Bukit View Secondary School

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School History

Established in 1986, Bukit View Secondary School (BVSS) began operations with an intake of about 450 students and 15 teaching staff. The school has since been noted for its culture of green conservation. In 1999, the school became single-session, and in the same year, adopted the two-hectare Mandai Forest in a forest restoration project. From 2000 to 2010, the school strengthened its green efforts, setting up various authentic learning spaces including its first solar panel, which powers the water sprinkler in its ecogarden.

In 2006, BVSS underwent PRIME upgrading, which saw the addition of a dance studio, an amphitheatre and an indoor sports hall. The school held its 20th-anniversary celebration with the musical, Dare to Dream, and the inaugural Environment Forum (later known as the Student Environmental Leadership Conference).

From 2010, BVSS has articulated its vision to be a green school, with a conducive and vibrant learning environment supporting its environmental education programmes. BVSS was accorded the niche status in environmental science in 2012, and in the following year, started its Applied Learning Programme, ‘Clean Energy and Environmental Technology’.

In 2015, the school embarked on the Learning for Life Programme, ‘Learning the Arts, Living the Values’, which focuses on the affective domain of students’ development. The following year, BVSS celebrated its 30th anniversary with the opening of the school’s Heritage Corner and the staging of a theatre production titled Kaleidoscope.

From 2016, BVSS has sharpened its focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics with the Junior Outstanding Leaders in Energy for Sustainability (JOULES) programme, and the development of its in-house Coding and Computational Thinking-infused Curriculum, which won the Ministry of Education Innergy Award.

With its strong community outreach and in partnership with Singapore Green Building Council, the school’s JOULES Smart Centre – the first smart green learning lab in Singapore schools – was officially opened in 2018. This period saw the enhancement of school learning programmes to provide students with a holistic and meaningful learning experience.

In August 2019, the GEAR-UP Room was set up as part of a wider school effort to provide customised support and after-school engagement for high needs students and to strengthen their social-emotional competencies and social skills.

In October 2019, the school received the ASEAN Eco-Schools Award in recognition of its ongoing exemplary effort to inculcate environmental awareness in their students and surrounding communities.

Principals:
- Mr Ow Chiong Hoo (1986–1996)
- Mrs Mary Owyong (1996–1998)
- Mr James Ong Chye Hin (1998–2004)
- Mrs Tan Lay Hong (2004–2010)
- Mr Vasuthevan s/o K. Ramamurthy (2010–2018)
- Mr Kevin Ang (2018–present)

Key Milestones


1986	Establishment of Bukit View Secondary School.
1988	Official opening of Bukit View Secondary School.
1991	Attained the Design Council School Award for Excellence in Design Education.
2012	Attained the Public Utilities Board Watermark Award.
2013	Accorded niche status in Environmental Science – A Multi-disciplinary Approach.
2014	Accorded Applied Learning Programme in Junior Outstanding Leaders in Energy for Sustainability (JOULES).
2015	Accorded Learning for Life Programme in Learning the Arts, Living the Values.
2016	Celebration of 30th anniversary with theatre production, Kaleidoscope. Launch of JOULES programme. Attains President’s Award for the Environment.
2018	Opening of JOULES Smart Centre – first smart green lab in a secondary school.
2019	Opening of GEAR-UP Room – supporting high needs students.
2019	Attained the ASEAN Eco-Schools Award.

School Motto

Care and Share
Achieve and Excel

School Crest

The features of the school crest (sun, mountains, sea and the colours of yellow, blue and green) are aligned with the environmental focus of the school. The brilliance of the sun – signified by the yellow background – represents the school’s aspirations for a bright future through education. The letter ‘B’, which stands for ‘Bukit’, symbolises the broad and solid educational foundation. Through this, students will continue to scale higher peaks in their studies, with determination and to the best of their abilities. The letter ‘V’, for ‘View’, represents the virtue of magnanimity in the students. It also represents the deep sea of virtues and morals that the students have to acquire through education.

School Song

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New heights we’ll scale everyday
Persevering forward bound
To care and share and to aim
For the highest in all our endeavours
Bukit View, you’re so dear
We have learnt to give our best
Bukit View, you’re so dear
We achieve and we excel
You taught us all that we know
And to mix hard work with play
Your bright eternal sun will lead us
The way to higher ground
Bukit View, you’re so dear
We have learnt to give our best
Bukit View, you’re so dear
We achieve and we excel
We achieve and we excel