Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre to get new home in Jalan Besar in 2027

The Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre will be moving to Jalan Besar in 2027, after its current tenancy expires.

- Samuel Devaraj

The Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Aug 23 that the centre, which is currently located at 2 Beatty Road, will be moving to the former location of Stamford Primary School at 1 Victoria Lane from January 2027.

It will share the premises with an "appropriate user", which will be identified at a later date, said the ministry in a statement.

The centre is an MOE language centre offering Tamil at the G1, G2 and G3 levels, Higher Tamil and literature to secondary school students. It also serves as the National Tamil Language Resource Centre, working together with the community to promote the teaching and learning of the language at the national level.

Apart from a temporary relocation between 2009 and 2011 to allow for building works, it has been based at its current location since 1982, when it was known as St George's Road Tamil Language Centre. The centre's current tenancy will expire in December 2026.

Said MOE: "The campus at the new site will provide students with larger learning spaces and upgraded facilities, including a sheltered court which can be used for various activities such as kabaddi, as well as larger classrooms."