Former Shuqun Secondary School site in Jurong East may yield up to 1,800 homes
According to Christine Sun, primary analyst and planner at Realion (OrangeTee & Tie), the area might potentially generate about 1,150 to 1,250 HDB flats, or around 1,750 to 1,800 private apartment units.
Many other school sites that have actually been transferred or shut– and subsequently allocated for residential property development– consist of the previous Temasek Primary and Secondary Schools locations at the junction of Upper Changi Road and Bedok South Road; Bedok Town Senior High School in Bedok North; Qiaonan Grade School at Tampines Street 11; Angsana Primary School (Tampines Street 22); and Siglap High School in Pasir Ris.
The site is close (about 600m) to the Jurong East MRT Interchange Station (East-West and North-South Lines), shopping malls, and the Jurong local centre, which is very practical for future residents, Sun observes. It is likewise beneficial for people doing work in Tuas or Jurong business offices or industrial areas. She anticipates “need to be robust” should HDB flats or private real estate be built on the plot.
“Private housing interest in the west will still improve as even more flats in Tengah will certainly be acquiring MOP in the following 4 to five years, and lots of HDB owners will certainly be ready to improve to a private home,” she includes.
The former Shuqun Secondary School closed in 2019 complying with its merger with Yuhua Secondary School. The site at 450 Jurong East Street 21 lies inside 400m of the upcoming Toh Guan MRT Terminal on the Jurong Region Line, and is near to amenities such as Yuhua Village Market and Yuhua Primary School.
A few of the nearest residential release in the Jurong or west area consist of the 440-unit Sora on Yuan Ching Road, the 347-unit The Sen and the upcoming 863-unit Tengah Garden Residences, indicates Sun. According to URA monthly developer sales information in February 2026, 90 of 347 units at The Sen and 209 of 440 units at Sora had actually been sold.
On April 10, URA released a proposed amendment to the Master Plan 2025, that includes raising the plot proportion of the 3ha area at 450 Jurong East Street 21 from 3.5 to 5.0. The alteration is meant to uphold future residence development and fulfill housing need.
URA has recommended enhancing the growth strength of a previous academic institution location in Jurong East, in a step that could generate significantly extra houses.
