Eugene Wijeysingha

Eugene Wijeysingha (1934 – 2 March 2024) was a Singaporean educator and historian. He served as the principal of Raffles Institution in Singapore from 1986 to 1994.

Early life Wijeysingha was born in Negeri Sembilan, Malaya in 1934 to immigrants from Ceylon. In 1949, he and his family migrated to Singapore, where he began attending the St. Joseph's Institution. He attended the University of Malaya after taking a government bursary which required him to teach for five years after his graduation.

Career Wijeysingha became a teacher at Raffles Institution in 1959, and taught at the school for seven years as a history teacher. His students included Goh Chok Tong, Zainul Abidin and Abdullah Tarmugi. In 1967, he became the principal of Changkat Changi Secondary School. From January 1980 to November 1985, he served as the principal of Temasek Junior College.

Wijeysingha died on 2 March 2024.