1. Read through this website as it will cover administrative matters for your child/charge.

2. Complete the E-Registration Form by 19 December 2024, 12 pm.

3. Purchase books/uniforms online or via walk-in. Book an appointment before coming to school to avoid overcrowding. 

4. Submit necessary documents at the General Office during your appointment time-slot. (e.g. FAS approval letter)

5. Feel free to contact the school should you have any queries not answered on this website.

6. Please note that there is no need to report to BMSS on 18 December 2024.

1. For the first 2 days of school, your child/charge will be placed in orientation groups (OG). Hardcopy grouping lists will be displayed at the school foyer on the first day of school. [Please note that the class reflected in PG is not the actual class.]

2. The OG name list will be sent to you via Parents Gateway by 30 December 2024.

3. The finalised class allocation will be posted in Parents Gateway on 6 January 2025.

1. If your child/charge is eligible for these programmes, you will be notified via the Parents Gateway by 19 December 2024.

2. Please indicate your acceptance/acknowledgement via Parents Gateway by 24 December 2024, 12pm.

1. Use of Parents Gateway (PG) is widely adopted at BMSS. As such, PG will be a convenient platform for interaction between school and parents.

2. If you are not already onboarded, you may find access to a guide for onboarding to PG via this link.

1. Due to resource constraint, our school is unable to offer Tamil lessons for lower secondary students in Term 1 2025.

2. Arrangements will be made for these students to attend Tamil lessons at the Tamil Language Centre at Queenstown Secondary School.

3. We will resume the offering of Tamil lessons for lower secondary students in our school in Term 2 2025, when a teacher is posted to our school.

For Online Purchase:

• You are encouraged to purchase your child/charge's uniforms online at the following links:

Uniforms Online - KH Uniform Pte Ltd 

Uniforms Purchase Information 

• In the event that you are unable to purchase online, please book an appointment and make your purchase via walk-in (see below).

• Please note that bookshop online purchases is unavailable for Sec1s. Please make an appointment to purchase/collect your child/charge's books via walk-in.

For Walk-In Purchase:

For Sec 1s only: 19, 20 & 23 Dec

• To reduce waiting time, you may purchase your child/charge's books and uniforms by setting up an appointment. Click here to make an appointment. 

• Please make only one booking.

For ALL levels: 26, 27 & 30 Dec

• Booking of an appointment is not required.

• You may experience a longer waiting time should there be a crowd.

1. On the day of your appointment, please arrive in school at the selected time.

2. Proceed to the school canteen to purchase books and uniforms. 

Students are to wear school-appropriate socks and shoes (e.g. canvas, sports) that uphold the image and reputation of the school. These should be free of potentially offensive words, slogans, logos, pictures and/or cartoons.

Students are to wear the full uniform on Tuesdays (uniform top & uniform skirt/shorts). They have the option to wear the school polo t-shirt or uniform (with uniform skirt/shorts) on other days. 

Recommended Quantity for Sec 1 Students:

Uniform Shirt/Blouse – 1

Uniform Shorts/Skirts – 2

Polo T-Shirts – 3 (to be used for PE lessons)

PE Shorts – 2

You may obtain the booklist / uniform sizing chart by clicking the links below:

Bukit Merah Booklist

Bukit Merah Uniform Sizing Chart (From the link, please click into the clothing for sizes that you want to check on)

The school bookshop and uniform vendor opening hours are as follows:

• For Sec 1s only: 19, 20, 23 Dec 

• For ALL levels: 26, 27, 30 Dec 

• Timing: 9 am to 12 pm / 1 to 3 pm

Students are to purchase these materials as they will be using them during coursework subjects (Design & Technology and Food & Consumer Education). 

• Books and uniform can still be purchased from the school bookshop when school reopens on 2 January 2025. 

• Your child/charge is only required to bring his/her books from 8 January 2025 onwards. He/she is allowed to wear his/her primary school uniform until the end of the first week of school.

• The Sec 1 Orientation Programme is a 4-day programme, which aims to help your child/charge transit from Primary to Secondary school life. There will also be opportunities for students to build new bonds with their classmates. 

• Students will be given an orientation booklet on the first day of school with the programme stated.

• Trials for Sports and Visual Performing Arts CCAs will be held during this period.

• The dismissal time for the first 4 days of school will be as follows: 

2 Jan 2025 (Thu) - 1.40 pm 

3 Jan 2025 (Fri) - 12.40 pm 

6 Jan 2025 (Mon) - 2.00 pm 

7 Jan 2025 (Tue) - 2.20 pm 

• Flag-raising begins at 7.30 am everyday. 

• Your child/charge will report to the classrooms on the first day of school. Student councillors will be stationed around the school to guide your child/charge to his/her classroom.

• More details about the reporting venue will be sent to you via Parents Gateway.

