School History

HAPPY 27th BIRTHDAY SMK TAMAN DESA !

27 years ago !

SMK Taman Desa was established on the 5th of January 1981. However, as the new school building was still under construction, it had to be housed temporarily at the Overseas Union Garden Primary School for 5 months and 9 days. On the 15th of June 1981, SMKTD commenced within its own buildings at Taman Desa.

In 1981, the students’ population was about 348 with 9 classes . When the school moved to its own premises there were 412 students with 7 Remove and 3 Form One classes. The school was helmed by the first Principal Drs. Hanapiah Sudin and Senior Assistant, Mr. George F. Menezes .

The pioneer staff

Picture : courtesy of Mr. George Menezes

Pioneer students

Picture : courtesy of Ms How Seet Meng – a pioneer student.

Today, the school has grown by leaps and bounds with about 1,333 students (from Remove to Form Six) and 80 teachers under the leadership of the 9th Principal Mr. Gan Peng Kheang, Senior Assistant Ms Tee Lee Hwa, Senior Assistant of Student Affairs Mdm Chin Yoke Mei, Senior Assistant of Co-Curricular Activities, Mdm Ng Siew Tuan and Senior Assistant for the afternoon session, Mdm Lau Bee Yong.