Over 90% of poly graduates in 2016 employed within six months, better than 2015
The overall employment rate for polytechnic graduates has increased, an annual survey has found. The Graduate Employment Survey , jointly conducted by Singapore's five polytechnics in 2016, found that the overall employment rate in 2016 [...]
1 in 2 Nanyang Polytechnic students going on overseas programmes
Half of Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP)'s students go on at least one overseas stint during their time at the school, either on academic attachments or internships at tertiary institutions or companies. NYP's director of student care [...]
Singapore tops Asia-Pacific in International Baccalaureate exams with 97.32% pass rate
Singapore has topped the list of Asia-Pacific countries that took the Nov 2016 examinations for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, with a pass rate of 97.32 per cent. The 1,849 students from Singapore who [...]
GCE O-level results to be released on Jan 11
The results of the 2016 GCE O-level examination will be released next Wednesday (Jan 11). In a press release on Wednesday (Jan 4), the Ministry of Education (MOE) said school candidates may collect their results [...]
Fee hikes at 200 childcare centres this year
About 200 childcare centres, or 15 per cent of all centres in Singapore, will raise their fees this year, The Sunday Times has learnt. The proportion of the childcare industry raising fees this year is [...]
Let students deal with setbacks on their own, says Ng Chee Meng
Give students the space to learn from their mistakes, find their own answers and put in the hard work to make solutions succeed - this was the call from Minister for Education (Schools) Ng Chee [...]