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*Queensway Secondary School
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*Rainbow Centre
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*School of Science and Technology
*Singapore Institute of Technology (Main Campus)
*Singapore Institute of Technology (Main Campus)
*[[Singapore Polytechnic]]
*[[Singapore Polytechnic]]

Revision as of 22:48, 16 October 2018

Queenstown is a planning area and satellite residential town located on the southwestern side of Singapore's Central Region. It has a land area of approximately 20.43km2, and ranks 10th, 19th and 27th in terms of size, population and density respectively. It is situated east and southeast of Clementi, west and northwest of Bukit Merah, southwest of Tanglin and south of Bukit Timah.

This area mainly houses elite and prominent educational institutions, such as the National University of Singapore.

Queenstown planning area is made up of the following 15 subzones: Pasir Panjang 1, Queensway, Tanglin Halt, Mei Chin, National University Of Singapore, Port, Kent Ridge, One North, Commonwealth, Dover, Ghim Moh, Singapore Polytechnic, Pasir Panjang 2, Holland Drive and Margaret Drive.

Notable Structures

Education

  • Anglo-Chinese Junior College
  • Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
  • Anglo-Chinese School (International)
  • Dover Court International School
  • ESSEC Business School
  • Eunoia Junior College (Opening in 2019)
  • Fairfield Methodist School (Primary)
  • Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary)
  • Global Indian International School (Queenstown Campus)
  • INSEAD Asia
  • MDIS UniCampus
  • National University of Singapore (Main Campus)
  • New Town Primary School
  • New Town Secondary School
  • Queenstown Primary School
  • Queenstown Secondary School
  • Queensway Secondary School
  • Rainbow Centre
  • School of Science and Technology
  • Singapore Institute of Technology (Main Campus)
  • Singapore Polytechnic
  • Tanglin Trust School
  • United World College of South East Asia

Government-related

  • Buona Vista Community Club
  • Dover Community Centre
  • Ministry of Education Headquarters
  • Pasir Panjang Container Port
  • Queenstown Community Centre
  • Special Operations Command Singapore
  • Ulu Pandan Community Club

Transportation

Shopping Centres/Malls

  • Alexandra Retail Centre
  • Anchorpoint Shopping Centre
  • Dawson Place
  • Queensway Shopping Centre
  • Rochester Mall
  • The Metropolis
  • The Star Vista

Parks

  • HortPark
  • Kent Ridge Park
  • West Coast Park

Main Sports Facilities

  • Queenstown ActiveSG Stadium
  • Queenstown ActiveSG Swimming Complex

Health

  • Alexandra Hospital
  • National University Hospital Singapore

Museums

  • MOE Heritage Centre

Bus Terminals

Buona Vista Terminal

Service Boarding Point Destination Notes
32 Blk 43
(Commonwealth Avenue West)
Bedok N/A
48 Blk 10A
(Holland Drive)
Bedok North Depot
74 Hougang Central
74e Weekdays PM Peak
Express Service
91 ↺ Ayer Rajah Crescent Weekdays and Saturdays
(Except Public Holidays)
145 Blk 43
(Commonwealth Avenue West)
Toa Payoh N/A
185 Blk 10A
(Holland Drive)
Soon Lee Bus Park
191 ↺ Media Circle
200 ↺ Kent Ridge

Ghim Moh Terminal

Service Destination Notes
92 ↺ Science Park Drive Alternate Operating Hours
92M ↺ North Buona Vista Road
100 Serangoon N/A
111 ↺ Suntec City

Kent Ridge Terminal

Service Destination Notes
10 Tampines N/A
33 Bedok
95 ↺ Holland Road
151 Hougang Central
151e Weekdays PM Peak
Express Service
200 Buona Vista Looping Point
201 ↺ Teban Gardens Road N/A

Politics

Incumbent Role
Central Singapore CDC
Denise Phua Mayor of Central CDC
North West CDC
Teo Ho Pin Mayor of North West CDC
South West CDC
Low Yen Ling Mayor of South West CDC
Holland - Bukit Timah GRC
Christopher De Souza Member of Parliament for Ulu Pandan
Tanjong Pagar GRC
Chan Chun Sing Member of Parliament for Buona Vista
Chia Shi Lu Member of Parliament for Queenstown
Joan Pereira Member of Parliament for Henderson-Dawson
West Coast GRC
Lim Hng Kiang Member of Parliament for Telok Blangah

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