SINGAPORE: Maris Stella High School ( MSHS) and Woodlands Ring Secondary School ( WRSS) will be rebuilt in the next few years, the Ministry of Education ( MOE ) announced on Monday ( May 6 ).
From 2027 to 2029, MSHS ( Primary ) and MSHS ( Secondary ) will be rebuilt at their permanent sites at 25 Mount Vernon Road to “provide better facilities and enhance students ‘ educational experience”, MOE said in a press release.
Due to the rebuild, MSHS ( Primary ) will move to the former MacPherson Primary School site at 2 Mattar Road, while MSHS ( Secondary ) will move to the former Bedok North Secondary School Site at 20 Jalan Damai.
The new extra school’s location is only 4.6 kilometers aside from its permanent home, whereas the new holding page for the main area is only 2.7 kilometers away.
When MSHS ( Primary ) relocates to its holding site in 2027, the Marist Brothers Provincial Council and the board of directors of MSHS Ltd. agreed to become co-educational.
In 2027, the institution may also consider increasing the number of Primary 1 students.
In order to accommodate this larger intake, MSHS ( Primary ) will also conduct a partial single-session visit to the holding facility while the institution’s permanent campus is being rebuilt, according to MOE.
When its permanent campus is ready, tentatively in 2030, MSHS ( Primary ) will revert to operating on a single- session basis, according to MOE.
The continuous location at 25 Mount Vernon Road will continue to be used to determine the distance between the primary schools during the temporary transfer.
MSHS ( Secondary ) will remain as an all- boys school” for now”, said MOE.