Please ensure that your child/charge brings along the following items: 

• An English storybook

• A water bottle

• Writing materials

• PE attire on days when there are CCA trials

• Some money for recess 

Your child/charge should wear the BMSS polo t-shirt with school shorts/skirt. 

However, if your child/charge is unable to secure a set of the uniform on time, he/she can wear their primary school uniform. He/she should purchase the BMSS uniform by the end of the first week of school.

All class timetables will be made available on the school website by the first week of school.

We would like to invite you to join us in school to share with you more about the school, the CCAs we have to offer, and the Sec 1 level programmes for your child/charge.

There will be an opportunity for you to meet with your child/charge's form teacher(s) where you can find out about how your child/charge has been adjusting to the new environment.

An announcement will be posted on Parents Gateway (PG) closer to the date with more details and for you to indicate interest in attending the event.

Your child/charge must report to BMSS first while waiting for the results of the appeal. He/she can wear his/her primary school uniform.

1. You may access the Sec 1 Transfer-in Appeal 2025 form. 

2. The deadline for the submission of appeals is on 23 December 2024, 5pm.  Late submission will not be allowed. 

3. Students should still report to the posted secondary school on 2 January 2025. 

4. The application is deemed to be unsuccessful if you do not hear from the school by 2 January 2025. 

Medical Appeal Exercise (MAE)

• Only considered for serious medical condition or severe physical impairment.

• Parents are to file their appeals at BMSS in person by 19 December 2024, 12pm. 

• The MAE application form will only be given to parents upon request. 

• Each student is only allowed to submit one application. 

• Please also indicate your intention in the comments section in the E-Registration form.

All other reasons

• You may notify the school through the comments section in the E-Registration form.

Please click here for more information.

1. Book an appointment here. 

2. 15 min prior to your appointment time, proceed to the General Office with your child/charge's school Smart Card and the approval letter.

3. You will receive a collection slip for books and uniform.

4. You may proceed to collect your child/charge's books and uniform in the canteen.

Full SBB is part of MOE’s ongoing efforts to nurture the joy of learning and develop multiple pathways to cater to the different strengths and interests of our students. 

More information can be found on MOE's website here.

Alternatively, you can access BMSS website here for specific information.

• If your child/charge is posted to Posting Group 1 or Posting Group 2, he/she may be able to take some subjects at G2 or G3 Levels to allow him/her to stretch himself/herself and acquire deeper competencies in his/her area(s) of strengths.

• Parents will receive the Letter of Offer by 19 December 2024 via Parents Gateway to indicate acceptance by 24 December 2024, 12 pm.

You may find out about the range of CCAs offered through our school website.

Your child/charge will learn more about the CCAs offered during the CCA Trials & Auditions (as part of the Orientation Programme) and the CCA fair on Sec 1 Parent Engagement Day. Thereafter, your child/charge will be given a preference form to prioritise a list of CCA that he/she would like to join.

CCA will start on 12 February 2025 officially. 

Your child/charge will report to his/her assigned CCA.

MOE launched the National Digital Literacy Programme (NDLP) for our schools and Institutes of Higher Learning to help students strengthen their digital literacy. One of the components of the NDLP is the introduction of the Personalised Digital Learning Programme (PDLP) for all secondary school students, whereby every secondary school student will own a school-prescribed Personal Learning Device (PLD).

With 1 to 1 tech-enabled learning, to create a student-centric, engaging and stimulating teaching and learning environment which encourages Merahans to:

• take ownership of their learning,

• participate in collaborative learning and

• extend their learning beyond the classroom.

The DMA has a variety of functions that will support the use of the PLD in the classroom, as well as safeguard students’ cyber-wellness. The DMA can:

• Remotely deploy teaching and learning applications as well as security patches

• Enable teachers to monitor and control the students’ screens

• Restrict apps and websites accessible

• Limit screen time

The Device Management Application (DMA) which will be installed in your child/charge’s PLD collects data on usage by the student, such as the amount of time spent on each application. The DMA data will only be used for MOE’s cyber-wellness measures and technical troubleshooting. MOE will not disclose the data to any person otherwise than permitted under the law.

1. The school uses the Acer Travelmate Spin B3 (Windows OS laptop with touchscreen) which costs about S$700.

2. After the parents engagement session on 17 January 2025, the Purchase Agreement and Edusave forms will be sent to parents via Parents Gateway.

3. After the necessary administrative processes are completed, the school will place an order for the PLDs.

4. School will make arrangement for students to collect their PLDs once they are delivered to school. Arrangements will be made for the students to unbox and check the PLD together with the installation of the necessary software. 

Note:

• Edusave can be used to pay partly or fully for the PLD. A Singapore citizen student can use up to the available Edusave balance in his/her Edusave account to pay for the PLD after setting aside provision for payment of miscellaneous fees.

• Based on experience, students have more than enough money in their Edusave to pay fully. Parents/guardians can also choose to pay cash for the PLD. 

• Subsidies are available for students who require financial assistance to purchase a PLD.