Six Sped school principals included in MOE appointment ceremony

This shows MOE's commitment to building inclusive fraternity: Minister

- Elisha Tushara

A lifelong Liverpool fan and avid football player in his younger days, Mr Tan Siew Tiong, 59, was inspired to be a physical education teacher to share his love for sports with young students.

He started his teaching journey in 1991 at Nanyang Primary School, before rising through the ranks as the department head for physical education at Elias Park Primary School and White Sands Primary School.

He became vice-principal of White Sands Primary School and North Spring Primary School, before taking on the role of principal at three other primary schools, including Concord Primary School.

In 2025, he will embark on a new role as principal of St Andrew's Autism School – a special education (Sped) school for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder between the ages of seven and 18.

He will be taking over from Mrs Veronica Ho, who will move to another Sped school, St Andrew's Mission School, as principal.

Mr Tan and Mrs Ho are among six principals appointed to Sped schools in 2025 as part of the annual Ministry of Education (MOE) reshuffle. A total of 52 principals were appointed to new schools – both mainstream and Sped schools. Twenty-seven of them are first-time principals.

In 2024, principals leading Sped schools were also included in the annual appointment ceremony, which was held on Dec 27 at Shangri-La Hotel.