Juying Primary School
Encyclopedia
Juying Primary School is a government primary school located in Jurong West
, Singapore
.
. The school was founded by Mr And Oon Hui in 1940 as a Chinese-aided school. The Pinyin
translation of Ju Eng is "Juying" (聚英) which means 'a gathering of talents'.
The school was closed during the Japanese occupation
and opened its door again in 1945.
In 2002, Juying Primary School completed upgrading under the Ministry of Education
's Programme for Rebuilding and IMproving Existing schools
(PRIME).
Jurong West
Jurong West is a neighbourhood in Singapore, bounded by the Pan Island Expressway, the eastern edge of Jurong Camp, Boon Lay Way, Corporation Road, Fourth Chin Bee Road, International Road, Corporation Road, Ayer Rajah Expressway, Yuan Ching Road, Boon Lay Way, and along a Canal leading into Jurong...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
History
Juying Primary School began as Ju Eng Public School which was situated in Jalan KayuJalan Kayu
Jalan Kayu is a name of a street situated within the Sengkang Planning Area in the North-East Region of Singapore, under the urban planning scheme of the Urban Redevelopment Authority...
. The school was founded by Mr And Oon Hui in 1940 as a Chinese-aided school. The Pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
translation of Ju Eng is "Juying" (聚英) which means 'a gathering of talents'.
The school was closed during the Japanese occupation
Japanese Occupation of Singapore
The Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II occurred between about 1942 and 1945 after the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942. Military forces of the Empire of Japan occupied Singapore after defeating the combined Australian, British, Indian and Malayan garrison in the Battle of Singapore...
and opened its door again in 1945.
In 2002, Juying Primary School completed upgrading under the Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education (Singapore)
The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.-Statutory boards:...
's Programme for Rebuilding and IMproving Existing schools
Programme For Rebuilding and IMproving Existing schools
Programme for Rebuilding and IMproving Existing schools is a programme initiated by the Ministry of Education in 1999 to upgrade and rebuild school buildings in Singapore.-Flexible School Infrastructure :...
(PRIME).