History
Tanglin Secondary School, which was located at Commonwealth Avenue in the area called Tanglin Halt, was officially opened on 16 October 1964 by Mr Ong Pang Boon, Minister of Education and MLA for Telok Ayer. The school was previously known as Tanglin Integrated Technical Secondary School (TISTS) also known as the 'RI of the West' (RI stands for Raffles Institution).
- 1964 -Tanglin was the first technical school to introduce fencing as an ECA.
- 1965 - female students were enrolled.
- 1968 - the school took its intake of Chinese medium pre-university classes.
- 1969 - TISTS was renamed itself as Tanglin Technical Secondary School.
- 1993 - school moved to its new campus at West Coast. Tanglin Technical School was renamed Tanglin Secondary School.
- 2004 - Tanglin had its first musical production by students, entitled 'Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat' together with its 40th anniversary celebrations in School. In November, the show was opened to the public at the Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre.
In 2004, Tanglin introduced the Dance Programme (Ballet, Jazz and Hip Hop) for the Lower Secondary boys and girls. Students performed on stage to showcase their dance during the annual ACES Day. The school formed a dance team and trained for competitions.
In 2006, Tanglin had its first drama presentation at its Annual Arts @ Tanglin in Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre. It was titled 'An Enemy of the people' (one of the literature books for 2006 and 2007 GCE 'O' level Examinations).
In 2008, Tanglin had its second musical production ("A Chorus Line") The performance was held at the University Cultural Centre(UCC), National University of Singapore(NUS) in February for the public.
In 2010, Tanglin had its third musical production ("Wizard Of Oz") The performance was held at the Republic Polytechnic campus in January for the public.
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