A NEW Chinese primary school in Iskandar Puteri is expected to start classes in early April.
The RM18mil SJKC Cheah Fah could cater to a maximum of 960 pupils, said its building committee chairman Datuk Steve Chong Yoon On.
He said the 24-classroom public school on 2.02ha land, had two academic blocks, an administration block, canteen and multipurpose hall.
It is also equipped with science and computer labs, life skills workshops, football field as well as indoor badminton and basketball courts.
“One special feature is separate pick-up and drop-off points for parents as well as school vans and buses.
“The designated areas will prevent traffic congestion usually experienced on roads near schools,” he told StarMetro.
He added that the project, donated and developed by Sunway Group within its Sunway City Iskandar Puteri township, started five years ago.
Chong said apart from fulfilling the Education Ministry’s requirements, the developer took it one step further and used higher-quality building materials, comparable to international school standards, and added a multipurpose hall into the building plan.
“Each block has a rain harvesting tank to keep the school environmentally-friendly.
“Rainwater can be reused for cleaning and watering purposes.
“These reflect Sunway founder and chairman Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah’s emphasis on education as the main factor in improving people’s lives.
“Even parents outside of Iskandar Puteri have expressed interest in sending their children to SJKC Cheah Fah and we have been organising tours for them to view the facilities,” said Chong.
He said during these tours, parents were able to meet and speak to the caretaker headmaster and get a better feel of the school and its facilities.
He added that so far, more than 350 parents had shown interest in enrolling their children.
SJKC Cheah Fah was launched by MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong who also witnessed the handing over of the certificate of practical completion from the developer to the school.
It is one of the 10 new schools and six relocated schools approved by the then Barisan Nasional-led government in 2017.
Dr Wee said it was also the first of 10 schools to be completed where the initial agreed amount was RM12mil and later increased to RM18mil, thanks to Sunway’s commitment to providing a more conducive environment.
