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9 August. National Day. Celebrates the commemorate the nationhood and independence of Singapore. October/November. Deepavali. The Hindu holiday celebrates the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after defeating the demon king Ravana and vanquishing of the demon Naraka by Lord Krishna. 25 December. Christmas Day.
Indonesia. 25 November. National Teachers' Day is commemorated on the same day as the formation of the Indonesian Teachers' Association, the PGRI. National Teachers' Day is not a holiday, but it is celebrated by having a ceremonial activity in recognition of certain teachers, headmasters and other school staff.
2 January – The School of the Arts is opened, making it the first specialised pre-tertiary arts school in Singapore. [3] 3 January – The Keppel Bay Bridge is officially opened. [4] 8 January My Paper is relaunched as a full-fledged bilingual newspaper. [5] Asia Netcom and Pacific Internet successfully merged as Pacnet, Singapore's second ISP.
Education has always represented an area of focus for Singapore since its independence in 1965. Its emphasis on education partly reflects Singapore's virtual lack of natural resources and Singapore's need to develop its human resource and manpower capability in its continuing quest to build a knowledge-based economy.
The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established by the Ministry of Education, it was formerly known as Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB). ITE has three colleges, ITE College Central, ITE College East ...
List of schools in Singapore. Singapore's public schools come under the purview of the Ministry of Education. Singapore has many primary schools and secondary schools, as well as junior colleges, centralised institutes, polytechnics and universities providing tertiary education. Under the Compulsory Education Act which came into effect on 1 ...
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Pages in category "Public holidays in Singapore". The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Public holidays in Singapore.