Tears over closing of two secondary convent schools

Sad farewell: Principal Khaw (centre) with teachers and former students on the last day of ­operations of SMK Convent Pulau Tikus in George Town, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: This is no April Fools’ joke: both SMK Convent Pulau Tikus (CPT) and SMK Convent Light Street (CLS) are closing down for good.

The secondary schools will be the first to be returned to religious order Infant Jesus (IJS), which is believed to have plans to turn them into a private school and a higher education institution.