{"id":46083,"date":"2025-08-19T13:41:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T05:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/?p=46083"},"modified":"2025-08-19T16:09:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:09:40","slug":"looking-ahead-leadership-transitions-for-ay-2025-2026-at-owis-nanyang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/news\/looking-ahead-leadership-transitions-for-ay-2025-2026-at-owis-nanyang\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Ahead: Leadership Transitions for AY 2025 &#8211; 2026 at OWIS Nanyang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we welcome the academic year of 2025 to 2026, we are delighted to share several leadership updates and role transitions within the OWIS Nanyang Primary, Secondary, and Whole School teams. 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