Children's prayers for a long weekend are answered, MOE to close schools tomorrow

No such luck for working adults though. :'(

Martino Tan| September 24, 10:49 PM

The Ministry of Education (MOE), in consultation with the Ministry of Health (MOH), has decided to close all primary and secondary schools tomorrow (September 25).

Lessons will also be suspended, and the Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level music and higher music practical

examinations tomorrow will be rescheduled to next Tuesday, September 29.

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PRESS RELEASE: MOE KINDERGARTENS, PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS TO CLOSE ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2015 ★...

Posted by Ministry of Education, Singapore on Thursday, September 24, 2015

This is due to the worsening haze situation in Singapore today, with the 24-hour PSI crossing into the Very Unhealthy range since 10am this morning.

As at 9pm today, the 24-hr PSI was 219-270, in the Very Unhealthy range, and the 1-hr PM2.5 was 221-321µg/m3.

This is the highest 24-hr PSI recorded in 2015.

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For the adults and the teenagers, it is business as usual.

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced that there is no national shut-down of workplaces tomorrow.

All Junior Colleges, Centralised Institute and Post-Education Institutes (PSEIs), namely the Autonomous Universities, Polytechnics and ITEs, will remain open.

The People’s Association (PA) grassroots organisations will also start distributing N95 masks tomorrow from 10am at 108 Community Clubs island-wide. These masks will be given to vulnerable and needy Singaporeans/Singapore Permanent Residents who hold the blue CHAS card, Pioneer Generation card, and are ComCare recipients

Below is a Facebook post by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the haze situation:

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air quality worsened into the “very unhealthy” range today. The PSI for the next 24 hours is expected to remain “...

Posted by Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday, September 24, 2015

To all the 16-year old Secondary Four students, it's "Heng Ah" for you.

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