Balestier Hill Secondary School

The former Balestier Hill Secondary School (Abbreviation: BHSS) was a secondary school in Novena, Singapore. The school was merged into Beatty Secondary School in 2017. [1]

This article is about a former secondary school in Singapore which was merged in 2017. For the current school after merger, see Beatty Secondary School.
Balestier Hill Secondary School
博理中学
Sekolah Menengah Balestier Hill
Address
11 Novena Rise, 307516
(Former Address)

Novena

Singapore
Information
TypeGovernment
Co-educational
MottoWisdom Through Knowledge
Established1964
StatusMerged with Beatty Secondary School in 2017
Closed2017
SessionSingle
PrincipalAbdul Harris
EnrolmentN/A (closed)
Colour(s) Blue   Yellow 

History

Founding

On 24 June 1964, the Minister of Education, Ong Pang Boon, declared the school open as "Balestier Hill Integrated Secondary Technical School". It was one of the first six secondary technical schools to be opened in Singapore, and was an "integrated" school because it had both Chinese and English streams. The school was located at Balestier Hill, named after Joseph Balestier, the first United States Consul of Singapore. Cheong Pak Lo was the principal. In 1975, the school song was rewritten by two teachers, Chew Y.C. and Yeo S.B.. The school song had both English and Chinese lyrics, that were sung together. This was likely to cater to students from both the English and Chinese streams. The school was later renamed simply as Balestier Hill Technical School.

In 1986, the Chinese stream was discontinued; the year after, the Alumni Association had its inaugural AGM. In 1992, the school was renamed Balestier Hill Secondary School and relocated from Balestier Road to Dunearn Road to allow the building of new premises. In 1994, the first Balestierian of the Year Award was given to the pupil who contributed service to the school and performed best in studies and ECA. In 1997, a handing-over ceremony took place and the school began operations at the new site. The next year, the old school crest was changed to its present form. In 2000, the school was opened by Sinnakaruppan Ramasamy, which is the MP for Moulmein.

Absorption of Monk's Hill & Rangoon Secondary Schools
See also: Monk's Hill Secondary School

In 2001, Rangoon Secondary School merged with Balestier Hill Secondary School. In 2007, Monk's Hill Secondary School merged with Balestier Hill Secondary School. The merged school operates from the current site at 11, Novena Rise.

In January 2017, the school was permanently closed and was merged into Beatty Secondary School, due to the low enrolment of the school and the decentralisation of students in the Novena and Whampoa area.[1]

Identity and heritage

The school's motto is "Wisdom Through Knowledge". The school which is the mainstream school also accepts a special group of HI (hearing-impaired) students. Since 1991, the school has had Pastoral Care and Career Guidance (PCCG) and Cognitive Research Trust (CoRT) programmes. In 2004, the School Heritage Gallery was launched by alumnus Ron Sim, CEO of OSIM Pte Ltd. In 2009, the NE Corner was launched with the goal of engaging students with current affairs both globally and locally.

References
  1. "22 secondary schools to merge over next 2 years due to falling demand". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
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