Singapore legislation
Regulation 51
Regulation 51
Lavatories
Subregulation 1
Every school must be provided with lavatories and other sanitary equipment of a type approved by a medical officer.
Subregulation 2
In schools with mixed enrolment separate lavatories must be provided for each sex with adequately screened approaches.
Subregulation 3
Lavatory accommodation in every school must be provided as follows:
for boy pupils: One water-closet for every 50 pupils up to a total of 200 pupils; one water-closet for every 100 pupils in excess of 200; plus 1.8 metres of trough urinal for every 100 pupils; and
for girl pupils: One water-closet for every 25 pupils up to a total of 100 pupils; one water-closet for every 30 pupils of the next 150 pupils; and one water-closet for every 50 pupils in excess of 250 pupils.
Subregulation 4
Urinals in a school must be faced to a height of 1.2 metres with tiles or such other impervious material as the medical officer may approve.
Subregulation 5
Where a water carriage system is not installed in a school, lavatories must be in a separate building at least 9 metres distant from the school building.
Subregulation 6
Except as the Director-General otherwise permits, separate lavatory accommodation must be provided for the staff in every school.
Subregulation 7
Lavatories in a school must at all times be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
Subregulation 8
Lavatories in a school must not be used for any other purpose.