Schools
There are 3 secondary schools (SMK Ambrose, SMK Methodist, SMJK Ayer Tawar) and a dozen primary schools consisting of 3 Tamil primary school, 2 National (Malay) and 7 Chinese. The secondary schools are non-communal. However, Chinese students are the majority in two of the three secondary schools, due to the demography of the town. About 6 kilometers away, there is the Nan Hua Chinese Independent Secondary School.
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