'We have conveyed those concerns to MOE. I don’t think it is the ACS board that makes these decisions,' says the president of the ACS board of governors.
SINGAPORE: Affiliation to the two Anglo-Chinese primary schools was the main concern expressed by parents who attended a town hall held on Wednesday night.
As cohort sizes fall, the school will consolidate with ACS at Winstedt Road and operate under the latter’s name around 2033. The combined ACS will continue to operate from both campuses before shifting to the Barker Road site around 2039. A parent who has a son in ACS said: “When it came to the open floor, I think some parents or old boys did bring up pretty pertinent questions.
“The board of governors keep emphasising that they always wanted to have a special needs school, but the Government refused to open one, but recently they suggested, if we give you the offer, you have to move one of your primary schools,” she added. “They were actually trying to figure out which schools and which affiliation they could go to. I think we will clarify all of those and give feedback to MOE,” said Mr Seow.
Responding to a question about whether affiliation for female students to secondary school would be introduced, Mr Seow noted that the issue was also brought up during the town hall.
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