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Nine pairs of schools to merge amid falling births and enrolment
A Primary 1 open house event at Juying Primary School in 2018. The school will merge with Pioneer Primary next year and relocate to a new site in Tengah from January 2025. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
Falling birth numbers a big reason for the mergers, which will take place over the next three years
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Another 18 primary and secondary schools are set to merge over the next three years as student enrolment continues to shrink due to Singapore s falling birthrates.
The first two schools to merge will be Juying Primary School (JYPS) and Pioneer Primary next year, and will occupy the current JYPS site.
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4 pairs of primary schools, 5 pairs of secondary schools to merge in S pore as student numbers shrink
The first two schools to be merged are Juying Primary School (left) and Pioneer Primary School.PHOTOS: SCREENGRAB FROM GOOGLE MAPS
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Singapore is building a 42,000-home eco smart city
Updated 2nd February 2021
Singapore is building a 42,000-home eco smart city
Written by Oscar Holland, CNN
In a country where over 80% of residents live in public housing, a government commitment to sustainable urban design could have huge implications. And when it s a tropical country where convenience and air conditioning are a way of life, the impact could be greater still.
Promising 42,000 new homes across five residential districts, the eco-town of Tengah the Malay word for middle, though it s in the island s western region will be the 24th new settlement built by Singapore s government since World War II. It is, however, the first with centralized cooling, automated trash collection and a car-free town center, which conservationists hope offers a roadmap for slashing carbon emissions in the Southeast Asian city-state.