School Profile
School Profile
School History
West Grove Primary School was established in 2001 and had only 33 teachers and 950 students. The school is located at 1 Jurong West Street 72. In 2003, the school was officially declared open. In 2010, West Grove Primary celebrated its 10th Anniversary. West Grove Primary has developed its Learning for Life Programme (LLP) in the Arts in 2014 and transited to Single-Session in 2016.
Principals of West Grove Primary School:
• Mr Eugene Ong (2001 to 2007)
• Mrs Teresa Kelly Pang (2007 to 2014)
• Mrs Chandler Jay Siva (2014 to present)
School Motto
Wisdom and Grace
School Vision
Active Minds, Gracious Hearts.
School Mission
We aspire to create a conducive environment where pupils learn from the past, appreciate the present and prepare for the future.
Strategic Thrust
ST1 - Quality Staff
ST2 - Quality Learning for Students
ST3 - Developing Character and Citizenship in Students
ST4 - Organizational Excellence
School Crest
Shaped like a Shield, the badge represents honour and loyalty to uphold for the school. BLACK Outline demonstrates boldness in taking on challenges.
GREEN Signifies freshness of mind and body towards learning.
Like pages of an open book, BLUE shows learning with an open mind.
Milestones
Year | Key Events |
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2001 | Establishment of school |
2003 | Official opening of school at 1 Jurong West Street 72 and Memory Lane by Dr John Chen, MP Hong Kah GRC |
2004 | Established Niche in Science and National Education |
2004 | School Visit by Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Defence |
2004 | Embarked on IDEAS (Innovative Designs for Enhancing Achievement in Schools) Programme. |
2009 | School Visit by Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister of Education and Second Minister for Defence |
2009 | Received Palm Award for School Green Awards |
2010 | Celebrated 10th Anniversary |
2010 | Received the GOLD award for the Green Schools @ South West Programme |
2011 | Received National Arts Education Award (NAEA) 2011 & 2016 |
2011 | Received NE Development Award 2011 |
2012 | Received Total Defence Meritorious Award 2012 |
2014 | Established LLP in ARTs |
2014 | Received the Lotus Award for School Green Awards |
2016 | Completion of PERI upgrading and transition to Single Session School |
2016 | Received Reading Excellence Award (REA) |
2017 | Received Innergy (Schools) Awards 2017 – GOLD |
2018 | Received Public Service Transformation Award |
2018 | Conducted Ground Deployment Exercise |