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The construction of Springfield Secondary School began in 1992. The school was given the name Tampines West Secondary School. The name "Springfield" was officially adopted on 21 December 1992.
Springfield started functioning in 1993 with eight classes at Tampines Secondary School. It then moved to its present site in 1993 and was officially opened by Yatiman Yusof, MP for Tampines GRC, on 15 September 1995.
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