Tao Nan School
| Tao Nan School 道南学校 (Dàonán Xuéxiào) |
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| Location | |
| 49, Marine Crescent, Marine Parade | |
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| Type | Government-aided |
| Motto | Sincerity and Perseverance |
| Established | 8 November 1906 |
| Session | Single (Since 2017) |
| School code | 5240 |
| Principal | Dr Chin Kim Woon |
| Enrolment | Approx. 2,500 |
| Colour(s) | Blue, white |
| Website | http://www.taonan.moe.edu.sg |
Tao Nan School (abbreviation: TNS; Chinese: 道南学校), is a co-educational primary school in Singapore. One of the six Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan schools, along with Ai Tong School, Chongfu Primary School, Kong Hwa School, Nan Chiau Primary School and Nan Chiau High School, Tao Nan School is among the 30 most popular primary schools listed by the Ministry of Education.
Tao Nan School is also offering the Gifted Education Programme that started in 1996. In 2007, it also started the Bi-Cultural Chinese Elective Programme (BiCEP) to develop effective bilingualism in its students. Tao Nan celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2006 with a carnival held on November 4. To provide better infrastructure to support the teaching and learning of its students, Tao Nan School underwent the PERI Upgrading from 2014 to 2015 and operated at the holding site in Bedok South Road. With the completion of the Upgrading Exercise, it returned to Marine Parade in 2016.
The school crest consists of a leaping lion and an open book on a blue shield. The lion represents the Lion City, which is Singapore. Its leaping position symbolises bravery and continuous progress and advancement in the face of difficulties. The open book represents the unquenchable thirst for knowledge. At the base of the crest is the school's motto: "Sincerity and Perseverance". The entire crest signifies the acquisition of abundant knowledge and the training of the strong and healthy body.
The Hokkien Clan Association (otherwise known as the Hokkien Huay Kuan) started Tao Nan School on 8 November 1906. It was one of the six modern Chinese schools in Singapore with a curriculum influenced by the educational reforms in China at the end of the 19th century. The school was initially named Tao Nan Study Hall (道南學堂, Daonan Xuetang). Daonan Xuetang (道南學堂) can be translated as "spreading our philosophy, our culture and ideas to the South".
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