families. The school opens in Tanglin Club with five pupils.
1934 – Tanglin opens its boarding section in Cameron Highlands, Malaya to allow students to enjoy a cooler climate.
1940 - 1959
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1941 - Cameron Highlands Boarding School closed due to polio outbreak, and remains closed during the Japanese occupation in WW2.
1942 - Closure of Tanglin School in Singapore due to the Japanese occupation.
1943 - Anne Griffith-Jones is interned in Changi Prison by the Japanese forces.
1946-47 - Schools re-open in Singapore and Cameron Highlands.
1946-47 - Schools re-open in Singapore and Cameron Highlands.
1954 - Raeburn Park (Singapore Harbour Board School) opens.
1958 - British European Association (BEA) buys Tanglin School. Tanglin Trust Ltd is formed.
1958 - British European Association (BEA) buys Tanglin School. Tanglin Trust Ltd is formed.
1960 - 1979
1960 – Management of Raeburn Park transferred to BEA. Both Tanglin and Raeburn Park were managed by the same board of governors.
1960-61 - Tanglin School moves to Matheran in Tanglin Road, renamed Tanglin Preparatory School.
1971 - Due to long waiting lists a third school, Weyhill Preparatory School, opened in Portsdown Road.
1976 - Raeburn Park moves to Portsdown Road, opposite Weyhill Prep.
1976 - Winchester School, a Nursery unit, was opened at Alexandra Park.
1976 - Winchester School, a Nursery unit, was opened at Alexandra Park.
1980 – 1999
1981 – Tanglin Preparatory, Raeburn Park and Weyhill amalgamate to form Tanglin Infant School and Tanglin Junior School in Portsdown Road.
1987 - Schools join together under one headteacher, Mrs Veronica Goodban, to form Tanglin Infant and Junior School.
1996 - Winchester School closes. Nursery unit opens on Portsdown Road site. School is renamed Tanglin Trust School.
1996 - First intake into Senior School.
2000 - 2019
2001 – First Sixth Form intake.
2003 - The first batch of 20 A Level students graduated.
2003 - The first batch of 20 A Level students graduated.
2009 - Sixth Form introduced the International Baccalaureate Diploma, alongside A Levels, creating a dual pathway for students.
2011 - The first batch of IB students graduated.
2014 - Lease on Portsdown Road is extended to 2038.
2014 - Lease on Portsdown Road is extended to 2038.
2021 – The onsite Forest School programme is launched to enhance Infant School’s outdoor education programme.
2015 - School celebrates its 90th Anniversary (T90), a wonderful opportunity to reflect on our heritage in Singapore.
2016 - Nixon Building opens.
2018 – Tanglin says farewell to Peter Derby-Crook (CEO) and welcomes new CEO, Craig Considine
2020 - Current
July 2020 – To support our community during COVID, the Tanglin Foundation organises a complimentary academic summer programme for over 1800 Tanglin students.
March - June 2020 - To stem the tide of COVID-19 infections, Tanglin shifts to remote learning.
2021 - A new House system is implemented to link all students from Nursery to Year 13. This provides them with a group that will remain with students as they grow up at Tanglin.
2022 – The Institute is established to be a forum that promotes excellence, provides thought leadership, and encourages discourse for next gen leaders.
January 2023 - Tanglin Trust School was named International School of the Year 2023 by ISC Research.
January 2023 - Official unveiling of the Tanglin Centenary Building, an 11-storey building with state-of-the-art facilities
2024 - Tanglin announced the introduction of Tanglin Centenary Music Scholarships.
As part of its Centenary in 2025, Tanglin launched the Highlands Programme at the new Tanglin Gippsland campus in Australia.