Boon Lay Secondary School
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Boon Lay Secondary School (Abbreviation: BLSS) is a government secondary school located in Jurong West, Singapore. The school was named after Chew Boon Lay.
The six values of BLSS are Respect, Compassion, Integrity, Responsibility, Perseverance and Discipline and the school motto is To Love and To Forgive, and a school theme of Forward-Looking, Forward-Moving.
History
BOON LAY SECONDARY SCHOOL (BLSS) was established in 1977 with 13 classes. It then had two main mediums of instruction: English and Chinese. It was officially opened by Mr Ngeow Pack Hua, MP for Boon Lay on 2nd August 1979.
In 1988, it became a solely English-medium, double-session school. Over the years, the pupil population has grown from 13 classes in 1977 to 1231 students in 36 classes.
In November 1999, the school relocated to its current premises, well-equipped with special rooms and IT-enabled classrooms.
Starting from 3rd January 2000, Boon Lay functioned as a single-session school.
With a brand new building, up-to-date facilities, well-planned instructional and enrichment programmes and a team of committed, caring and enthusiastic staff, the school will grow from strength to strength.
CCAs in BLSS
Every secondary student in BLSS is required to have a CCA (Co-curricular Activity).
The CCAs in BLSS are divided into the following categories: Sports & Games, Uniformed Groups and Clubs and Societies. Note: The following are the official CCAs of BLSS
Sports & Games
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Netball
- Soccer
- Tenpin Bowling
- Volleyball
Uniformed Groups
- Boys' Brigade
- Concert Band
- NCC
- NPCC
- NPCC
- NCDCC
- St. John's Ambulance Brigade (SJAB)
Clubs and Societies
- Art & Craft
- Boon Lay Dance Troupe
- Choir
- Chinese Orchestra
- CyberAce Club (IT Club)
- English LDDS
- Fitness Club
- Gardening Club
- Library Society