Blangah Rise Primary School

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School History

Blangah Rise Primary School was established in 1977 as a Government School.

In 1999, as the estate matured, 284 students from the former Jagoh Primary School joined the school. In December 1999, Blangah Rise Primary School relocated to its current premises in Telok Blangah Heights. In 2000, the school began operating as a single-session school.

In 2012, the school Indoor Sports Hall (ISH) was completed. In 2013, the Student Care Centre (SCC) was set up and began operations in the school. The Ministry of Education kindergarten, MK@Blangah Rise, was also set up in the school premises in 2014. In 2018, MK@Blangah Rise became part of the primary school.

Throughout the years, the school has launched various programmes to enhance student learning and well-being. These programmes include: Launched in 2003, the Ecology Board Game which attracted much publicity and accolades; launched in 2004, the Calorie Café which was a novel and unique way to raise physical fitness of the students. In 2015, the school launched two versions of a nature & heritage trail, The Green Snapshots. There is an app version of the trail which enhances students’ learning, and also a guided tour version for the public led by student-docents. Also in 2015, Young Photographers, a platform for students to share and celebrate their photography works, was launched. In 2017, the school started the SATS School Meal Programme, a future-ready food solution that provides students with healthy and nutritious meals. In 2018, three major programmes were launched: the Learning from Life Programme (LLP) for community service and student leadership anchoring on environmental education, the Applied Learning Programme (ALP) entitled Aspiring Confident Engineers (ACE) @ BRPS which anchors on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education, and Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits for personal and interpersonal effectiveness. More recently in 2019, the school started the Accelerated Programme to Enhance students’ eXperience (APEX) to stretch the academic potential of students and nurture leadership skills. The Junior Reporters programme was also implemented to provide a platform for students to hone their Chinese Language skills by using the language in an authentic setting.

Principals:

Mr Ang Chwee Sun (1977–1985)
Mr Tong Kin Leong (1985–1988)
Mr Tay Hua Siang (1988–1992)
Mr Eric Lim Guan Chwee (1992–1999)
Mrs Angeline Thng (1999–2003)
Ms Geetha Doraisamy (2003–2010)
Mr Matthew Ou En Tien (2010–2017)
Mr Foo Chee Heng Francis (2017–present)

Key Milestones


1977	Establishment of Blangah Rise Primary School.
1982	Blangah Rise Primary School student, Ravichandran, was awarded the Prime Minister’s Book Prize for excellence in academic results.
1999	Relocation of school to its present premises.
2000	Became a single session school.
2007	Celebration of 30th anniversary with a launch of 30 Years Commemorative Book titled RISING STARS.
2010	Obtained first Character Development Award and National Education Development Award.
2012	Completion of Indoor Sports Hall (ISH).
2014	Opening of MOE Kindergarten: MK@Blangah Rise.
2018	MOE Kindergarten (MK) came under umbrella of the school.
2018	Commencement of Learning from Life Programme (LLP) for community service and student leadership anchoring on environmental education, and Applied Learning Programme (ALP) anchoring on STEM Education.
2019	Production of Bicentennial Coffee Table Book entitled “Singapore Through Children’s Eyes”, with all proceeds from the sale of the book donated to the President’s Challenge.
2020	Introduced a K2 transition programme for students transiting from K2 to Primary 1. Our K2 children toured the primary school in this inaugural year. They were awed by the different classrooms, special rooms and spaces such as the Blooming Garden, basketball court, library, Science Labs and Art Rooms. The children also had a taste of English, Music, P.E. and Art lessons in primary school which they attended together with their Primary 1 friends via Zoom.
2021	Inaugural House Practice and modular CCAs. Modular CCA (House) is an after-school enrichment programme that includes both supervised study as well as sports and games. It aims to deepen students’ holistic development through supervised study and peer support as well as sports and games. During supervised study, students are guided by teacher mentors to be self-directed in learning. In the process of learning independently, students practise peer support to help one another in revision and learn together. Throughout the year, students also participate in sports CCA and learn new sports skills in Athletics, Floorball, Volleyball and Ultimate Frisbee. Modular CCA is organized in Houses named after Singapore’s heritage. Each House carries a part of Singapore’s history and embodies virtues that guide our students to grow as independent as well as inter-dependent learners. Launch of BRAVO, a student-fronted Editorial. The APEX English programme aims to stretch the linguistic abilities of students who have shown a strong proficiency and keen interest in the English language. The programme aims to develop empathetic communicators, discerning readers and creative inquirers by encouraging the joy of learning. The three main activities include the Scrabble Club, the Debate Club and the Writing Club. As part of the Writing Club, students will also be trained in creative and journalistic writing, and to collectively pen a student newsletter. To promote teacher-student relationships, Teacher Mentoring was introduced in BRPS. Teachers put on the hats of the 3 Cs: Coach, Counsellor and Cheerleader while interacting with the students to better engage them and understand their needs. The Mentoring Programme was initiated to give students a safe space to share their thoughts and feelings and a significant adult to turn to.
2022	Launched a children’s book which raises environmental awareness. The Green Dragonflies and their Swampy Friends” is an illustrated children’s book written and illustrated by BRPS’s very own teachers and students. The book tells a tale of a group of Dragonflies who are displaced from their home and are in search of a new one. This book is dedicated to all children in Singapore, with a hope that they be imbued with a sense of love, ownership and responsibility for the environment they live in. Grand opening of The Garden of Hope during Open House 2022. Competed and emerged as 1st Runner Up in Senior Boys Floorball. For the first time in the school’s history, the first ever senior boys team to participated in the NSG (Floorball) competition. Floorball is one of the modular CCA introduced at House Practice where our students’ interest in Floorball was piqued. The senior boys team was formed just 1 month before the start of NSG. Even though this was the first time the boys competed in Floorball, they played well as a team and emerged 1st Runner-up in the group stages and advanced to the top 16 knock-out stage.

School Motto

Be Steadfast

School Crest

The four dark green stripes against the light green circle indicate the four language streams forming a multilingual school towards the making of a Singapore culture.

The bright yellow background indicates a bright future for the students of the school.

School Song

♫ Listen

We are steadfast in our aim
We shall rise above the others is our claim
We trust in our dream
United as a team!
United as a team!

Blangah Rise, Blangah Rise
We sing it with one heart, together
We shall strive, we shall rise!
Steadfast and glorious forever!

We are loyal in our quest
And with passion we shall learn to be our best!
This school is our choice
Proclaim it with one voice!
Proclaim it with one voice!

(Chorus)