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	{{Infobox school
	\| name = Bowen Secondary School
	\| native_name = 博文中学<br />Sekolah Menengah Bowen
	\| logo = BowenSecondarySchool.png
	\| logo_size = 120px
	\| image =
	\| motto = "I Believe, Therefore I am”
	\| type = Government<br />co-educational
	\| established = {{Start date and age\|df=yes\|1982}}
	\| session = Single session
	\| principal = Loh Chih Hui (Mr)
	\| colours = {{color box\|grey\|Grey\|white}} {{color box\|blue\|Blue\|white}} {{color box\|purple\|Purple\|white}}
	\| fight_song =
	\| streetaddress = 2 Lorong Napiri, Singapore 547529
	\| city/town = ]
	\| country = Singapore
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|1\|22\|14.78\|N\|103\|52\|39.37\|E\|display=inline,title\|region:SG_type:edu}}
	\| school_code = 3043
	\| enrolment = Approx. 1500
	\| website =
	\| free_label = Vision
	\| free_text = Every Bowenian a Passionate Learner, Leader and Champion.
	\| free_label1 = Mission
	\| free_text1 = Nurturing Learning. Developing Character. Inspiring Service.
	}}

	'''Bowen Secondary School''' ('''BWSS''') is a ] at Lorong Napiri, off Yio Chu Kang road in ], Singapore.

	== History ==
	Bowen Secondary School started in 1982 in the town of ].<ref name=":0" />

	On 4 December 1999, Bowen moved to new premises along Lorong Napiri off Yio Chu Kang Road. In 2000, the school became a single session school with 1374 pupils.<ref name=":0"> {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221025342/http://www.bowensec.moe.edu.sg/abt_our_sch.html \|date=21 December 2007 }}</ref>

	== Principals ==
	Since its establishment, the school has had a total of seven principals and twelve vice-principals.<ref name=P&VP>{{Cite web \|url=https://bowensec.moe.edu.sg/about-bowen/our-heritage \|title=Our Heritage \|access-date=17 June 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617155424/https://bowensec.moe.edu.sg/about-bowen/our-heritage \|archive-date=17 June 2021 \|url-status=}}</ref>

	{\| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapse" style="font-size: 85%; margin-auto:right"
	! Principal
	! Years of service
	\|-
	\| T P Naidu
	\| 1982–1985
	\|-
	\| Low Fook Yow
	\| 1985–1996
	\|-
	\| Grace Lim Siew Meng
	\| 1996–2003
	\|-
	\| Paul Chua Meng Huat
	\| 2004–2007
	\|-
	\| Frederick Yeo
	\| 2007–2011
	\|-
	\| Bernard Chew
	\| 2011–2016
	\|-
	\| Liu Earnler
	\| 2017–2021
	\|-
	\| Loh Chih Hui
	\| 2021-Present
	\|}
	{\| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapse" style="font-size: 85%; margin-auto:right"
	! Vice-Principal
	! Years of service
	\|-
	\| Dilbagh Singh
	\| 1985–1989
	\|-
	\| Yap Weng Ha
	\| 1989–1994
	\|-
	\| Ng Tiat Seng
	\| 1994–1995
	\|-
	\| Soh Geok Kee
	\| 1996–2004
	\|-
	\| Sharon Siew
	\| 2004–2005
	\|-
	\| Tan Chai Hok
	\| 2005–2012
	\|-
	\| Indra Venkatram
	\| 2010–2012
	\|-
	\| Sarah Abdullah
	\| 2012–2015
	\|-
	\| Clement Lim
	\| 2014–2016
	\|-
	\| Inderjit Singh
	\| 2015–2019
	\|-
	\| Lim Guihao
	\| 2017–Present
	\|-
	\| Melvin Tay
	\| 2020–Present
	\|}

	== Identity and culture ==
	=== Uniform and attire ===
	Bowen Secondary School's formal uniform consists of a grey shirt with skirts for female students, shorts for male students in lower secondary levels, or long pants for boys in upper secondary levels. The shirt features a chest pocket. A blue tie is worn on Mondays and during inportant school activities. A red school tie is worn by Student Councillors. A smart casual attire can be worn on Tuesdays to fridays, consisting of a blue polo shirt. The Bowen P.E. Attire consists of a dark blue shirt with light blue lining, together with black shorts.

	== Campus ==
	Bowen Secondary School's campus has a dome-shaped entrance, and a green roof design. There is a second entrance with a roof consisting of long, narrow panels that are oriented from the gutter to the ridge. This roofing system is used for steep-sloped and low-sloped roofs, and is designed as a triangular roofed window. The school has a soccer field, a cafeteria, a garden, three sports hall, a library, two carparks and an arcade. <ref>{{cite web \|title=Bowen Official Instagram post introducing their campus \|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CVfXzAVJQtT/}}</ref>{{better\|reason=primary source\|date=September 2022}}

	== Academic information ==
	Being a government secondary school, Bowen Secondary School offers three academic streams, namely the four-year Express course, as well as the Normal Course, comprising Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) academic streams.

