The name Marine Parade commonly refers to the neighbourhood encompassing the main HDB public housing estate and several private residences, bounded by Marine Parade Road, East Coast Parkway, Amber Road and Bedok South Avenue 1. Marine Parade was originally named after a promenade near the sea that was parallel to East Coast Road. It was built on reclaimed land completed in the mid-1970s.
The Marine Parade Planning Area, an urban planning zone under the Urban Redevelopment Authority, encompasses a much larger area, which includes the Marine Parade Housing Estate, the private residential areas in Joo Chiat and in Katong on both sides of Mountbatten Road. The planning area is located south of Geylang, southeast of Kallang, and northeast of Marina East, the latter both of which are part of the Central Area. To the east of Marine Parade lies the town and urban planning area of Bedok.
Marine Parade Housing Estate
The main public housing estate, Marine Parade Housing Estate, comprises 58 blocks of HDB flats. The public estate is bisected by the arterial Still Road South that provides access to the major highway, East Coast Parkway, leading to the city area and to Singapore Changi Airport.The main precincts of Marine Parade Housing Estate can be distinguished by the roads serving them:Marine TerraceMarine CrescentMarine DriveMarine Parade Central.
Town Centre
Marine Parade Promenade at the town centre
Marine Parade Community BuildingMarine Parade is served by a town centre, Marine Parade Town Centre, which consists of several neighbourhood shops and a major commercial complex Parkway Parade that houses offices and a shopping centre.
East Coast Park
The town is also well-known to locals as it is adjacent to East Coast Park, a popular seaside weekend getaway for leisure and water sports.
Marine Parade Community BuildingThe Marine Parade Community Building was completed in 2000. It houses the Marine Parade Community Club and the Marine Parade Community Library. Other facilities within the three-storey complex include a 263-seater theatrette, a glass-walled gymnasium, a covered basketball court on the rooftop, an air-conditioned and a sports hall.
Schools
As Marine Parade is primarily either recreational or residential, it is host to a variety of schools.
Primary Schools
CHIJ (Katong) Primary 圣婴女校(加东) (lies on the fringe of the town)
Ngee Ann Primary School 义安小学
Tao Nan School 道南学校
Secondary Schools
CHIJ Katong Convent 加东修道院女校
St. Patrick’s School 圣伯特理中学 (lies on the fringe of the town)
Chung Cheng High School (Main) 中正中学（总校） (at Goodman Road)
Tanjong Katong Secondary School 丹绒加东中学
Tanjong Katong Girls’ School 丹绒加东女校
Victoria School 维多利亚学校
Junior Colleges
Victoria Junior College 维多利亚初级学院
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