MOE Heritage Centre

Happening this Saturday! Come join us for this new conversational programme with our panellists as we revisit Singapore's education heritage – from the campaigns that defined our school days to the memories that have quietly shaped who we are.

Remember lining up to brush your teeth after recess or that class trip to the Road Safety Park? Explore our roving exhibition, hear memories from across the decades, and add your own voice to the story.

27 June 2026 (Saturday) 2pm – 3pm
MOE Heritage Centre, 565 Balestier Road, Singapore 329927

Sign up now: https://go.gov.sg/chillattuckshop

Chill @ Tuckshop: Bonding over School-day Memories (Ch@T)

Explore engaging topics grounded in Singapore’s education heritage with our panellists in this new conversational programme!

Get up close with our roving exhibition and hear memorable personal experiences of school campaigns throughout the decades. Share your memories too! Sign up now - https://go.gov.sg/chillattuckshop

27 June 2026 (Sat)
2pm – 3pm
MOE Heritage Centre
565 Balestier Road Singapore 329927

Officially opened in 1961 at Upper Aljunied Road, Sang Nila Utama Secondary School holds the distinction of being Singapore’s very first Malay-medium government secondary school. It was a milestone in education, being the third secondary school built after Singapore achieved full internal self-government in 1959.

For more stories like this, check out our School Histories Online repository https://moehc.moe.edu.sg/school-histories

Credit: Sang Nila Utama Secondary School, 1968. Ministry of Information and the Arts Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.

Join us next Tuesday for inspired conversations on school campaigns! After a successful series of workshops at libraries and community hubs, ‘Growing Together’ is making its way to MOE Heritage Centre. Limited slots available, so sign up now!

https://go.gov.sg/campaignworkshop

2 June, 2pm
565 Balestier Road

Explore Singapore’s school campaigns with your child in this family programme inspired by the MOE Heritage Centre’s roving exhibition “Seeds of Change: School Campaigns from the 1950s till the Present”. Through engaging activities and meaningful conversations, families will reflect on common values, share intergenerational stories, and create lasting memories that celebrate the past while inspiring the future.

Long before Pulau Tekong became the heart of National Service and military training, it was a tranquil island of kampongs… and village schools! Here, the island kids followed the same curriculum as their peers on mainland Singapore. By the mid-1980s, as islanders packed up and left for the mainland, these schools shuttered their doors for good.

Watch this video to find out about Mr Kenneth Vaithilingam, a retired MOE teacher, who spent 10 years teaching English at Kampong Pasir Malay School on Pulau Tekong. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/st180-your-singapore-story-teaching-on-pulau-tekong-school-memories

Credit: Kampong Pasir Malay School, 1960s – 1980s. Ministry of Information and the Arts Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.

Did you know that Pulau Ubin once had its very own primary school? Established in 1952, Bin Kiang School also served as a vibrant centre for the local community.

At its peak, the school buzzed with as many as 400 students! It remains a symbol of a different era— when the island was filled with young families
As residents eventually moved to the mainland, enrolment fell, and the school closed in 1985. Yet, it remains in the fond memories of those who grew up on the island.

DM us with your recollections of Bin Kiang School!

Photo credit: Bin Kiang School in Pulau Ubin. Courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.

After a successful series of workshops at libraries and community hubs, ‘Growing Together’ is making its way to MOE Heritage Centre. Limited slots available, so sign up now!
https://go.gov.sg/campaignworkshop

2 June, 2pm
565 Balestier Road

Explore Singapore’s school campaigns with your child in this family programme inspired by the MOE Heritage Centre’s roving exhibition “Seeds of Change: School Campaigns from the 1950s till the Present”. Through engaging activities and meaningful conversations, families will reflect on common values, share intergenerational stories, and create lasting memories that celebrate the past while inspiring the future.

After the war, Singapore faced a major challenge: how to build schools while maximising land space. The solution? Multi-storey school designs under the 1947 Ten-Tear Programme!

By building upwards instead of outwards, schools were able to increase student enrolment and add more facilities like labs and workshops.

Photo credit: Selegie Road Integrated School, 1963. Ministry of Information and the Arts Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore

Limited slots left so hurry and sign up now!

Register here: https://go.gov.sg/schoolcampaign

18 Apr 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Bishan Library
Activity Room (Basement 1)