ANG MO KIO NEW TOWN, NEIGHBOURHOOD SIX (Building of schools)

Dr Koh Lip Lin asked the Minister of Education (a) how many and what type of schools will be built in Ang Mo Kio Neighbourhood Six; and (b) when those schools will be completed.

Mr Chai Chong Yii (for the Minister of Education): Mr Speaker, Sir, according to the Ministry of Education's school building plan, three sites in Ang Mo Kio New Town Neighbourhood Six have been reserved for schools. On Site 11, construction work for one primary school and one secondary school has already started. They are expected to be completed before December 1981. Site 10 is for two primary schools and one secondary school. Construction work is expected to start next month. The two primary schools are expected to be completed by December 1981 and the secondary school by February 1982. A third site is reserved for the construction of a junior college which is expected to be completed by the end of 1983.