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Dec 10, 2020 · So without further ado, let’s have a look at the history behind the 10 historic schools in Singapore. St Margaret’s School. Saint Margaret’s School is the oldest school for girls in entire Southeast Asia. It was established in the 1800s (178 years ago, to be exact).
Jun 15, 2012 · Ian’s father taught Primary 7 at Greenock Academy until 1951. Ian was a pupil there from 1946 till 1959 (in the Nelson Street building) in both primary and secondary departments. He was Head Boy of the school in session 1958-59.
Jan 4, 2020 · Ian McCrorie. Teacher and choral music specialist. Born: May 6, 1941; Died: December 5, 2019. IAN McCrorie, who has died aged 78, is not in Wikipedia’s list of famous people from Greenock, but ...
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Dec 21, 2019 · Born: 6 May, 1941 in Greenock. Died: 5 December, 2019 aged 78. Ian McCrorie has died at the age of 78. Picture: Jeremy Burrows. Ian McCrorie, who has died at the age of 78, was a force of nature ...
In 1870, the Woolley Committee compiled a report on the state of education in the colony. 2 In 1872, the position of inspector of schools was created to take charge of educational matters in the Strait Settlements. The first person to fill this position was A. M. Skinner.3 After the publication of the Woolley Report in 1870, another committee ...
School History. St Margaret’s School is the oldest girls’ school in Singapore and the Far East. It was founded in 1842 by Mrs Maria Dyer, a missionary of the London Missionary Society. She was on her way to China in 1841 and while in Singapore, she saw a pitiful group of young Chinese girls on display for sale in the streets.
IAN McCRORIE Council member Ian McCrorie MBE died on 5th December 2019. His obituaries characterised his life as ‘popular teacher, chorus master and Clyde maritime historian’. In the Church Service Society, it was his musical expertise for which he was elected to the Council, and it was in this capacity at many of its meetings that
