52 Schools to Welcome New Principals in 2024

1. The Ministry of Education (MOE) will appoint 52 Principals at the annual Appointment and Appreciation Ceremony for Principals on 28 December 2023. Of these, 15 will be newly appointed Principals (refer to Annex for details).

2. The process of appointing and rotating Principals allows schools to benefit from new perspectives, and enables experienced Principals to share best practices across schools. Our Principals will have the opportunity to broaden their experiences and strengthen the work of the schools that they are newly appointed to lead.

3. For the 15 newly appointed Principals, this is an important career milestone as they assume greater responsibilities as leaders in education. For the other 37 educators who will be assuming new Principalship appointments, it is an affirmation of MOE's confidence in their abilities to continue leading and guiding our teachers, staff, and students in schools.

4. Minister for Education, Mr Chan Chun Sing, will be the Guest-of-Honour for the Appointment and Appreciation Ceremony for Principals. Director-General of Education, Ms Liew Wei Li, will present Letters of Appointment to Principals at the event. At the ceremony, MOE will also acknowledge the contributions of retiring Principals, as well as retiring Senior Education Officers from MOE HQ who have formerly served as Principals.