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Children typically start their primary education in the year they turn seven. Primary education lasts six years, and is compulsory for all Singapore citizens. [1] Primary schools in Singapore are classified as Government or Government-aided schools. Primary schools are typically mixed-sex, though there are a number of single-sex schools.
Gifted Education Programme (Singapore) The Gifted Education Programme ( GEP) is an academic programme in Singapore, initially designed to identify the top 0.25% (later expanded to 0.5%, then 1%) of students from each academic year with outstanding intelligence. The tests are based on verbal, mathematical and spatial abilities (as determined by ...
Education in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education (MOE). [6] It controls the development and administration of state schools receiving taxpayers' funding, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private schools. For both private and state schools, there are variations in the extent of autonomy in their ...
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 ...
Maris Stella High School (MSHS) (Chinese: 海星中学; pinyin: Hǎixīng Zhōngxué) is a government-aided, all-boys Catholic secondary school with autonomous status. As a full school, it comprises a primary section offering a six-year programme leading up to the Primary School Leaving Examination, as well as a secondary section offering a four-year programme leading up to the Singapore ...
The Primary School Leaving Examination ( PSLE) ( Malay: Peperiksaan Tamat Sekolah Rendah, Chinese: 小六会考; pinyin: xiǎo lìu huì kǎo) is a national examination in Singapore that is administered by the Ministry of Education and taken by all students near the end of their sixth year in primary school before they move on to secondary school.
Ai Tong School is considered to be one of the most popular primary schools in Singapore, with places in the primary 1 intake frequently being oversubscribed. [2] The name Ai Tong ( 爱同 ) is derived from the Chinese values of "Bo Ai" ( 博爱 ) and "Da Tong" (大同) which means 'Love for all humanity' and 'Equality/Harmony' respectively. [3]
SAJS. SASS. SAJC. St. Andrew's School ( abbreviation: SA) is a family of schools in Singapore, affiliated to each other as well as to the Anglican Diocese of Singapore. It comprises St. Andrew's Junior School (SAJS), St. Andrew's Secondary School (SASS) and St. Andrew's Junior College (SAJC). The schools are often referred to as The Saints' Family.