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Left: Dr Maureen Roach at<br />

events during her time as<br />

Principal of Dover Court<br />

Dr Maureen Roach<br />

Dr Roach served as the Principal of Dover Court<br />

from 1990-2015. Her main objective was to<br />

ensure that the needs of children of all abilities<br />

were met, leading her to contribute to the<br />

direction of the Department of Supportive<br />

Education, which was expanded during this<br />

time. Dr Roach's legacy is the inclusivity of the<br />

school and its welcoming community identity.<br />

Even though the school has grown, inclusion is<br />

still at heart of everything we do.<br />

Above: Bird's eye view of Dover<br />

Court Preparatory School in<br />

May 2000<br />

Below: Bird's eye view of Dover<br />

Court International School in<br />

October 2022<br />

Growth through the years<br />

Dover Court quickly became one of the largest expatriate preparatory<br />

schools in Singapore, leading it to its expansion in the 1980s to keep up<br />

with the demand. Around this time, due to its growing waitlist, the school<br />

built the Ernest Alliot Foundation Block, a three-storey building now<br />

known as C Block. The building projects only increased from there! By 1998,<br />

in addition to the original military barracks and small pre-existing<br />

buildings, the administrative block, Cooper Hall, the main library, the infant<br />

block, the Inclusive Education area and the swimming complex had been<br />

added to the campus.

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