School Demographic
The school has a large Chinese and Indian majority with a significant Malay minority. The Primary School Leaving Examination scores of students admitted from primary school through the examination via the PSLE admission phase are mostly in the 264-285 range whereas those admitted through Direct School Admission have varying PSLE scores. There are also many foreign students, mostly from Vietnam, Korea or China, from Year 3 as the school aims to have a 20% foreign enrollment. There are more males than females enrolled in the school in a 5:1 ratio.
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