Bedok Girls' School

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It’s the start of the new school year! And in 1957, that was what our paternal cousin did when she enrolled into Primary 1 at Bedok Girls’ School along Bedok Road (opposite Jalan Nipah) and walked there daily from our house. She was the first child to move into our Bedok kampong house in 1954 at age 4 (we boys only came later when our father got married in 1960). Alas, the school is no more and the land it sat on is currently occupied by Bedok South Secondary School.

According to the MOE Heritage Centre ( https://moehc.moe.edu.sg/school-histories/bedok-girls-sch/ ) the school was established in 1952. In 1986, Bedok Girls’ School merged with Bedok Primary School and Bedok Boys’ School to form the new Bedok Primary School. In 1998, Bedok Primary School was closed, and its remaining students were transferred to Bedok View Primary School. In 2002, Bedok View Primary School merged with Bedok South Primary School to form Bedok Green Primary School.

But thanks to her, who kept her old report book until today, some parts of those school going memories are still with us, to share with you!



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