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SINGAPORE: Forty-three schools will receive new principals as part of the annual reorganization exercise of the Ministry of Education (MOE).
Of the schools involved in the exercise, 23 will be led by newly appointed principals, the Education Ministry said in a press release on Friday (October 16). Ten of them will go to secondary schools and 13 to primary schools.
The secondary schools that will have principals for the first time are: Bedok View Secondary, Changkat Changi Secondary, Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary, Pasir Ris Crest Secondary, St Andrew’s Secondary, St Gabriel’s Secondary, Tampines Secondary, Tanglin Secondary, Temasek Secondary and Yishun Town Secondary.
The primary schools to be led by newly appointed principals are: Boon Lay Garden Primary, CHIJ (Kellock), Chongzheng Primary, Guangyang Primary, Hougang Primary, Lianhua Primary, Northoaks Primary, Peiying Primary, Rivervale Primary, Woodgrove Primary, Woodlands Primary, Primary Xinmin and Yangzheng Elementary.
“This is an important milestone in the career as they take on greater responsibilities as leaders in education,” the Ministry of Education said of the newly appointed principals.
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“For the 20 current principals and headquarters officers who will take on new principal appointments, it is an affirmation of the MOE’s confidence in their abilities to continue to lead and guide our teachers, staff and students in the schools,” he added.
Schools that will see new principals rotated from other schools include: Assumption Pathway, CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent, Ang Mo Kio Primary, Holy Innocents’ Primary, Nan Chiau Primary, St Joseph’s Institution Junior, and Yu Neng Primary.
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The Education Ministry said the principal appointment and rotation process allows schools to benefit from new perspectives and enables experienced principals to share best practices between schools.
“Our principals will have the opportunity to take on new challenges and strengthen the work of the schools to which they have recently been appointed,” said the MOE.
Principals will receive their letters of appointment on December 29 at the Principal Appointment and Appreciation Ceremony, chaired by Minister of Education Lawrence Wong.
