Bedok Green Secondary School (abbreviation: BGSS) is a co-educational neighbourhood government secondary school at 360 Bedok North Avenue 3, Singapore. Founded in January 2001, it was housed on the premises of the former Temasek Secondary School at 2 Bedok South Road and moved to its current location on 31 December 2002.

The first principal was Mrs Song Geok Hwa. The principal is Mdm Tay Siok Hwa.

The number of staff in the school has increased from 14 at the school's first opening to 75 in 2009, while pupil enrolment had reached over 1,400 by the beginning of 2009.^[1]

Contents 1 School Facilities 2 Academics 3 Identity and ethos 4 Motto 5 School achievements 6 References

[edit] School Facilities

BGSS was opened on 4 July 2003 by the then Minister of State, Mr Raymond Lim.^[1] Its campus consists of six blocks around a garden, a sports hall, a badminton court, seven computer labs, a shooting range, several science labs, two design and technology workshops, a canteen, a library, a dance studio, some 40 classrooms, and a Pupil Activity Centre (PAC).^[2] There is a parade square, where students gather every morning for a compulsory flag-raising ceremony.^[3]

[edit] Academics

Bedok Green Secondary School caters for students who are enrolled in the Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express streams. Students studying the Express stream syllabus will eventually sit for their GCE 'O' Level examination after four years. Those studying the Normal (Academic)/Normal (Technical) syllabus will also sit for their GCE 'N' level examination after four years.

[edit] Identity and ethos

The BGSS school logo depicts a bamboo plant inside a diamond.^[4] The diamond represents its pupils, who start off as rough stones and are polished by the school to finally become precious jewels. The bamboo represents the qualities the school stands by: Resilience, Strength in Unity, Humility, Uprightness and Integrity.

[edit] Motto

"Believe and Grow".^[5]

[edit] School achievements

• SYF Central Judging 2009 Modern Dance (Gold)
• SYF Central Judging 2009 Choir (Silver)
• SYF Central Judging 2009 Concert Band (Silver)
• SYF Central Judging 2009 Guzheng (Silver)
• SYF Central Judging 2009 Malay Dance (Silver)
• Brillante II Public Performance(2008)

Sports and games:

• Dragon Boat Competition 2009 – 2 Silvers, 1 Bronze
• National Inter-School Wushu Championships 2009 – 3 Silver (Girls Individual)
• Temasek Regatta Dragonboat Competition 2008 - 2nd place
• National Schools Dragonboat Championships 2008 ‘C’ Div (Girls)- 3rd, B Div (Girls) – 2nd

Uniformed groups:

• NCC Best Unit Competition 2008 – Silver
• NPCC Best Unit Competition 2008 – Bronze
• SJAB Corps Achievement Award 2008 – Bronze

Clubs and societies:

• National Stamp Collection (2008) – Gold
• Youth Flying Club (2007) – School Colours Award
• National Stamp Collection (2007) – Gold

School awards:

• Singapore Kindness Cheer Competition 2009 – Silver
• Green Audit 2009 – Lotus Award
• Recycling Outreach Award 2009 (Sustained)
• Model Tuckshop Award (2009)
• NE Development Award (2006 to 2008)
• Green Audit 2008 – Orchid Award
• Singapore Kindness Cheer Competition 2008 – Gold
• Recycling Outreach Award 2008(Sustained)
• Short Film Clip Competition 2008 – Consolation Prize
• Toy Design Competition Merit Award (2008)

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} History page, Bedok Green Secondary School.
2. ^ Environment page, Bedok Green Secondary School.
3. ^ BGSS Parent Handbook 2009, p.4.
4. ^ BGSS Parent Handbook 2009, p.2.
5. ^ Identity page, Bedok Green Secondary School.