INTEGRATED SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS (Numbers opened in 1960 and 1961)

Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 17 November 1961 · 2nd Legislative Assembly

Official Report, 17 November 1961, Vol 15, Issue 3 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Ong Chang SamYong Nyuk Lin
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Mr Ong Chang Sam asked the Minister for Education how many in tegrated secondary and primary schools were opened in 1960 and 1961 respectively.

Mr Yong Nyuk Lin: Mr Speaker, Sir, in 1960, two integrated secondary schools (Chinese/English media) were opened, namely, Bukit Panjang High School and Serangoon Garden High School.

In 1961, seven integrated primary schools (Chinese/English media) came into being, namely, Delta West, Elling North, Guillemard, Kam Seng West, Norfolk, Pulau Tekong, and Toa Payoh.

But for an unfortunate three months' delay in the completion of Jalan Kaki Bukit Primary School, the eighth integrated primary school (Malay/English media) would have been declared open by now; but because of the school year coming to an end in a week's time, the official opening is being postponed to January, 1962.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 17 November 1961. Republished on SGParliament.