4 in 10 at top primary schools live in HDB flats4 in 10 at top primary schools live in HDB flats That is half the national average of eight in 10 pupils for all primary schools. -ST Goh Chin Lian Thu, Nov 15, 2012 The Straits Times SINGAPORE - Four in 10 pupils from several of Singapore's top primary schools live in Housing Board flats. That is half the national average of eight in 10 pupils for all primary schools, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat revealed in a written answer to Parliament on Tuesday. Mr Seah Kian Peng (Marine Parade GRC) had asked about the housing of pupils in six top primary schools: Raffles Girls', Methodist Girls', Henry Park, Anglo-Chinese School (Primary), Nanyang and Tao Nan. He wanted to know how their figures compared nationally and with neighbourhood schools. Mr Heng said their 40 per cent figure "broadly reflects the mix of residential housing in the vicinity of these schools". The average proportion of HDB resident households in the designated planning areas where thes (more...)