The new building was constructed at a cost of S$7.5 million, and featured administrative, science, and workshop blocks as well as 28 classrooms.

[citation needed] Beatty took responsibility for the deaf students formerly educated at Balestier Hill and Boon Lay Secondary School.

[1] The school colours are those of Admiral David Beatty, and the crest, which depicts a beehive encircled by bees, is taken from his family's coat of arms.

Above the beehive is an open book symbolizing knowledge[7] The school motto, "Non Vi Sed Arte", or "Not with force but with skill", was also taken from Beatty's coat of arms.

The Express Course is a nationwide four-year programme that leads up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examination.

[10] Students take English Language, Mathematics, Basic Mother Tongue, and Computer Applications as compulsory subjects.