St Stephen’s School looking for new operator after being hit by school bus woes

School buses lining up in the compound of St Stephen’s School on Jan 26, 2023. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Students seen boarding a minibus parked outside St Stephen’s School on Jan 26, 2023. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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SINGAPORE - A primary school in Siglap and its school bus operator have agreed to terminate a two-year contract just four weeks into the school term after numerous complaints from parents about the poor standard of service.

St Stephen’s School is now looking for a new operator, after Yeap Transport informed the school that it was unable to meet the expected service standards or address problems like buses turning up late to ferry pupils or not at all.

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