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Ten years ago, a typical Primary 1 boy would easily fall between sizes 20 and 24. But now, he can be between sizes 22 and 26.
Meanwhile, a regular Secondary 1 student would be around 24 to 28 inches in the past, compared to 26 to 32 inches now.
Mrs Helen Quek, executive director of uniform supplier Bibi & Baba, which supplies to more than 50 schools, said sizes for secondary school students, for instance, used to stop at 38 inches, but can go up to 44 inches now.
Madam Yeo Kwee Huay, director of school uniform firm Asencio, which has been in business for 30 years and serves more than 40 schools, said her sizes for primary school pupils can go up to 42 inches, while those for secondary school stop at 46 inches.
http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/sch...ty-levels-rise
National University of Singapore economics lecturer Kelvin Seah said: "As parents become more affluent, they are able to provide their children with more nutritious food. So this has led to some kids getting bigger, sometimes too big for their own good."
This is all that our press can gather from an Economics Lecturer from NUS?
Blardy no effort in local journalism.
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