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Clementi New Town is a Housing and Development Board (HDB) new town located at Clementi in the western part of Singapore.

Clementi New Town has an area of 4 square kilometres of which slightly over 50% is used for residential purpose. There are 24,000 HDB residential units with an estimated population of 88,000.

Contents 1 Transport 2 Education 3 Places of Worship 4 Recreation

Clementi New Town is served by Clementi MRT Station (EW23) on the East West MRT Line.

The bus interchange is used mainly by SBS Transit. The following bus services are in operation (which is SBS Transit unless stated otherwise):

• Feeder services
  • 282 - serving West Avenue 2, the West Coast
  • 284 - serving Avenue 4 (the shortest feeder bus route in Singapore)
  • 285 - serving Pandan Loop, the West Coast
• Trunk services
  • 7 - to Bedok, via Holland Road, Orchard Road
  • 14 - to Bedok, via Dover, Bukit Merah, Orchard Road, East Coast
  • 96 - a loop service, route includes the National University of Singapore
  • 99 - a loop service, route includes Jurong West and Boon Lay
  • 147 - to Hougang Central, via Queensway, Bukit Merah, Chinatown, Serangoon
  • 156 - to Sengkang, via Holland Road, Bukit Timah, Bishan
  • 165 - to Hougang Central, via Holland Road, Thomson, Ang Mo Kio
  • 166 - to Ang Mo Kio, via Dover, HarbourFront, Thomson Road
  • 173 (SMRT) - a loop service from Bukit Batok, past Toh Tuck
  • 196 - to Bedok, via Dover, Queensway, Bukit Merah, Marine Parade

In addition, the following bus services pass through parts of Clementi:

• SBS Transit
  • 52 (Jurong East-Bishan)
  • 78 (Jurong East loop service)
  • 105 (Jurong East-Serangoon)
  • 154 (Boon Lay-Eunos)
  • 183 (Jurong East-Singapore Science Park)
  • CT28 (an express service to Chinatown, starts at Clementi Avenue 4)
• SMRT Buses
  • 106 (Bukit Batok-Serangoon)
  • 184 (Bukit Panjang loop service)
  • 188 (Choa Chu Kang-HarbourFront MRT Station)
  • 189 (Bukit Batok-Kent Ridge)
  • 963 (Woodlands-HarbourFront MRT Station)
  • NR5, NR8 (Night Rider loop services to Marina Centre, late nights on Fridays, Saturdays and public holiday eves)

Clementi has many primary and secondary schools, and several higher institutions of learning in the vicinity.

• Primary schools
  • Clementi Primary School is a government primary school. The current principal is Mrs. Sng Peng Hock.
  • The Japanese School (Primary)
  • Nan Hua Primary School
  • Pei Tong Primary School is a government primary school. The current principal is Mrs. Tan Bee Har.

• Secondary schools
  • Clementi Town Secondary School is a government secondary school. The current principal is Mrs. Tan Jong Lek.
  • The Japanese School (Secondary)
  • Jin Tai Secondary School is a government secondary school. The current principal is Mr. Teoh Teik Hoe.
  • Nan Hua High School (Website) is a government, autonomous, SAP secondary school. The current principal is Mr. Foo Suan Fong.
  • NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Website) is a school specialised in Mathematics and Science. The current Principal is Assoc. Prof. Lai Yee Hing.
  • Tanglin Secondary School

• Higher institutions of learning in Clementi
  • ITE West (Clementi)
• Higher institutions of learning near Clementi
  • National University of Singapore (NUS) (Kent Ridge)
  • Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Clementi Road)
  • Singapore Institute of Management (Clementi Road)
  • Singapore Polytechnic (Dover)

• Ang Chee Sia Ong Temple
• Clementi Bible Centre
• Darussalam Mosque
• Singapore Buddhist Youth Mission
• Tentera Di-Raja mosque
• Wu Tai Shan Buddhist temple

Clementi has a swimming complex and a sports hall for badminton or table tennis located near the MRT station. The Clementi Stadium (capacity 4,000) and West Coast Recreation Centre are located near West Coast Road and can be seen from the Ayer Rajah Expressway. West Coast Park and Clementi Woods are situated further away from the central area but are still accessible by bus.

edit	New towns and estates in Singapore
New towns	Ang Mo Kio New Town | Bedok New Town | Bishan New Town | Bukit Batok New Town | Bukit Merah | Bukit Panjang New Town | Choa Chu Kang New Town | Clementi New Town | Geylang | Hougang New Town | Jurong East New Town | Jurong West New Town | Kallang | Pasir Ris New Town | Punggol New Town | Queenstown | Sembawang New Town | Sengkang New Town | Serangoon New Town | Simei New Town | Tampines New Town | Toa Payoh New Town | Woodlands New Town | Yishun New Town
Estates	Bukit Timah | Changi Village | Kembangan | Macpherson | Marine Parade | Potong Pasir | Tiong Bahru