Bowen Secondary School

Infobox Singapore School
name = Bowen Secondary School


motto = “I Believe, Therefore I am”
vision = To nurture learning; To develop character; To instil service-with-a-heart
established = 1982
type = Government Secondary
session = Single session
principal = Mr Frederick Yeo
city/town = Hougang
school code = 3043
enrollment =
colours =
homepage = [http://www.bowensec.moe.edu.sg http://www.bowensec.moe.edu.sg]

Bowen Secondary School is a government school in Singapore. It offers subjects like LifeLit, which is a combination of English & Literature and offers a wide variety of CCAs and subjects up for hold for the students.

History

Bowen Secondary School started in 1982 in the growing new town of [Ang Mo Kio] .It has seen been striving to improve the quality of the school and has introduced " I believe, therefore I am " as the goal of the school. Bowen Secondary is best well known for its performing arts, including the military band and choir. Its military band achieved an gold in the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Central Judging in 2008.

It has also won the Singapore Tourism Board(STB)'S Best Educational Event Organised by a Public Educational Institution in 2008 and has been actively been participating in exchange programmes with countries like India, China, Japan, Taiwan and etc.

On 4 December 1999 Bowen made its historic move to new premises along Lorong Napiri. In year 2000, the school started the new millennium as a single session school with 1374 pupils and a much improved Secondary One intake.In 2008, the minimum aggregate score for PSLE, is about 230. [ [http://www.bowensec.moe.edu.sg/abt_our_sch.html Bowen Secondary School ] ]

Principals

Since its establishment, the school has a total of 5 principals in office.

*1982 - 1985 Mr T P Naidu
*1985 - 1996 Miss Low Fook Yow
*1996 - 2003 Mrs Grace Lim Siew Meng
*2004 - 2007 Mr Paul Chua Meng Huat
*2007 to date Mr Frederick Yeo

chool Song

The Bowen Anthem is sung every tuesday, the assembly day, since 2004. It is composed by:Music: Kon Mei LeenLyrics: Zubaidah Abdul Ghani & Low Fook Yow

----Lyrics of Bowen Anthem

To you Bowen we come,To seek wisdom and knowledge,Achieve success in studies and play,Here we strive to excel.

Chorus:

Arise Bowenians!

Heed the call!Strive for excellence,And give your all.

Digilence and perseverance,Kindness to young and old,Humility and honesty,All these values we uphold.

It is to you, Bowen,We pledge our loyalty,Your name we strive to glorify,With honour and dignity.

*Accurate as of August 2008.
*Bowen students are also known as bowenians.

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Six Core Values

*Respect

*Responsibility

*Care

*Self Control

*Team Work

*Excellence

References

External links

* [http://www.bowensec.moe.edu.sg/ Home page]
* [http://bowensstkdclub.wordpress.com/ Bowen Secondary School Taekwondo Club]