Dunman Secondary School
| Dunman Secondary School Sekolah Menengah Dunman 德明中学 |
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21 Tampines Street 45, Tampines East Tampines Singapore |
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| Type | Autonomous Secondary, Co-educational |
| Motto |
Pengetahuan Suloh Hidup (Malay) Knowledge - The Torch of Life |
| Established | 1963 |
| Session | single session |
| School code | 3207 |
| Principal | Suresh Balakrishnan |
| Colour(s) | Beige Brown White |
| Nickname | Dunmanites |
| Mission | Instilling in our students the Five Fundamental Values of Discernment: Discipline in mind; Fitness and Conduct; Daring to experiment and forge breakthroughs; Determination to succeed in all that we do; Duty to serve and better our school, community and nation. |
| Vision | An Institution of Excellence which Nurtures Ethical Change-Makers. |
| Website | dunmansec.moe.edu.sg |
Dunman Secondary School (Abbreviation: DMN) is an autonomous co-educational secondary school in Tampines, Singapore, founded in 1963.
Dunman Secondary School was founded in 1963 as Dunman Integrated Secondary School, with Mr Au Keng Chu as the first principal.The school was named after Thomas Dunman, the first Commissioner of Police in Singapore from 1856–1871. It was the first integrated school in Singapore—an experiment to develop a common educational experience for children of different races and languages. Dunman Secondary Integrated School was situated at Haig Road and shared a large field with Dunman High School and Dunman Primary School.
Pupils were enrolled into the school even as the building was under construction. Nine English-stream secondary one classes were conducted at Matter West Vocational Institute while three Malay-stream secondary one classes were at Tun Seri Lanang school. Mr Felix Chew and Mr Abdul Kadir headed the respective schools. The completed school consisted of three buildings. The main building had four floors of airy classrooms and staff rooms. The science laboratories were in a shorter building opposite the main building. Next to the laboratories was a strip of garden where the science teachers grew plants used in the botany class. The school hall was one floor above the canteen or "tuck-shop" (as it was called then).
On 21 July 1964, a race riot broke out in Singapore but the school was spared as classes were not in session. However, six weeks later, fresh riots broke out at Joo Chiat area, two kilometres from the school. For students whose parents did not came by, Mr. Au organised the teachers and staffs to ferry them home. The neighbours who lived around the school were to be commended for their kindness and help. When the news of the riots broke, all the canteen operators fled. Thus during the ordeal, there were no foods or drinks for the staffs and students. It was the neighbours of all races who brought biscuits, drinks and other foods.
"When school re-opened, the pupils returned to school surprisingly unaffected by the scary reports of the past few days of fights in their locality. I believed that the conduct of the teachers of the different language streams working solidly together to see to the safety and the welfare of the pupils regardless of their race could have impressed them and their parents that all could be well if we could put aside our differences. The conduct of my staff was exemplary."
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