Jurong Junior College (JJC) is a junior college located in Jurong West, Singapore. It is the 9th junior college to be established by the Ministry of Education (MOE), and 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 under Principal Koh Beng Thiam. In January 1985, JJC was relocated to its current campus at Corporation Road.
JJC was announced 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 and ability to take up H2 Chinese Language and Literature. Hence from 2006, the college began offering the CLEP together with 3 other JCs, and later Dunman High School when it was announced as the fifth centre to offer the same programme.
JJC will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2011.
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