School Leaders

School Leaders

Principal: Mrs Christine Lam

Mrs Christine Lam has been appointed the Principal of Northshore Primary School since 3 April 2019. Concurrently, she is also the Principal of Yangzheng Primary School until December 2020. 

Mrs Lam’s experience as an educator spans more than 20 years over five schools, four of which have more than 100 years of history. She began her teaching career in 1998 when she joined Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) as a Chemistry teacher for the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) and then as a Biology teacher for the GEP at Nanyang Girls’ High School (NYGH) in 1999. She was appointed as the Head of Department for Nanyang Girls’ High School GEP in 2001.  In 2003, she held the concurrent position of HOD/Science, and subsequently served as NYGH’s Deputy Dean of Curriculum in 2008. As Deputy Dean of Curriculum, she spearheaded the collaboration with Chung Cheng High School (Main Campus) and Fudan Academy (China) to establish the Shanghai satellite campus and the curriculum for students in the Bicultural Scholars Programme. In 2010, Mrs Lam assumed the appointment of HOD/Pupil Development in Nan Hua High School. She became Vice-Principal in Rosyth School in mid 2011. In December 2013, Mrs Lam was posted to Yangzheng Primary School as the school’s Principal.

Mrs Lam has a keen interest in the teaching of Science, STEM, and in environmental education. An outstanding student at the National University of Singapore (NUS), she was awarded the Gilliland Memorial medal in 1996 by the School of Biological Sciences, and in 1997, the Straits Times Bronze medal as one of the top performing students in the NUS Department of Botany. In 2008, she received the National Environment Agency (NEA) Ecofriend Award for her outstanding efforts in keeping Singapore clean, green and sustainable through environmental education.

Mrs Lam believes that every child can be nurtured to be a great learner, and she is always looking out for talents and gifts in every child under her care in order to realise their potential.  She believes that everyone with the correct mindset to learn and the heart to contribute can indeed do so, regardless of his perceived capacity. She also feels that everyone, regardless of physical ability, can stand tall and make a mark for himself, as long he tries.  Mrs Lam looks forward to begin her tenure as the Principal of Northshore Primary School, where she hopes to nurture children holistically, helping them contribute actively to the community in their own unique ways as blossoming individuals who ‘Love to Learn, Learn to Love and Lead to Love’. 

Vice Principal: Mdm Gan Ser Min

Mdm Gan Ser Min was appointed Vice-Principal of Northshore Primary School on 23 March 2020. She has more than 15 years of experience as an educator.

Mdm Gan graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS), School of Architecture. Her first career was a research assistant in the School of Architecture. She was involved in projects focusing on the digital reconstruction of historic Chinese cities and urban conservation, and has collaborated with Tsinghua University in Beijing. With a passion for Chinese Language education, she embarked on her second career as a Chinese Language teacher in Montfort Junior School in 2003. Her innovative lesson plans won her a Distinction Award (Individual) and Merit Award (Individual) in the National Creative Lesson Plan Design Competition 2003.  She joined Rosyth School at the end of 2005 and held the appointments of Subject Head for Civics and Moral Education (CME) & Community Involvement Programme (CIP) from 2008 to 2009 and Head of Department for Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) from 2010 to 2012. She initiated several school-wide programmes to increase community involvement and reinforce good behaviour. Her holistic assessment for CCE was awarded best cluster suggestion of the year in 2012. She was appointed Vice-Principal of Red Swastika School from December 2012 to 2016, and subsequently Vice-Principal of Meridian Primary School from January 2017 to 2019. She was posted to the Pre-School Education Branch as Vice-Principal (Special Projects) from 2019 to 2020.

Mdm Gan’s education philosophy is ‘every child matters’ and her belief is ‘every child can learn’. In preparing our children for the future volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world, she believes in a holistic education that develops thinking skills and positive dispositions, where students find joy and purpose in learning, so that they will continue to learn beyond the school, become lifelong learners and contribute positively to society.

With her vast experience in different schools with varying student profiles, Mdm Gan is confident in nurturing students of Northshore into SMART individuals with skills and knowledge to prepare them for the future, and anchored on sound values as they helm their own learning and life. 

Vice-Principal (Admin) : Mdm Catherine Ong

Mdm Catherine Ong was appointed Vice-Principal Admin of Northshore Primary School on 14 September 2020.  Concurrently, she is also the Vice-Principal Admin of Damai Primary School until December 2020. Before joining MOE, Mdm Ong was in the retail sector for more than 20 years. She held the position as Director, Retail Operations.

She was appointed as a Vice-Principal Admin for Damai Primary School since 15 December 2015.  She was overseeing the rebuilding of the new school building from 2015 to 2017 and shifting from the holding site back to the new school at the end of 2017.  After the school merger in 2019, she was appointed as the Vice-Principal Admin for the new merged Damai Primary School.

Mdm Ong believes that staff and student’s safety is of utmost importance and therefore the safety in school environment should not be compromised.  With this mind, she is confident that the learning experience for the students will be enhanced especially so in the new school building with facilities that will give more opportunities for students to explore and learn.

Vice-Principal: Ms Tan Siew Khim

Ms Tan was appointed Vice-Principal of Northshore Primary School on 6 April 2026, following her return from professional development leave. Her experience as an educator spans 30 years across diverse educational institutions including Nanyang Junior College, CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School, Townsville Primary School, and Ang Mo Kio Primary School.

Ms Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Master's degree in Chinese Studies and from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) with a Master's degree in Public Administration. Throughout her career in the education service, she has been recognized with several awards including the Post Graduate Scholarship, National Day Award (Commendation), the COVID-19 Resilience Medal, and the Public Administration Medal (Bronze).

Ms Tan believes that every child can learn and is committed to developing in students a passion for learning that will enable them to become lifelong learners. She recognizes that in our constantly changing world, the ability to continue learning is important, and this passion for learning must be built on good character. Ms Tan believes in nurturing strong character from a young age, as she sees this as the foundation for meaningful learning.

With her experience across different school environments, Ms Tan looks forward to her role at Northshore Primary School, where she hopes to develop students who possess both academic capability and strong values to navigate an ever-changing world.