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Boon Lay Garden Primary School

Our History

Rooted in the community since 1977, we have grown from our first campus on Boon Lay Avenue to where we are today. Explore our story.

Last updated 21 August 2026

OUR HISTORY

(1977 - PRESENT)

Aerial view of a school campus with green fields, trees, multi-story buildings, and a basketball court.

Boon Lay Garden Primary School campus during the 1970s.

The school was established in 1977 along Boon Lay Avenue with an enrollment of 1080 students in 27 classes. It was declared open officially by Mr Ngeow Pack Hua, then Member of Parliament for Boon Lay, on 18 August 1978.

Bronze plaque marking the opening of Boon Lay Garden Primary School on 18 August 1978, with text in four languages.

The original wall plaque of the official opening of our first campus in 1978.

We shifted to our current campus in 2001 and had the honour of having Mdm Ho Geok Choo, then Member of Parliament for West Coast GRC, to officiate the opening on 31 July 2004.

Plaque declaring Boon Lay Garden Primary School open on 31 July 2004, beside a scale architectural model.

The original acrylic wall plaque for the official opening of our current campus and a model of BLGPS.

In its years of existence, the school has been under the caring leadership of seven principals. The present Principal is Mrs Christine Low and the Vice Principals are Mdm Ng Boon In, Mrs Avinash Murugesuvari and Mr Dennis Oh.