Many Australian and New Zealand Servicemen Dependents attended school in Singapore during one or more change-overs which is easy to confuse.
Here is a basic outline of those changes to give you some idea of what came before or after you, and if you were to young to remember...what was happening while you were there.
The reduction of British Forces from 1970 meant the closure of some of their schools and it was decided by the Australian and New Zealand Governments that primary and secondary education should be provided for the services children of both countries in Singapore. On the 6th of September 1971 the four ANZ schools opened:
ANZ High School in the former RAF Grammar School, Changi
ANZ Primary School Woodlands in the former Royal Navy School
ANZ Primary School Tengah in the SCEA School Tengah
ANZ Primary School Selarang in the former SCEA School Selarang
All the Schools flourished and provided a valuable service to the community both in their normal role and as centres for night classes and public meetings. The schools were visited annually by inspectors and balanced education was being provided.
With the announcement of the withdrawal of Australian Forces further changes in the education system were needed and in December 1973 New Zealand announced that it would assume responsibility for the continuation of educational services for NZ pupils and those Australian children remaining in theatre. It was decided that New Zealand would establish three schools, one each at Woodlands, Tengah and Seletar, to open on the commencement of the second term May 1974.
