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The Ministry of Education (MOE) is re-evaluating the suitability of the chosen venue for the Admission Exercise for International Students after a man shared his concerns about the crowds seen in the area.
Stomper SK he saw a crowd outside the MOE site at 53 Mount Sinai Road on September 24 at 11 a.m. and sent a photo and video to Stomp.
In the video, an auxiliary police officer can be seen directing traffic as parents and children leave the scene.
“I saw a large crowd of adults and children along the road, waiting to enter the MOE site at 11 am,” SK said.
“There were several auxiliary police officers on the scene and they were largely directing traffic.
“A couple of security guards were also on site and trying to control the crowd, which was still growing.
“When the event ended around 6.30pm, the crowd was thicker as many people left the MOE site at the same time.
“I informed the Ministry of Education about what I saw because I was concerned about the lack of safe distancing.”
In response to a query from Stomp, a spokesperson for the MOE and the Singapore Examination and Assessment Board (SEAB) said that this event was the AEIS 2020 which took place September 22-25 at the MOE site in Mount Sinai.
“Given the young age of the candidates, they were accompanied by an adult for registration,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
“Prior to conducting the AEIS, we had given parents and guardians various travel and health advisories, detailing the safe driving measures they should observe.
“These measures, aimed at ensuring the well-being and safety of the candidates, as well as the personnel administering the tests, were strictly observed during the tests over the four days.”
The Education Ministry said parents and guardians were also told not to gather outside and around the test site while their child or ward was taking the tests.
The Ministry of Education also mentioned that parents and guardians could only be on site during registration and pick up their child or ward at staggered times after the test.
“In addition, we hire traffic controllers to manage traffic on the site, as well as security guards to control crowds,” MOE added.
“From our observation, the crowds had gathered just before the start and end of the test, and in both cases, they dispersed in less than 30 minutes.
“However, we will reassess the suitability of the site for this test.”
