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To optimise the use of resources, schools may merge and be relocated. Such merger of schools may sometimes allow for a greater exchange of expertise and policies to provide a higher quality of education, as was the case of the merger of Ang Mo Kio North Primary School, Li Hua Primary School and Hong Dao Primary School.
Western-style school uniforms were introduced to present-day Malaysia in the late 19th century during the British colonial era. The present design was standardised beginning in January 1970. Today, school uniforms are almost universal in the public and private school systems. The uniforms at Malaysian public schools are as follows: [192]
The school itself was situated in Jalan Teck Whye for many of years, until it had been relocated to a new building in Teck Whye Crescent, 2002. Under the leadership of principal Adrian Cordeiro, the school revamped its school crest, school uniform and school song. A new principal, Ong Kong Hong, took over at the end of 2009.
Commonwealth Secondary School (abbreviation: CWSS) is a government, autonomous and coeducational secondary school in Jurong East, Singapore.Founded in 1964, Commonwealth Secondary School offers secondary school education which leads to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level or Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal <Academic and Technical> Level examination.
The government's plan, which was initiated in 2002, is to make Singapore a "Global Schoolhouse", attracting revenue-generating international students. [22] [23] [24] In 2002, the education sector accounted for 3.6% of Singapore's economy. The government's aim was to grow this sector to 5% of Singapore's economy over the subsequent decade. [22]
The SGEA is an offshoot of the Civil Service Computerization Programme (CSCP), which the Singaporean government launched in the 1980s to turn Singapore's public sector as a world-class exploiter of IT. [1] The initial goal was the improvement of internal operational efficiencies through the automation of traditional work functions in the ...
A school uniform is a uniform worn by students primarily for a school or otherwise an educational institution. [1] They are common in primary and secondary schools in various countries and are generally widespread in Africa, Asia, Oceania, and much of the Americas, but are not common in the United States, Canada, and most countries in continental Europe.
Singapore has many primary schools and secondary schools, as well as junior colleges, centralised institutes, polytechnics and universities providing tertiary education. Under the Compulsory Education Act which came into effect on 1 January 2003, all children have to start attending primary school at the age of 7. [ 1 ]