A few days ago, I received an invitation from the Headmaster of Penang Free School to attend the school’s 209th Speech Day. I’ve been going to the Speech Day every year since 2012, and I can only say that I’ll be there again this time. It’s always a wonderful occasion to reconnect with the old school — to listen to the speeches, to see how it has progressed from year to year, to watch a new batch of students receive their prizes, and to sing the School Rally with gusto.
This year, however, the event has been brought forward to 14 October 2025, since the actual Speech Day would have fallen a day after Deepavali. It’s not without precedent; this adjustment happens occasionally, as the Deepavali holidays would otherwise affect preparations for the big day. In any normal year, though, Speech Day remains fixed on 21 October, even when that date happens to fall on a Sunday.
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