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ACS Primary going co-ed: Are single-sex schools becoming a relic of the past?

ACS (Primary) is not the first school to break tradition and become co-educational. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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SINGAPORE - When the news broke earlier in February that Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) Primary was relocating to the new Tengah town in 2030, many eyebrows were raised, to say the least. 

Not only was the school making a big move from its Newton home ground, it was also, for the first time, going to accept girls in that year.

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