Eugene Wijeysingha, the former headmaster of Raffles Institution ( RI), passed away at the age of 90.  ,
From 1986 to 1994, Wijeysingha served as the director of RI. She has a 35-year career in education.
The organisation claimed that he was instrumental in coordinating the school’s transfer to the Bishan school in 1990 and that he had a crucial role in bringing the school to its independence.  ,
In a Facebook post on Saturday ( Mar 2 ), RI revealed his passing and described him as a visionary who fosterled discipline, academic excellence, and a vibrant school spirit.
Wijeysingha was likewise known for his ardor for the preservation of the university’s past. From 1823 to 2003, he wrote a book titled The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon, which chronicled the rich past of the school.
According to the institution,” He will be favorably remembered as a person for the people, and his legacy will continue to be felt by the students and staff who were touched by his command, and those who were fortunate to have crossed paths with him.”
Wijeysingha , a son of Sri Lankan expat parents, immigrated to Singapore with his home in 1949, and was born in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, in 1934.  ,
St. Joseph’s Institution in Singapore, where he began his knowledge. He was required to teach for five years after graduating from the University of Malaya after receiving a federal grant.  ,
His knowledge career began in 1959 as a professor at RI.  ,
Before coming back to Rhode Island to take over the school almost three decades later, Wijeysingha held the positions of principal at Temasek Junior College ( TJC) and Changkat Changi Secondary School in 1967.
He even held a number of jobs in the Ministry of Education during his tenure, including associate director of education and deputy director of school organization.  ,
Homage GETTED BY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
On social media, instructors and Rafflesians from both the past and the present began to post homage, with the majority of them sharing their favorite memories and thoughts of the late writer.  ,
Dr. Adrian W. J.  . Kuah, who started the class as a student in 1986, the same year Wijeysingha had become the primary, was one of them. According to Dr. Kuah,” the school loomed larger than life, and I felt terribly limited.” I believe he noticed my nervousness during arrangement.
He winked at me and muttered,” It will be okay. We are both new boys,” as if to say,” I’m just as nervous as you.”
Dr. Kuah, who is now the National University of Singapore’s Future Office, noted that Wijeysingha’s decision to see himself as a new child was an action of humility. Wijeysingha acknowledged that he had been absent for so much that he would view himself as a new boy without any sense of entitlement. ”  ,
Mr. Edward De Cruz, a teacher who has been with him since 1992, claimed on Twitter that Wijeysingha fostered confidence in both staff and students during his tenure.  ,
It’s difficult to find a noble, calm, inspiring, and dedicated principal. He was one. He helped numerous teachers, just like I, reach higher levels of efficiency. From 1992, it was a pleasure to work under him.
” When he retired, I found in him a great friend and mentor, like most others who know him. He will be so dear to me.
Dr. Bernard Thong, the president of the TJC advisory committee, added that Wijeysingha was a” special, fatherly figure who was strong however endearing in his way.” He also shared his sympathies on behalf of the alumni and council on Facebook.
“… The company door was always available for us to ask for his wise counsel or even just to chat. He owed the student leaders the task of organizing and running the numerous projects and activities at our Bedok school. He regarded the kids as young people.
We worked hard, played hard, and gave everything we could to create TJC what it is today.
This article was first published in Now and was updated.