Bendemeer Secondary School

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School History

Prior to moving to its current location at 1 St Wilfred Road, Bendemeer Secondary School was located along busy Serangoon Road for over 20 years, on the land owned by Mr Hoo Ah Kay, better known as `Whampoa’. Established in 1977, the school was officially declared open on 5 April 1979. With an average student population of 1,800, Bendemeer Secondary School was one of the largest secondary schools in Singapore in the 1980s. From 1980 to 1995, Bendemeer Secondary School was also a Pre-University Centre. In 1998, the school moved to its current premises at 1 St Wilfred Road, the former site of Whampoa Secondary School.

In 2015, Bendemeer Secondary School embarked on its Applied Learning Programme, ‘Making Health Science Alive through Authentic Problem-based Learning’, which helps students develop an appreciation of the concepts and principles relating to health science

In keeping with the school’s mission of one that serves the community, the Learning for Life Program (LLP) became a key feature of the school from 2015. The LLP seeks to provide a variety of rich learning opportunities for students to become cocreators of knowledge. As an education method, service learning provides students with the opportunity to gain character, develop a sense of ethics and modify their value system if need be. Students acquire and develop skills that endear them to becoming effective leaders as well as expand their career awareness. Through civic engagement, community partner collaboration and personal reflection, the LLP also prepares students for active citizenship.

In 2017, Bendemeer Secondary School celebrated its 40th anniversary with the launch of the school’s Heritage Gallery which encapsulated the various milestones that the school has throughout the years.

In 2019, the school was selected as one of 8 schools to pilot the 1:1 Computing Programme with ETD.

Principals:

Mr Oei Kim Pheow (1977–1979)
Mr Lim Lak Ching (1979–1981)
Mdm Rebeca Lee (1981–1997)
Mrs Karen Oei (1998–2002)
Mrs Rathi Parimalan (2003–2007)
Mrs Wong Mee Mee (2008–2011)
Mr Ling Khoon Chow (2012–2016)
Mr Chen Fook Pang (2017–2022)
Ms Foo Sheue Feng (2022–present)

Key Milestones


1977	Establishment of Bendemeer Secondary School.
1994	Merger with Whampoa Secondary School.
1998	Relocation to current premises at 1 St Wilfred Road and became single-session.
2008	Launch of NTcipate Life@Bendemeer Programme.
2013	Launch of National War and Diplomacy Card Game.
2015	Accorded Applied Learning Programme, ‘Making Health Science Alive through Authentic Problem-based Learning’.
2016	Accorded Learning for Life Programme, ‘Developing Student Leadership through Service Learning’.
2017	Launch of School Heritage Gallery as part of the school’s 40th anniversary.
2019	Pilot school for 1:1 Computing Programme with ETD.

School Motto

From Each His Best

School Crest

The oval shape represents steadfastness and persistence. The colours blue and gold signify unity in harmony, and intellectual strength and moral courage, respectively.

School Song

♫ Listen

Bendemeer a beacon in our lives,
where we live in perfect harmony,
Bendemeer, always in our hearts,
it’s our home that we love and cherish
From each his best,
We will do no less,
We will take things in our stride,
Bendemeer, forever you’ll be our pride.

Bendemeerians, learners for life,
we can make a difference in this age,
we are willing to work and serve, for our family, school and nation.
From each his best,
we will do no less,
we will take things in our stride,
Bendemeer forever you’ll be our pride.