	=== GCE O Level Express Course ===
	The Express Course is a nationwide four-year programme that leads up to the ] examination.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/express-course-curriculum \|title=Express Course Curriculum \|website=moe.gov.sg \|access-date=14 September 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704120454/https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/express-course-curriculum \|archive-date=4 July 2017 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	==== Academic subjects ====
	The examinable academic subjects for ] offered by Bowen Secondary School for upper secondary level (via. streaming in secondary 2 level), as of 2017, are listed below.<ref name="MOESIS">{{cite web \|url=http://sis.moe.gov.sg/ \|title=School Information Service \|website=Ministry of Education, Singapore \|publisher=Ministry of Education, Singapore \|accessdate=11 June 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531164522/http://sis.moe.gov.sg/ \|archive-date=31 May 2016 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	''Notes:''
	# ''Subjects indicated with ' * ' are mandatory subjects.''
	# ''All students in Singapore are required to undertake a Mother Tongue Language as an examinable subject, as indicated by ' ^ '.''
	# ''"SPA" in Pure Science subjects refers to the incorporation of ], which 20% of the subject result in the national examination are determined by school-based practical examinations, supervised by the ]. The SPA Assessment has been replaced by one Practical Assessment in the 2018 O Levels.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.seab.gov.sg/pages/nationalExaminations/GOL/School_Candidates/2018_GCE_O.asp \|title=GCE O-Level Syllabuses Examined in 2018 \|website=Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) \|access-date=16 April 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428071631/http://www.seab.gov.sg/pages/nationalExaminations/GOL/School_Candidates/2018_GCE_O.asp \|archive-date=28 April 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>''

	{\| class="wikitable"
	! Sciences
	! '''Language & humanities'''
	! '''Arts & aesthetics'''
	\|-
	\|
	* Additional Mathematics
	* Mathematics*
	* Physics (SPA)
	* Chemistry (SPA)
	* Biology (SPA)
	* Science (combined)
	\|
	* English Language*
	* English Literature
	* Mother Tongue Language* ^
	* Higher Mother Tongue Language
	* Geography
	* History
	* Combined Humanities (Social Studies & another humanities subject at elective level)*
	\|
	* Art
	* Design & Technology
	* Food & Nutrition
	* Music
	\|}

	=== Subject-Based Banding<!-- NEEDS MORE INFO --> ===
	The school also offers Subject Based Banding.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Full Subject-Based Banding (Full SBB)\|url=https://www.moe.gov.sg/microsites/psle-fsbb/full-subject-based-banding/piloting-schools.html\|access-date=2021-05-21\|website=www.moe.gov.sg\|language=en-US}}</ref> Bowen Secondary is one of the 28 secondary schools selected by MOE to start piloting aspects of Full ] (Full SBB) from 2020 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=28 secondary schools to pilot full subject-based banding from 2020\|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/subject-based-banding-secondary-schools-pilot-moe-11868662\|access-date=2021-06-17\|website=CNA\|language=en}}</ref>

	=== Normal Course ===
	The Normal Course is a nationwide four-year programme leading to the ] examination, which runs either the Normal (Academic) curriculum or Normal (Technical) curriculum, abbreviated as N(A) and N(T) respectively.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/secondary-school-courses \|title=Secondary School Courses \|website=moe.gov.sg \|access-date=14 September 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704111550/https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/secondary-school-courses \|archive-date=4 July 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	==== Normal (Academic) Course ====
	In the Normal (Academic) course, students offer 5–8 subjects in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination. Compulsory subjects include:<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/normal-course-curriculum \|title=Normal Course Curriculum \|website=moe.gov.sg \|access-date=14 September 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704133738/https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/normal-course-curriculum \|archive-date=4 July 2017 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	* English Language
	* Mother Tongue Language
	* Mathematics
	* Combined Humanities

	A 5th year leading to the ] examination is available to N(A) students who perform well in their Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination. Students can move from one course to another based on their performance and the assessment of the school principal and teachers.<ref name=":1" />

	==== Normal (Technical) Course ====
	The Normal (Technical) course prepares students for a technical-vocational education at the ].<ref name=":2" /> Students will offer 5–7 subjects in the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examination.<ref name=":2" /> The curriculum is tailored towards strengthening students' proficiency in English and mathematics.<ref name=":2" /> Students take English Language, Mathematics, Basic Mother Tongue and Computer Applications as compulsory subjects.<ref name=":2" />

	=== LifeLit Programme ===
	LifeLit Programme is a niche programme in Bowen Secondary, where a combination of English and Literature subject is offered. It offers a wide variety of related ] for the students.

	It is an oratorical programme for lower secondary students.{{Citation needed\|date=December 2021}}

	== Notable alumni ==
	* ]: television presenter and actress, ]

	== References ==
	{{Reflist}}

	== External links ==
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