Relocated school to receive first batch of students

2 Nov 2007

Sin Chew Daily reported that SJK (C) Ladang Harcroft, which relocated from Ayer Tawar to Puchong a year ago, will be receiving its first batch of students next year.

The school, which expected to receive about 400 Year One pupils next year, will be opened by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Nov 30, it reported.

In 2004, the MCA had applied to the Government to relocate the school, which was facing closure due to its dwindling student population. The Education Ministry approved the application last year.

Residents in Puchong and nearby areas welcomed the news as they faced difficulty in enrolling their children in Chinese primary schools, the paper reported.

The construction cost is being borne by the IOI group, whose executive chairman Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng went to check on the work progress on Wednesday.

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