Bedok View Secondary School

Bedok View Secondary School (BVSS) is a co-educational government secondary school in Bedok, Singapore. It is within walking distance from Tanah Merah MRT station.

Bedok View Secondary School
Location
6 Bedok South Avenue 3, Singapore 469293
Information
TypeGovernment
Established1977
SessionSingle
School code3225
Websitehttp://www.bedokviewsec.moe.edu.sg/

School history

BVSS was founded in January 1977, initially sharing the premises of Chai Chee Secondary School. It started with five classes in the English stream and four in the Chinese Stream. Mohd Said H. A. Samad, the principal-designate at the time, served the school for three and a half years until June 1981. Soh Guan Ba took over as principal from June 1981 to December 1995. Ee Chye Heng joined the school from 1995 to 2000, after which Khairunan bin Ali took over the post. From 2008 to 2011, Boo Chong Han was principal. From 2012 to 2015, Jeffrey Low took over as principal. From 2016 to 2020, Valerie Pinto was the principal. Yvonne Teo is currently the principal, having joined the school in October 2020.

In January 1978, the school began functioning in its current premises and was officially opened on 28 September 1979 by Sha'ari Tadin, a former Member of Parliament for Bedok. It was the 139th school built by the government and the first government secondary school in Bedok New Town.

In 1992, major alterations and renovations were carried out, and a four-storey classroom block was built under the Extension and Alteration Project. The school now has 36 classrooms, a language laboratory, a commerce room, two computer laboratories and six science laboratories. Extensions to the library, staff room and canteen were also carried out. The school subsequently underwent the Programme for Rebuilding and Improving Existing Schools (PRIME) and the entire project was completed in mid-2005, providing up-to-date facilities for pupils and staff.

A sports hall has been completed, which is available for the use of the public. This is an S$14 million joint investment from the Singapore Sports Council and the Ministry of Education.

Applied Learning Programme and Life-long Learning Programme

BVSS offers a distinctive Applied Learning Programme (ALP) to connect academic learning with the real world. The programme, Global Awareness for the 21st Century @ BV, serves to deepen 21st-century competencies in students by nurturing critical thinkers with a sense of global awareness and confident communicators who can effectively engage with others.

BVSS also offers a unique Life-Long Learning Programme titled Good Value @ BV. The desired outcomes of the Good Value @ BV are to engender positive attitudes and character traits in students through a structured provision of opportunities. Hence, students undergoing this programme apply values learned in two areas: the CCE and CCA curriculum.

Uniform

The compulsory uniform consists of a white blouse or shirt (which does not need to be tucked in) and beige bottoms. A maroon coloured school tie must be worn for morning assembly on Mondays for the school. Boys in secondary 1 and secondary 2 must wear short trousers, graduating to long pants in secondary 3 (typically the year in which students turn 15). Female students' skirts must be at knee level. Students are not allowed to tint or dye their hair. Boys must have short hair. Girls wear a pleated beige skirt. All students must wear white socks, which must be clearly visible. Student councillors must wear a dark blue tie.

Co-curricular activities

Uniformed groups
  • Girl Guides
  • NCC (Land)
  • NPCC
Sports
  • Badminton
  • Football
  • Netball
  • Basketball
  • Track & Field
Visual and performing arts
  • Angklung
  • Choir
  • Concert Band
  • English Drama
  • Guzheng
  • Modern Dance

Clubs and societies

  • Service learning Club
  • Infocomm club

Notable alumni

References

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