'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) said that Maris Stella High (Primary) will be going co-educational in 2027. Both...

'It's only right for the community': Parents of Maris Stella High boys on school to admit girls for the first time

Both the primary and secondary schools at Maris Stella's Mount Vernon campus will also be rebuilt from 2027 to 2029. As an alumnus of both Maris Stella primary and secondary school, Ong added that although he cherishes the unique "boys' school experience" he had, it is up to future batches to create their own culture and atmosphere in the school as times are changing."I don't have to worry about where to send my daughter as she can join her brothers in Maris Stella High in 2030," said the 52-year-old, reported The Straits Times.

 

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