'It's only right for the community': Parents of Maris Stella High boys on school to admit girls for the first time
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For over 60 years, Maris Stella High School has always been known as a boys' school. But that's going to change in 2027, when the primary school section will, for the first time, take in girls. In an announcement on May 6, the Ministry of Education (MOE)'It's only right for the community': Parents of Maris Stella High boys on school to admit girls for the first time
For over 60 years, Maris Stella High School has always been known as a boys' school. But that's going to change in 2027, when the primary school section will, for the first time, take in girls. In an announcement on May 6, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said that Maris Stella High (Primary) will be going co-educational in 2027. Both the primary and secondary schools at Maris Stella's Mount Vernon campus will also be rebuilt from 2027 to 2029. Speaking to AsiaOne, Ong Chin Kai, father of two, said that the primary school becoming co-ed was a fair decision. «It's only right for the community, with new estates being built around the school, [for the school] to be inclusive...for everyone to get the opportunity to go to a school nearby,» said the 45-year-old. Read more