Our APSN Journey
Chao Yang Special School moved to the former site of Anthony Road Girls’ School at Newton Circus. In the same year, The Vocational Training Centre moved from Katong Special School to Chao Yang Special School.
The opening of Chao Yang Special School followed shortly in 1982 at the site of a former clan school on Clemenceau Avenue. Both Katong Special School and Chao Yang Special School held their first Combined Annual Athletic Meet that year.
In 1980, Katong Special School was established. It opened its doors at Arthur Road to 110 students and introduced social work services to improve the well-being of its students.
AESN operated classes at three church locations; St Peter, St Michael and Our Lady Queen of Peace, with a total of 90 students.
AESN operated classes at three church locations; St Peter, St Michael and Our Lady Queen of Peace, with a total of 90 students.
The seeds of APSN were first sowed in 1970 when several parents realised that their children with an IQ range of 50 to 70 needed a curriculum that was better suited to children with mild intellectual disabilities. The Association for Educationally Subnormal Children (AESN) was first started in 1976, with…Read More