Young Singaporeans who lived abroad rejoin local schools with ease

Madam Nur Azah Ismail with her four children (from left): Izz Amsyar, Iffah Irdina, Ilya Insyirah and Irfan Afiq, in Munnar, a town in India's Kerala state. The family lived in Chennai for about two years because of their father's work posting.
Madam Nur Azah Ismail with her four children (from left): Izz Amsyar, Iffah Irdina, Ilya Insyirah and Irfan Afiq, in Munnar, a town in India's Kerala state. PHOTO: COURTESY OF NUR AZAH ISMAIL
Amelia Teng
Education Correspondent
Updated
Nov 17, 2019, 02:15 PM
Published
Nov 17, 2019, 05:00 AM
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Two years ago, Iffah Irdina Kamshari started her secondary school education at Riverside Secondary but unlike other 12-year-olds, she never sat the Primary School Leaving Examination.

She had been living in India with her family for two years before.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on November 17, 2019, with the headline Young Singaporeans who lived abroad rejoin local schools with ease. Subscribe

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