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Ai Tong School (simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Aitong xuexiao) is a primary school located in Bishan, Singapore. The sign gives the school its name, Ai Tong School. History The school started as a private Singaporean Chinese primary school founded by educational philanthropist, Tan Kah Kee, in 1912. The school was one of five primary and secondary Chinese schools that were founded by Tan in Singapore. In 1957, the private school became a government-aided school, and started teaching English as the first language and Chinese as the second language from 1984 onwards. 1946: The school rented the premises of the old Gan Eng Seng School to start a branch school. 1979: 887 pupils had their classes at Mayflower Primary School and Ang Mo Kio Primary School. The school functioned as an integrated school. 1990: The school became a "SAP school. 2010: Mr Tan Yap Kin, former Vice-Principal of Tampines Primary School, took over as Principal of Ai Tong School.
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