Education

Speaking at a gala dinner commemorating the 100th anniversary of Hwa Chong Institution yesterday (21 Mar), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said it is still important for students to master the academic curriculum and strive to excel in their studies. “Our schools, our ITEs, polytechnics and universities maintain rigorous academic standards, and give students a solid grounding in their different …

Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean recently spoke on the issue of streaming at the 1000 Enterprises and 1000 Philanthropists for Children-in-Need Appreciation Dinner held on Tuesday (19 March) by the Singapore Children’s Society. Mr Teo, who was a former education minister, recalled his schooldays in which half the children did not complete secondary school while many in the army …

A recently released video by ‘Rebound with Resilience’ – a social campaign started by communications studies undergraduates from NTU – has generated some interest online.The 12 min long video started with students candidly sharing their thoughts on failure, to which a cast member said: “devastating…some say failure can be a wake-up call, but it’s easier said than done”. The surprise …

We’ve all heard about the wonderful Scandinavian lifestyle – free and easy, relaxed, with a focus on community. Well, Singaporean mother Adrienne Goh who moved to Denmark in 2014 decided to share her experience of the Danish school system as experienced by her now 8-year old daughter. In an article on Sassy Mama SG, Adrienne said, “My daughter is 8 …

The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced that it will be completely doing away with streaming in secondary schools by 2024, replacing it with subject-based banding instead. At the parliamentary debate on his ministry’s budget, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said that from 2027, students will take common national examinations instead of the GCE O-Level or N-Level examinations in current system. …

Subject-Based Banding (Secondary) [SBB(Sec)] will be expanded beyond the four PSLE subjects in line with ongoing efforts to develop the full potential of students, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said in a press release on Tuesday (5 March). The ministry stated that these changes will provide students with more opportunities to study subjects at a level better suited to their …

By 2024, the Ministry of Education (MOE) will put a complete stop to Normal (Technical), Normal (Academic) and Express streams in secondary schools. Instead, students will be embarking on a subject-based banding where they will be taking up subjects at higher or lower levels, based on their strengths. After implementing the old system for about four decades, Education Minister Ong …

Education Minister Ong Ye Kung announced in Parliament today (5 Mar) that streaming in secondary schools will be removed and replaced by subject-based banding (SBB) by 2024. Also, following this, the O-Level and N-Level examinations will be combined into one common national examination. The existing system of streaming students into Express, Normal (Academic) or Normal (Technical) based on their PSLE …

A letter to parents about the Ministry of Education’s The Growing Years Programme, a sexuality education programme in schools, dated 13th Feb 2019 was shared on r/singapore. The user who shared a photograph of the letter indicated that it was part of a sex ed consent form sent to parents of secondary school children. The letter explained that the sex …

During the Budget debate in Parliament on Wednesday (27 Feb), Associate Professor Walter Theseira, a Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP), said that Singapore needs to build a strong core of academics to keep the country in the right path and serve as a check and balance for the integrity and ability of the government. To do this, Assoc. Prof Theseira …