School History

Trace Pei Tong Primary School's journey from a humble attap house in 1948 to its current campus in Clementi.

Last updated 29 July 2026

Tumultuous humble beginnings in the post-war era

Black-and-white class photograph of the 1967 graduating upper primary students and their teachers at Pei Tong Primary School, with historical text below.

Pei Tong Public School was founded in a little village, known as "Little Pandan", off Clementi Road and officially registered on 26 Nov 1948. The school pioneers and villagers furnished a simple attap house on stilts with chairs and desks for the children to learn. They overcame many challenges to grow the school from strength to strength, from a simple attap house to a zinc-roofed wing with four classrooms.

Our old campus at 50 Sunset Grove

Black-and-white photograph Pei Tong Primary School building at 50 Sunset Grove, behind a row of trees and a chain-link fence, with historical text below..

After a long period of negotiation with developers to ensure that the school building had safe structural and sanitary facilities, Pei Tong Public School moved into its new premises at 50, Sunset Grove on 28 August 1972. The new building was officially opened by our School Advisor, Mr Cao Yuyin, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education.

Our new campus at Clementi Avenue 5

The school board negotiated with Ministry of Education to move over to a new campus in Avenue 5 Clementi New Town and to be renamed as Pei Tong Primary School in 1981. A plaque of honour installed in the new Pei Tong Primary School to commemorate the contributions made by the early pioneers, sponsors and members of the School Board.

Black-and-white photograph of Pei Tong Primary School building at 15 Clementi Avenue 5 with trees and a courtyard, with historical text below.

Past Principals

List of Principals

Mr Xia Zhichuan	from 1945
Mr Huang Jinhui	from 1956
Mr Zheng Huihuang	1972 – 1980
Mr Oei Kim Hock	1980 - 1985
Mr Tan Hwa Kwang	1985 - 1994
Mr Sow In Tin	1995 - 1997
Mrs Tung Sin Yin	1998 - 2002
Mrs Tan Bee Har	2003 - 2009
Mr Chris Loh Kai Mun	2010 - 2016
Mrs Ng-Teo Sock Hua	2017 - 2022
Mrs Ong-Chew Lu See	2023 - present

Heritage Gallery

The Pei Tong Primary School and Clementi Community Heritage Gallery was officially opened by Ms Low Yen Ling, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Trade and Industry, during the SG50 PT70 Celebration on 24th July 2015.

The gallery features the history of Clementi and our school. There are also nostalgic photographs and items from the past on display. This gallery serves to enrich the learning experience for our students and inculcate a sense of rootedness and belonging to our country.

Our students do get to visit this gallery for some of their Social Studies lessons pertaining to our school as well as our community, Clementi.

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