SINGAPORE - Several parents of students at One World International School’s Suntec campus were “shocked and disappointed” by the news of its impending closure in June, just three years after it was set up.
The school was informed of the temporary arrangement at Suntec, said a URA spokeswoman in response to queries from ST. OWIS had signed a letter of acknowledgement that the use of the convention and exhibition facilities to house the Suntec campus would be from July 1, 2021, to July 1, 2024, she said.
While URA had informed OWIS about the temporary nature of the school space at Suntec, parents expressed surprise at the closure, saying that they were not aware of this arrangement. Mr Cheema, a sales manager, said: “The admissions and management should have informed us earlier, it’s their responsibility to disclose such information at the time of admission, avoid having to find another school after six months of enrolment at the current campus.”
In the e-mail sent to parents announcing the closure, the school said “a new home for OWIS Suntec will not be available at present”, and added that parents can consider transferring their children to one of OWIS’ other two campuses. OWIS’ website indicates that the school fees range from $19,881 to $22,857 a year for the Nanyang campus, $21,057 to $24,633 at the Suntec campus, and $24,382 to $27,357 for the Punggol branch.