Jurong East GLS: The Avenue 1 EC on the Former Shuqun School Site

If you have been tracking the west of Singapore, you will have seen the term Jurong East GLS appear next to a plot along Jurong East Avenue 1. It refers to a Government Land Sales (GLS) site earmarked for a new Executive Condominium (EC) on the former Shuqun Secondary School grounds — a genuinely rare launch for the area. This guide explains exactly what the Jurong East GLS site is, where it sits in the government land-sale process, and what is confirmed versus still to be announced, so you can track it accurately from the land stage onward rather than relying on speculation.

What the Jurong East GLS site actually is

The site is a residential Executive Condominium plot placed on the URA Confirmed List of the 2H2026 Government Land Sales Programme — the batch of state land the government has committed to release in the second half of 2026. Notably, it is the only EC site on that Confirmed List, which is part of why it has drawn outsized attention among west-side upgraders. The plot lies along Jurong East Avenue 1 in District 22, on the former Shuqun Secondary School site, and carries an estimated yield of about 735 dwelling units.

Here is the confirmed fact sheet as it stands, with the items that genuinely cannot be known yet marked as to-be-announced (TBA):

Item	Status
GLS list	Confirmed List, 2H2026 Programme (only EC site on the list)
Location	Jurong East Avenue 1, District 22 — former Shuqun Secondary School site
Use	Executive Condominium (EC)
Estimated units	~735
Tenure	99-year leasehold (standard for GLS EC sites)
Tender status	Not yet launched or awarded (as at mid-2026)
Developer	TBA — no developer until the tender is awarded
Project name	TBA — an official name is only set after award
Indicative price / PSF	TBA — cannot be known before award and pricing

That last block matters. Because the tender has not been launched, there is no appointed developer, no winning land bid, no official project name and no price — and anyone quoting those figures today is guessing. We publish confirmed details only once URA awards the site. You can always request the latest verified figures through the Jurong East Avenue 1 EC price guide and we will send them the moment they are official.

How a Jurong East GLS site becomes a launch

Understanding the GLS pipeline is the single most useful thing a buyer can do at this stage, because it tells you what to watch for and roughly when. Government land in Singapore is released two ways. Sites on the Confirmed List — like this one — are released on a fixed schedule regardless of demand. Sites on the Reserve List are only triggered for tender if a developer commits an acceptable minimum bid. A Confirmed-List placement is therefore a stronger signal that the site will actually come to market.

From there, the plot moves through a well-defined sequence before a single showflat opens:

Stage	What happens	Status for this site
1. Listing	Site placed on the GLS Confirmed List	Done (2H2026 Programme)
2. Tender launch	URA opens the site for developer bids	Not yet — expected around late 2026
3. Tender close	Bids submitted; highest compliant bid assessed	Pending
4. Award	Site awarded; developer and land price made public	Pending
5. Naming and design	Developer confirms the project name, unit mix and layouts	Pending
6. Preview and launch	Showflat opens; pricing released; sales begin	Pending

Industry reporting points to the tender launching around December 2026, though URA has not published a firm tender-notice date, and the close and award would follow after that. In practice this means the developer, name and pricing are still several steps away — which is exactly why the smart move now is to register early and be first in the queue when the Jurong East Avenue 1 EC e-brochure and floor plans are released. When they are, they will appear on the Jurong East Avenue 1 EC floor plans page.

Why this Jurong East GLS site is a rare one

The reason this particular plot is being watched so closely is scarcity. Jurong East has seen virtually no new Executive Condominium supply for close to three decades — property analysts widely note that the last EC in the area was Westmere, which was launched back in 1996. For a mature, well-connected town that sits inside a designated growth region, that is an unusually long gap in EC stock.

Scarcity alone does not make a project, but combined with location it shapes the demand picture. An EC is priced for HDB upgraders yet delivers full condominium facilities, and it privatises fully after the 10-year mark — a built-in value pathway that comparable private launches in the same area cannot offer. For upgraders who have been priced out of private condos in the Jurong Lake District, a new EC on Jurong East Avenue 1 is, quite simply, the first realistic shot at a brand-new home of this type in a very long time.

The location behind the land parcel

The site sits within the Jurong Lake District (JLD), the precinct the URA has earmarked as Singapore's largest mixed-use business district outside the central area. Two connectivity points stand out for a resident here. First, the existing Jurong East MRT interchange — already served by the North-South and East-West Lines — is set to gain a Jurong Region Line (JRL) platform, making it one of the few stations in Singapore served by three lines. Second, the JRL's Toh Guan station (JE4) is taking shape within reach of the site, with the relevant JRL stage expected to open around 2028.

Beyond rail, JEM, Westgate and IMM sit around the Jurong East interchange, and Jurong Lake Gardens provides the green lung on the doorstep. We keep the full transport, schools and amenities breakdown on the dedicated Jurong East Avenue 1 EC location guide rather than repeat it here — this article's job is to explain the land-sale side of the story.

What is confirmed, what is not, and how to track it

To summarise honestly: what is confirmed is the site itself (Confirmed List, 2H2026), its location (Jurong East Avenue 1, former Shuqun Secondary School), its use (EC), its estimated scale (~735 units) and its rough tender window (expected to launch around late 2026). What is not yet confirmed — and will not be until the tender is awarded — is the developer, the official project name, the land price and the eventual selling prices. Treat any of those four as speculation until URA and the appointed developer announce them.

If you want to be notified the moment the tender is awarded, the developer is named and pricing is released, the most reliable way is to register your interest and follow the confirmed updates. You can arrange a priority slot for the eventual preview via the Jurong East Avenue 1 EC showflat page, and we will keep verified milestones logged on Jurong East Avenue 1 EC latest updates as each stage of this Jurong East GLS site clears.