Jurong Junior College
| Jurong Junior College 裕廊初级学院 Maktab Rendah Jurong |
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| U800 Corporation Road Singapore 649809 Jurong West, Singapore |
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| Type | Government |
| Motto |
Plus Ultra (English for "Further Beyond") |
| Established | 1981 |
| Closed | 2019 |
| Session | Single |
| School code | 0703 |
| Principal | Dr Hang Kim Hoo |
| Enrolment | Approx. 1,650 |
| Colour(s) |
Brown, Green |
| Website | jurongjc.moe.edu.sg |
Coordinates: 1°21′04″N 103°42′49″E / 1.3511°N 103.7136°E
Jurong Junior College (Abbreviation: JJC) is a junior college located in Jurong West, Singapore. It is the ninth junior college to be established by the Ministry of Education (MOE) of Singapore.
Jurong Junior College was first situated at West Coast Road, next to Pandan Reservoir. The college became functional in April 1981 and opened its doors to the first batch of students in 1982. In January 1985, Jurong Junior College was relocated to its current campus at Corporation Road.
Jurong Junior College was designated as the 4th Language Elective Programme (Chinese) Centre by the MOE on 9 April 2005. The Chinese Language Elective Programme (CLEP) aims to encourage students who have the interest in further studies in Chinese Language and Literature.
JJC celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2016, with an enrolment of about 1660 students (as of 2011), and a staff strength of about 170 which includes 20 non-teaching staff.
On 20 April 2017, it was announced that JJC would merge with Pioneer Junior College (PJC), with the merged school located at the current site of PJC . This was in view of the declining cohort sizes since 2014, which was attributed to the fall in Singapore's birth rate. As a result of the merger, JJC would stop taking in students from 2018 to minimise the need for students to physically relocated to the new site.
There are four Houses under JJC House System, each named after athletes who have competed in various events:
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