2021

Four of our Secondary Three students participated in the virtual conference hosted by the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent). Our students took on roles as delegates of UN member nations in the Disarmament and International Security Committee and discussed key regional and global issues such as protection of civilians in conflict zones with participants from various secondary schools. Our student participants gleaned insights on global challenges and all imminent & potential threats to peace that affect the international community.

The annual Alumni Week was held on 24 to 26 June 2021, and provided an opportunity for Members of the JWSS Alumni to reunite online.

For this year, Alumni Week included a breakthrough online activity called Music Hour where Alumni could enjoy music together and interact with each other. Similar to last year, Instagram Lives with teachers Mr Teo Eng Tong, Mr Seoh Soon Peng and Ms Anne Roseline received overwhelming support from the Alumni community, with more than 850 Instagram Live viewers.

Instagram Live with our three teachers

Thanks to Alumni Week 2021, Members of the Alumni were able to reunite and feel the strong JWSS spirit even in these unprecedented and socially-distanced times. The Alumni Club looks forward to meeting Members of the Alumni with more engaging activities in Alumni Week 2022!

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The JWSS Fitness Olympiad was held in March to provide an opportunity for students to take part in sporting competitions in school. A lively atmosphere was created at multiple venues as Form Teachers joined their classes to set new records in the games such as the Weighted Backpack throw, CrossFit Challenge and Softball Batting Challenge. The JWSS Spartan Race also made a return this year to test our students’ athletic abilities.

Students passing weighted backpack to one another during the 3x100m Race	Form Teacher joining her class in the Medicine Ball Toss Relay Race
The battle rope test in the CrossFit Challenge	Students going through a series of obstacles in the Spartan Race

On the week of 22 March 2021, the Secondary 3 cohort participated in the 2-Day MOE-OBS (Outward Bound Singapore) Challenge Programme held at Pulau Ubin. The Normal Academic and Normal Technical Cohort had their camp from 22 to 23 March while the Express Cohort had their camp from 25 to 26 March.

During the Day Camp, our students took part in a series of fun and exciting activities such as kayaking, trekking, land and sea expeditions. These activities gave our students an opportunity to build develop self-confidence and resilience as they stepped outside their comfort zone. As a class, they were also able to use this opportunity to foster better class unity and strengthen their cohesiveness.

Boarding of Ferry to Pulau Ubin.	Planning of route for Trekking.
Our adventurous students embarking on their Land Expedition.	Building up water confidence before Sea Expedition.

On 1 April 2021, Jurong West Secondary School commemorated 20 years of history-making ever since its establishment in 2001! This year, we were honoured to have Mr Patrick Tay, BBM, Member of Parliament, Pioneer Constituency, to join us in our 20th Anniversary Celebrations. This year’s Speech and Prize-Giving theme ‘Our Heart, Our Hope, Our JW’ sought to tie the school’s past, present and future together. As one JW, we honour our past endeavours, celebrate our present and build our future.

The 20th Speech and Prize-Giving ceremony started memorably with Mr Tay greeted by NPCC’s salute and fanfare music played by Concert Band. Mr Tay was then invited to release 9 koi fishes from a holding tank custom-made by our D&T unit in the newly renovated Fish Pond. The number 9 represents continuity and longevity in the Chinese culture, and the release of the 9 koi fishes symbolises our hopes of everlasting happiness for JWSS!

Mr Patrick Tay releasing 9 koi fishes in the newly-renovated Fish Pond 

JWSS NCC then dazzled the audience with their smart moves in the Precision and Free Style Drill Performance. Despite the event being scaled down to ensure adherence to safe management measures, our Modern Dance Club and Choir put up performances to bring the spirit to a high and to celebrate our successes. The performances reflected the million dreams that we have for JWSS and our hope that these dreams will take flight.

JWSS NCC’s Precision and Free Style Drill Performance at the Parade Square	Mr Lee Kah Howe presenting the Top Academic Award for Sec 4 Express
Mr Patrick Tay presenting the MOE Long Service award to Mr Lee Jun Wei	Summer Goo of Class 2020, giving her Valedictory speech
JWSS Modern Dance Club, with their performance, A Dance that Took Flight	JWSS Choir, with their finale performance, A Million Dreams

The audience was also treated to two mesmerising videos – one sand art performance detailing the JW Dream with a poem written by our JWSS teachers, and another video commemorating 20 years of the JW Story as compiled by our very own alumnus, Ervin Liyu.  Mr Tay was also presented with a token of appreciation titled Onward, a painting of the school’s façade in steeped in beautiful colours to represent the school’s vibrancy, which was done by our EAP student, Nur Dini of class 3N2.



The school’s 20th Anniversary Celebrations ended on a symbolic note. The JWSS Time Capsule, which contains the school’s memories, joys and hopes, was sealed by Mr Tay. This Time Capsule is set to be reopened in the year 2036!

Mr Patrick Tay also made a Facebook post to congratulate #teamJWSS for 20 wonderful years of achievements, accolades and memories! Please check out his post at

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The Alumni Welcome Tea was held on 6 February 2021, and provided an opportunity for new Members and Partners of the Alumni Club to come together for a meal and some bonding activities. Safe management measures were followed strictly to ensure the safety and health of everyone. In fixed groups of 7, the 35 attendees spent a fun morning playing games and getting to know each other better. The attendees enjoyed playing some bonding games such as charades. Current Members of the Alumni Club were also able to reach out face-to-face with new Members and create new bonds. Through the different allocations of duties in Alumni Club, new Members were able to find out where their interests lay and where they could best contribute. The Alumni appreciated the opportunity to come back to their alma mater, with some returning 8 years after graduating back in 2012. We look forward to welcoming more members into Alumni Club next year!

Attendees were asked to comply with safe management measures before entering the venue.	Attendees having fun playing charades.	Attendees took a trip down memory lane by eating delicious food from the canteen.	Chatting with seniors and juniors alike!

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Our Principal, Mr Michael rewarded the team of Orientation Group Leaders (OGLs) with an exclusive annual personal treat on 29th January 2021. The objective of the treat is for the school to express its appreciation to the OGLs and celebrate success of the Secondary 1 Orientation Programme. The OGLs were able to enjoy the treat together and had fun sharing stories from the Orientation Programme!

Our Principal, Mr Michael affirming our OGLs for their good job done!	Enjoying the treat while watching appreciation videos from the Secondary 1 students!

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The 2021 e-CCA Open House was held on 22 Jan 2021 (Friday). This first ever e-CCA Open House was held via Zoom for Secondary 1 students and their parents. During the Zoom session, students and parents were given an informative overview on JWSS CCA Framework and Learning Outcomes. Next, the CCA Coordinators shared key highlights from each CCA in JWSS. Finally, our CCA Leaders presented their respective CCA videos to students and parents to help them understand what goes on during CCA session. 

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