Former Shuqun Secondary School site in Jurong East may yield up to 1,800 homes
The site is near (about 600m) to the Jurong East MRT Interchange Station (East-West and North-South Lines), mall, and the Jurong regional hub, which is highly convenient for future residents, Sun observes. It is additionally convenient for residents working in Tuas or Jurong business offices or industrial areas. She expects “need to be sturdy” should HDB condos or private housing be developed on the plot.
Several of the closest residential launches in the Jurong or west region consist of the 440-unit Sora on Yuan Ching Roadway, the 347-unit The Sen and the upcoming 863-unit Tengah Garden Residences, notes Sun. According to URA monthly developer sales data in February 2026, 90 of 347 units at The Sen and 209 of 440 units at Sora had actually been marketed.
The previous Shuqun High school closed up in 2019 following its merger with Yuhua High school. The place at 450 Jurong East Street 21 is located inside 400m of the upcoming Toh Guan MRT Station on the Jurong Region Line, and is near to amenities such as Yuhua Village Market and Yuhua Elementary School.
URA has proposed raising the development intensity of a past academic institution spot in Jurong East, in a decision that can produce considerably extra houses.
According to Christine Sun, primary researcher and planner at Realion (OrangeTee & Tie), the location could potentially generate around 1,150 to 1,250 HDB flats, or around 1,750 to 1,800 exclusive condominium units.
On April 10, URA released a proposed amendment to the Master Plan 2025, that includes raising the plot ratio of the 3ha area at 450 Jurong East Street 21 from 3.5 to 5.0. The modification is planned to support future residential project and fulfill housing need.
Many other college locations that have been moved or closed up– and consequently allocated for residential development– consist of the former Temasek Primary and Secondary Schools sites at the junction of Upper Changi Road and Bedok South Road; Bedok Town 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.
“Private housing need in the west will continue to increase as more flats in Tengah will certainly be obtaining MOP in the following 4 to five years, and several HDB owners will be ready to improve to a private home,” she adds.
