Bukit Batok Secondary School 武吉巴督中学 Sekolah Menengah Bukit Batok புக்கிட் பாதோக் உயர்நிலைப்பள்ளி | |
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50 Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 Singapore 658962 | |
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Type | Government, Autonomous |
Motto | Be Our Best |
Founded | 1986 |
Session | Single |
School code | 3044 |
Principal | Shirley Lee |
Gender | Co-ed |
Color(s) | Maroon Beige Grey |
Website | www |
Bukit Batok Secondary School is a co-educational government secondary school located in Bukit Batok, Singapore.
Bukit Batok Secondary School was first opened in 1986, [1] housed in a S$8.2 million campus at the junction of Bukit Batok West Avenues 3 and 8. [2] In 1988, air-conditioners were installed in the school's library, language lab and computer room. On 9 April that year, the school was officially opened by Chai Chong Yii, Member of Parliament for Bukit Batok SMC. [3]
From 2006 to 2008, the school was rebuilt for S$25.48 million under the PRIME scheme. School Advisory Committee members and parents raised another S$661,220 in two years for non-standard items such as an air-conditioned multi-purpose hall and a viewing gallery for the Indoor Sports Hall. [4]
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