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School for the Deaf set to wind down as enrolment falls
After almost half a century, the writing is on the wall for the Singapore School for the Deaf (SSD).
Started in 1963, it has seen enrolment fall in the past decade as fewer children are suffering serious hearing loss thanks to early screening and medical advances.
The school is likely to close around 2016 when its last 16 students graduate.
Ms Judy Lim, executive director of The Singapore Association for the Deaf (SaDeaf), which runs the school, said it stopped admitting new students last year, on the 'directives' of its funders, the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the National Council of Social Service (NCSS).
After almost half a century, the writing is on the wall for the Singapore School for the Deaf (SSD).
Started in 1963, it has seen enrolment fall in the past decade as fewer children are suffering serious hearing loss thanks to early screening and medical advances.
The school is likely to close around 2016 when its last 16 students graduate.
Ms Judy Lim, executive director of The Singapore Association for the Deaf (SaDeaf), which runs the school, said it stopped admitting new students last year, on the 'directives' of its funders, the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the National Council of Social Service (NCSS).