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Our Quest Inspiring Educators
Meet the award-winning educators from our school who have been recognised for their inspiring work in Tamil, English, Mathematics, and Malay Language teaching.
2026 Distinguished Chinese Language Teachers Award – Mdm Tan Kah Geok
We are proud that Mdm Tan Kah Geok, Head of Mother Tongue Languages Department, was recognised with the 2026 Distinguished Chinese Language Teachers Award (opens in new tab) for her dedication to Chinese Language education. Through her passion, creativity and commitment to her students, she inspires our Queenstownians to appreciate the richness of the Chinese language and culture, while making learning meaningful and relevant to their lives. Her work reflects our belief that inspiring educators do more than teach a language: they nurture curiosity, confidence, and a lifelong connection to learning.
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Middle: Mdm Tan Kah Geok
2025 Most Inspiring Tamil Teachers (MITT) Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award – Mr Saratkumar Ganasekaran and Dr Vijayarani d/o Govindasamy
In recognition of their outstanding contributions in the teaching and learning of the Tamil Language, we are incredibly proud that in 2025, Mr Saratkumar Ganasekaran received the Most Inspiring Tamil Teachers’ Award (opens in new tab) for his innovative ways to connect Queenstownians with the Tamil language, while Dr Vijayarani Govindasamy earned the Lifetime Achievement Award for her remarkable 50 years in education. They serve as role models for other Tamil Language educators in nurturing our students' love for the language and using technology creatively to enhance learning.
Left to right: Mr Sarat and Dr Vijayarani, with Principal Mr Sim How Chong.
2025 Inspiring Teacher of English (Leadership) Award – Mr Perdana Pan
We congratulate Mr Perdana Pan for being awarded the Inspiring Teacher of English Award (opens in new tab), which acknowledges teachers of English Language who ignite a love for the language, and are effective in helping their students speak and write accurately. The Leadership Award is presented to Heads of Department or Subject Heads who lead the development and implementation of effective English programmes in their schools.
2nd from the left: Mr Perdana Pan
2024 Best National Institute of Education (NIE) Tamil Trainee Teacher Award – Ms Bhavana d/o Rajaram
We are proud to share that Ms Bhavana d/o Rajaram received the Best NIE Tamil Trainee Teacher Award (opens in new tab) during the Most Inspiring Tamil Teachers' Award Ceremony 2024. This award ceremony celebrates the excellent performance of Tamil Language teachers in educating and promoting Tamil Language among their students.
2018 Excellence in Mathematics Teaching Award (EMTA) – Mdm Jayasolai
The Excellence in Mathematics Teaching Award (opens in new tab) recognises Singapore mathematics teachers who are passionate in mathematics teaching, have displayed exemplary efforts in the teaching of mathematics, and are role models to their colleagues and the mathematics teaching fraternity in Singapore. This award has been issued by the Association of Mathematics Educators (AME) since 2017.
2014 Arif Budiman Award Malay Language – Mdm Yahida Yahya
Arif Budiman means ‘the learned person who contributes to society’. The award (opens in new tab)celebrates teachers for their outstanding contributions in the teaching and learning of the Malay Language. The award recipients contributed to the teaching fraternity by participating or presenting in regional and international conferences in addition to sharing best practices in professional sharing sessions.
4th from the left: Mdm Yahida Yahya