David Lim Kim San (born 7 May 1933) is considered to be one of the architects of music education in Singapore.
[citation needed] David Lim was born in a Peranakan and Methodist family.
At the Ministry of Education (MOE), Khoo and David Lim started the Combined Schools Choir, which was later renamed the Singapore Youth Choir (SYC), in 1964.
In 1969, Lim was promoted to head the Music Department in MOE.
Lim was responsible for the formation and training of many junior college choirs.