Parents whose children are students of SK Assumption have expressed hope that the school's landowner will reconsider the decision to officially close the school.
SK Assumption, located along Jalan Bagan Dalam in Butterworth, Penang, will be closed for good on Feb 28 after operating for 89 years.
Che Su Tahar, 42, said she needed more time to find a suitable school for her eight-year-old son.
She added that though there are several primary schools in the vicinity that she could choose from, it would not be the same as SK Assumption has quality educators and the students are well-taken care of.
“My son’s school performance has also increased,” she said when met at the school compound today.
Che Su said the school's Parent-Teacher Association has tried various ways to prevent it from closing, such as urging the Penang State Education Department to speed up the registration of the pro-tem board of governors for the school.
However, she said, they would have to acquiesce if the landowner was adamant to close the school as scheduled.
'School's heritage should be preserved'
Meanwhile, engineer Shahrizan Sickandar, 42, said the school's heritage should be preserved due to its historical value and the education quality that the school provides to students.
“All my friends (who went to SK Assumption) are now professionals. My son who is now in Year One has improved a lot due to the focus provided by his teacher," Shahrizan said.
A mother of four, Nazirah Mohd Salihu, 43, said she hoped relevant parties would review the decision to close the school.
"If you want to close it, don't discard the name of the school. Build a secondary Assumption school for boys as this area does not have a school for male students," she added.
On Jan 9, Bernama reported that the school’s licence would be revoked upon the closure, as the private landowner, Sri Avenue Sdn Bhd, has requested for the return of the land and building “as soon as possible”.
The Save Assumption School Joint Task Force is hoping that the Penang Education Department will immediately approve the registration of the pro-tem board of governors for the school.
Its spokesperson, Vernon Fernandez, was reported as saying that the pro-tem board of governors, which includes representatives from the Parent-Teacher Association, the Alumni Association, the landowner and the Diocese of Penang, was set up last year, primarily as a legal platform to solve the issue of the school and its premises.
- Bernama
Parents whose children are students of SK Assumption have expressed hope that the school's landowner will reconsider the decision to officially close the school.
SK Assumption, located along Jalan Bagan Dalam in Butterworth, Penang, will be closed for good on Feb 28 after operating for 89 years.
Che Su Tahar, 42, said she needed more time to find a suitable school for her eight-year-old son.
She added that though there are several primary schools in the vicinity that she could choose from, it would not be the same as SK Assumption has quality educators and the students are well-taken care of.
“My son’s school performance has also increased,” she said when met at the school compound today.
Che Su said the school's Parent-Teacher Association has tried various ways to prevent it from closing, such as urging the Penang State Education Department to speed up the registration of the pro-tem board of governors for the school.
However, she said, they would have to acquiesce if the landowner was adamant to close the school as scheduled.
'School's heritage should be preserved'
Meanwhile, engineer Shahrizan Sickandar, 42, said the school's heritage should be preserved due to its historical value and the education quality that the school provides to students.
“All my friends (who went to SK Assumption) are now professionals. My son who is now in Year One has improved a lot due to the focus provided by his teacher," Shahrizan said.
A mother of four, Nazirah Mohd Salihu, 43, said she hoped relevant parties would review the decision to close the school.
"If you want to close it, don't discard the name of the school. Build a secondary Assumption school for boys as this area does not have a school for male students," she added.
On Jan 9, Bernama reported that the school’s licence would be revoked upon the closure, as the private landowner, Sri Avenue Sdn Bhd, has requested for the return of the land and building “as soon as possible”.
The Save Assumption School Joint Task Force is hoping that the Penang Education Department will immediately approve the registration of the pro-tem board of governors for the school.
Its spokesperson, Vernon Fernandez, was reported as saying that the pro-tem board of governors, which includes representatives from the Parent-Teacher Association, the Alumni Association, the landowner and the Diocese of Penang, was set up last year, primarily as a legal platform to solve the issue of the school and its premises.
- Bernama
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