Jurong Institute was one of 4 original Centralised Institutes (CI) in Singapore, and one of the two CIs to have been merged to establish the nation's current only CI, Millennia Institute

Millennia Institute

Millennia Institute is the only Centralised Institute in Singapore.MI was established on 3 January 2004, to conglomerate the sparsely organised three-year pre-university institutes into a single entity...

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History

Jurong Institute was formed in 1989 as Singapore's second centralised institute, temporarily occupying the premises at Jurong West

Jurong West

Jurong West is a neighbourhood in Singapore, bounded by the Pan Island Expressway, the eastern edge of Jurong Camp, Boon Lay Way, Corporation Road, Fourth Chin Bee Road, International Road, Corporation Road, Ayer Rajah Expressway, Yuan Ching Road, Boon Lay Way, and along a Canal leading into Jurong...

 Street 91. It moved to 2 Toh Tuck Terrace on 18 November 1994, which was known as the Big Move. On that day, the school flag

Flag

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 was lowered for the last time at Jurong West and the student councillors set off on a symbolic relay

Relay race

During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...

 run, carrying a torch

Torch

A torch is a fire source, usually a rod-shaped piece of wood with a rag soaked in pitch and/or some other flammable material wrapped around one end. Torches were often supported in sconces by brackets high up on walls, to throw light over corridors in stone structures such as castles or crypts...

to signify that the JI spirit would continue to burn at the new premises. Lion dancers, awaiting staff and students, welcomed the school to its new site and ushered them into their new campus at Toh Tuck. The former Jurong Institute is renamed the Millennia Institute (Toh Tuck Campus) after OI and JI merged to form the Millennia Institute.

Institute identity

JI’s vision was Passion for life; Thirst for learning; Commitment to serve; Confidence to lead, while the mission of the institute was A Different Route to Success. The Jurong Institute Mission is to develop students to the fullest by engaging them in a variety of programmes that would nurture their talents and equip them with the skills and values necessary to succeed as contributing members of society. The institute’s students’ creed was Integrity we possess, Excellence we strive for, Justice we uphold.

The JI song was last sang in late 2003 after it was concurred that JI will be succeeded by Millennia Institute, and a new institute song was written for that very purpose.

J I Forever

Jurong Institute School Song

J for Jurong, Justice too

I for Integrity

Two ideals, two flags salute

For nation and for Institute

Chorus

Open the window, open the mind

Reach out to others and be kind

Pledging to build society

May JI forever be

We will give our very best

Striving for excellence.

Strong in spirit, body, mind

The truth of life we all must find

Open the window, open the mind

Reach out to others and be kind

Pledging to build society

May JI forever be

As through life we journey on

JI spirit may we keep

Serve the nation loyally

With Justice and Integrity

Open the window, open the mind

Reach out to others and be kind

Pledging to build society

May JI forever be

Open the window, open the mind

Reach out to others and be kind

Pledging to build society

May JI forever be

External links

• Millennia Institute