Dunman High School

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Dunman High School
德明政府中学
Sekolah Tinggi Dunman
Information
Opened 14th October 1956
Address 10 Tanjong Rhu Rd, Singapore 436895
Principal Mr Tony Low
Vice Principal Mdm Tey Kah Hwee
Mr Keith Tan
Ms See Pei Loo
Abbreviation DHS
Vision 培育“堂正君子、社稷栋梁” 的顶尖学府
(The premier school of Leaders of Honour.)
Mission 培育“关怀、服务、领导”社会的德明人
(To nurture our students to Care, to Serve, and to Lead.)
Motto 诚·信·勇·忠
(Honesty, Trustworthiness, Moral Courage, Loyalty)

Dunman High School (DHS) is an autonomous co-educational secondary school in Kallang, offering the Integrated Programme and the Special Assistance Plan (SAP). Since its adoption of the Integrated Programme in 2007, it has nurtured three President's Scholars, and is one of the leading co-educational high schools in Singapore in terms of academic results. It is also one of the largest government schools in Singapore in terms of physical area.

History

On 14 October 1956, in the midst of the Chinese middle schools riots, the Ministry of Education established the predecessor of Dunman High School, Kallang West Government Chinese Middle School, along with other schools like River Valley High School and Hua Yi Secondary School. It was renamed Dunman High School after Thomas Dunman.

In the 1956 riots, Chinese middle-school students who subscribed to the communist ideology staged sit-ins and demonstrations, disrupted classes, and in effect shut their schools down. The function of the newly established Kallang West Government Chinese Middle School was to allow students who had no wish to be embroiled in communism to have a place to study. The premises of a newly built primary school at Mountbatten Road were loaned, and the initial enrolment included about 100 boys from The Chinese High School, with 10 teachers. In December 1957 the school moved to Dunman Road and was renamed "Dunman Government Chinese Middle School".

Principal

Principal Years Served
Sun Hwan Sin 1956 – 1959
Chen Jen Hao 1959 – 1969
Shu June Mai 1969 – 1978
Lim Nai Yan 1978 – 1993
Cheah Chak Mun 1994 – 1998
Tan Thiam Hock 1998 – 2004
Sng Chern Wei 2004 – 2009
Foo Suan Fong 2010 – 2016
Tony Low 2017 – present
校歌
德明中学 矗立加东
亭亭松影 习习海风
集我英才 汇于一家
文艺科学 同冶同攻
树模楷 教诚信
立风范 诲勇忠
吾学兮博通吾德兮高崇
师生共陶镕浩气干长空
爱护我德明永志乎五中
光大我德明永志乎五中

CCAs

Sports Sports (Senior High) Performing Arts
  • Air Weapons Club
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Softball
  • Table Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball
  • Wushu
  • Sailing Club (Senior High)
  • Bowling (Senior High)
  • Golf (Senior High)
  • Netball (Senior High)
  • Outdoor Activities Club (Senior High)
  • Singapore Youth Flying Club (SYFC) (Senior High)
  • Soccer (Senior High)
  • Taekwondo (Senior High)
  • Chinese Society
  • Beijing Opera
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Chinese Orchestra
  • Guzheng Ensemble
  • Choir
  • English Drama Society
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • String Ensemble
  • Symphonic Band
Clubs and Societies Student Interest Groups (Senior High) Uniformed Groups (Junior High)
  • Art Club
  • Chinese Society
  • Literary
  • Calligraphy
  • Community Service Club
  • Infocomm Club
  • Library Society
  • Lion Dance (Scout) (Junior High)
  • Mathematics Society
  • Mind Sports Club
  • Oratorical Society
  • Photographic Society
  • Robotics Club
  • Science Society
  • Anime, Comics and Gaming (Senior High)
  • Culinary Club(Senior High)
  • Environmental Club (Senior High)
  • International Strategic Affairs Council (ISAC) (Senior High)
  • Publications (Senior High)
  • Mass Communications Society (Senior High)
  • Beijing Opera
  • Japanese Cultural Club
  • Malay Society
  • Medical Society
  • Music Society
  • The Crew (AV Support for Events)
  • Touch Rugby
  • Unformed Group (UG) Council
  • Girl Guides
  • National Police Cadet Corps
  • Scouts
  • St. John's Ambulance Brigade

Student Council

The student council is the student welfare body that work closely with the school committee to bring forth initiatives and changes for the school. They are also responsible for the daily functions of the school.

Notable alumni

Government

  • Josephine Teo: Senior Minister of State (Finance & Transport) and Member of Parliament
  • Alex Yam: Member of Parliament; Executive Director, People's Action Party HQ
  • Low Yen Ling: Mayor, South West CDC; Member of Parliament; CEO, Business China

Sports

  • Ng Ser Miang: Former Vice-President, International Olympic Committee

Arts

  • Vincy Chan: Hong Kong singer
  • Michelle Chong: Director, actress and television presenter
  • Kuo Pao Kun: Singapore's pioneer playwright, theatre director, and arts activist; attended Kallang West Government Chinese Middle School (Dunman High School) in the 1950s.

Links

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