Yearly Archives: 2016

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Increase in School Fees for Non-Citizens in Government and Government-Aided Schools from 2017

1.The Ministry of Education (MOE) will be revising the school fees for students who are Singapore permanent residents (PR) and international students (IS) in Government and Government-aided schools from January 2017 to further differentiate fees by citizenship. This revision is part of MOE’s periodic review of school fees. 2.School fees will increase by $20 to [...]

By | October 11th, 2016|News & Events|0 Comments

Secondary schools to offer 7 new hands-on subjects

Seven new subjects, ranging from robotics to sports science, are set to become part of the O- and N-level tracks to give students a chance for more hands-on learning. These subjects, which will be rolled out over the next two years, will be available in more than 60 secondary schools. O-level electronics and computing will [...]

By | October 7th, 2016|News & Events|0 Comments

High proportion of students go for post-secondary education

The proportion of students pursuing post-secondary education remains high, the Ministry of Education (MOE) revealed yesterday in its annual set of data. About 96.7 per cent of the Primary 1 cohort in 2005 progressed to post-secondary education last year, a slight drop from 96.9 per cent in 2014. Still, it is a significant jump from [...]

By | October 6th, 2016|News & Events|0 Comments

3,680 students offered conditional place in a poly even before O levels

Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung revealed that 3,680 secondary school students have been offered a conditional place in a polytechnic even before they take the O levels next month on Facebook. Some 3,680 secondary school students have been offered a conditional place in a polytechnic even before they take [...]

By | September 20th, 2016|News & Events|0 Comments

More flexibility for NUS arts and social sciences freshmen

Students entering the National University of Singapore's (NUS) faculty of arts and social sciences this year will go through a revised curriculum that will give them more leeway to customise their undergraduate education. The changes aim to offer more choice to the students beyond their majors and equip them with core writing skills, said Professor [...]

By | September 8th, 2016|News & Events|0 Comments

Primary 1 registration to start on Jun 30

SINGAPORE: The registration of children for admission to Primary One (P1) classes next year will start on Jun 30 and end on Aug 26, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday (Jun 16). Children born between Jan 2, 2010, and Jan 1, 2011, (both dates inclusive) have to be registered at this year’s P1 Registration [...]

By | August 4th, 2016|News & Events|0 Comments

Primary 1 registration: Child must live at declared address for at least 30 months from July 2, 2015

  A NEW rule requiring children to live for at least 21/2 years at the addresses they used to apply for primary school has been introduced, with parents largely supportive of the change. Beginning this year, those who gain priority admission to schools based on distance need to live at the address for at least [...]

By | March 4th, 2016|News & Events|0 Comments

The 2016 AEIS will be conducted on 21, 22 and 23 Sep 2016. Registration opens on 5 Jul 2016

WHAT IS AEIS The Admissions Exercise for International Students (AEIS) is a centralised admissions exercise conducted by MOE around September or October each year for international students who wish to join our mainstream primary and secondary schools in January of the following year. AEIS consists of a centralised test on English and Mathematics that will [...]

By | March 4th, 2016|News & Events|0 Comments

More expats find it tough to get kids into local schools

Permanent residents (PRs) Sumalatha Videm and her husband Videm Nagender, who works in the IT sector here, have been living in Singapore with their daughter Videm Sree Vainavi for nearly seven years. Now the family, whose income is about $6,000 each month, is thinking of leaving as the $1,100 they pay a month for Videm, [...]

By | March 4th, 2016|News & Events|0 Comments

2016 THE Uni Rankings: Singapore Universities Top In Asia

The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University have come out tops in this year’s Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2016. Just days after the Quacquarelli Symonds University Rankings: Asia were released, the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have once again topped an international university rankings table. NUS [...]

By | March 4th, 2016|News & Events|1 Comment