Eugene Wijeysingha

Wijeysingha was born in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia in 1934 to immigrants from Sri Lanka. He and his family migrated to Singapore in 1949, and he began attending the St. Joseph's Institution there. He attended the University of Malaya after taking a government bursary which required him to teach for five years after his graduation.[1]

Wijeysingha became a teacher at Raffles Institution in 1959, and taught at the school for seven years. His students included Goh Chok Tong, Zainul Abidin and Abdullah Tarmugi. In 1967, he became the principal of Changkat Changi Secondary School.[1] He served as the Deputy Director for School Organisation from 1973 to 1976, the Assistant Director of Education from 1976 to 1977 and the Deputy Director of Staff and Training from 1976 to 1979. He was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 1974 and the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1978.[2] From January 1980 to November 1985, he served as the principal of Temasek Junior College.[1]

From 1986 to 1994, Wijeysingha served as the principal of Raffles Institution, during which he published a book on the history of the school. He retired from the position in 1994.[1] In 1992, he was awarded the Outstanding Singapore Sinhalese Award. He served as the chairman of the Compulsory Education Board from 2003 to 2007.[2]

He married Christine Faith Fernando in December December 1960.[1] He is the father of former politician Vincent Wijeysingha.[3]