SINGAPORE - Eight primary and 10 secondary schools will merge over the next three years, including schools with long histories like Telok Kurau Primary and Tanglin Secondary.

Announced in 2021, the mergers are in response to falling birth rates and changing demographics in housing estates, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) in a statement on Wednesday (April 6).

The merger of Pioneer and Juying primary schools took place in the beginning of this year. The school keeps the Pioneer name but uses the Juying school building in Jurong West. 

Other primary schools that are marked for merger are Eunos Primary and Telok Kurau Primary. The merged school will use the Telok Kurau name and building.

Farrer Park and Stamford primary schools will also merge, using the Farrer Park name and building.

Among the secondary schools to be merged are Bedok Green and Ping Yi secondary schools, which will be known as Bedok Green Secondary after the merger.