Jurong West

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Jurong West is a planning area and residential town in Singapore's Western Region. It has a land area of approximately 14.69km2, and ranks 16th, 2nd and 3rd in terms of size, population and density. Jurong West planning area is situated north of Boon Lay, northeast of Pioneer, south of Tengah and Western Water Catchment and west of Jurong East.

The planning area is made up of 9 subzones, namely Jurong West Central, Kian Teck, Safti, Taman Jurong, Chin Bee, Boon Lay Place, Hong Kah, Wenya and Yunnan.

Notable Structures

Education

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Tertiary & Other Institutions
  • Boon Lay Garden Primary School
  • Corporation Primary School
  • Frontier Primary School
  • Jurong West Primary School
  • Lakeside Primary School
  • Pioneer Primary School
    (Relocating to Tengah in 2026)
  • Rulang Primary School
  • Shuqun Primary School
  • West Grove Primary School
  • Westwood Primary School
  • Xingnan Primary School
  • Boon Lay Secondary School
  • Fuhua Secondary School
  • Hua Yi Secondary School
  • Jurong Secondary School
  • Jurong West Secondary School
  • Juying Secondary School
  • Westwood Secondary School
  • Yuan Ching Secondary School
  • Yuhua Secondary School


Defunct Schools Notes
Jurong Town Primary School Merged to form Lakeside Primary School in 2003
Merlimau Primary School
Yung An Primary School
Pioneer Secondary School Merged into Boon Lay Secondary School in 2017
Hong Kah Secondary School Merged into Jurongville Secondary School in 2019
Jurong Junior College Merged into Jurong Pioneer Junior College in 2019
Juying Primary School Merged into Pioneer Primary School in 2022

Government-related

  • Boon Lay Community Club
  • Bulim Bus Depot
  • Gek Poh Ville Community Club
  • Jurong Green Community Club
  • Jurong Spring Community Club
  • Nanyang Community Club
  • SAFTI Military Institute
  • Soon Lee Bus Depot
  • STA Vehicle Inspection (ST Kinetics)
  • Taman Jurong Commmunity Club
  • The Frontier Community Place

Transportation

Shopping Centres/Malls

  • Boon Lay Shopping Centre
  • Gek Poh Shopping Centre
  • Jurong Point
  • Pioneer Mall
  • Taman Jurong Shopping Centre

Parks

  • Jalan Bahar Park
  • Jurong Central Park
  • Jurong Spring Neighbourhood Park
  • Jurong West Park
  • Palm View Garden
  • Taman Jurong Park
  • Taman Jurong Greens
  • Terrace Garden Boon Lay Place
  • Yunnan Park

Main Sports Facilities

  • ActiveSG Hockey Village @ Boon Lay
  • ActiveSG Sport Village @ Jurong Town
  • Jurong West Sport Centre
  • SAFRA Jurong
  • Superbowl Jurong

Health

  • Jurong Medical Centre
  • NTUC Health Nursing Home (Jurong West)
  • West Point Hospital

Museums

  • Army Museum of Singapore
  • Singapore Discovery Centre

Bus Interchange/Terminals

Boon Lay Interchange

Service Destination Notes
30 Bedok N/A
79 Jurong Town Hall Looping Point
154 Eunos N/A
157 Toa Payoh
172 Choa Chu Kang
174 Kampong Bahru
174e Weekdays AM Peak
Express Service
178 Woodlands N/A
179 ↺ Nanyang Drive
180 ↺ Bukit Panjang
181 ↺ Jurong West Avenue 3 Alternate Operating Hours on school term
181M ↺ Jurong West Street 23
187 Woodlands N/A
192 Tuas
193 Tuas
194 ↺ Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim
198 Bukit Merah
199 ↺ Nanyang Crescent
240 ↺ Corporation Road
241 ↺ Jurong West Street 91
242 ↺ Jurong West Avenue 5
243G ↺ Pioneer Road North Clockwise Loop
243W Counter-clockwise Loop
246 ↺ Boon Lay Drive N/A
249 ↺ Jalan Samulun
251 ↺ Shipyard Road
252 ↺ Joo Koon Road
405 ↺ Old Choa Chu Kang Road Operates on Selected Days1

Soon Lee Bus Depot

Service Boarding Point Destination Notes
185 Soon Lee Depot icon22191
Soon Lee Rd
Buona Vista N/A
502 ↺ Central Boulevard Express Service
502A Downtown MRT Weekdays AM Peak
Express Service
  • 1Selected days include Qing Ming, Good Friday, First Ramadan, Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Raya Haji, Deepavali and All Souls' Day.

Politics

Incumbent Role
South West CDC
Low Yen Ling Mayor of South West CDC
Jurong GRC
Xie Yao Quan Member of Parliament for Jurong Central
Shawn Huang Member of Parliament for Jurong Spring
Vacant1 Member of Parliament for Taman Jurong
West Coast GRC
Ang Wei Neng Member of Parliament for Nanyang
Desmond Lee Member of Parliament for Boon Lay
Foo Mee Har Member of Parliament for Ayer Rajah-Gek Poh
Pioneer SMC
Patrick Tay Member of Parliament for Pioneer
  • 1: Tharman Shanmugaratnam vacated his seat on 7 July 2023 to run for the Presidential Election.

Links

Planning Areas ViewTalkEdit
Central BishanBukit MerahBukit TimahDowntown Core1GeylangKallangMarina East1Marina South1Marine ParadeMuseum1Newton1NovenaOrchard1Outram1QueenstownRiver Valley1Rochor1Singapore River1Southern IslandsStraits View1TanglinToa Payoh
East BedokChangiChangi BayPasir RisPaya LebarTampines
North Central Water CatchmentLim Chu KangMandaiSembawangSimpangSungei KadutWoodlandsYishun
North-East Ang Mo KioHougangNorth-Eastern IslandsPunggolSeletarSengkangSerangoon
West Boon LayBukit BatokBukit PanjangChoa Chu KangClementiJurong EastJurong WestPioneerTengahTuasWestern IslandsWestern Water Catchment
1: Located within the Central Area