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1211, 2016

UniSIM closer to autonomous status

November 12th, 2016|0 Comments

SIM University (UniSIM), currently a private university managed by the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), has taken a step closer to becoming Singapore's sixth autonomous university. At an extraordinary general meeting on Thursday night, its [...]

1011, 2016

Most private PSLE candidates enrol in schools of choice

November 10th, 2016|0 Comments

While the Secondary 1 posting exercise is meant for pupils from national primary schools, private candidates can also gain admission to mainstream secondary schools. The Ministry of Education (MOE) takes into account pupils' school choices, [...]

911, 2016

Bringing out the best in Sped kids

November 9th, 2016|0 Comments

The Ministry of Education's (MOE) mantra is that every school is a good school. With the move to extend the Compulsory Education Act to children with moderate to severe special needs, MOE has reaffirmed that [...]

511, 2016

School a must for special needs children

November 5th, 2016|0 Comments

In a move that fully includes special needs children in the education system, those with moderate to severe conditions will need to attend publicly-funded schools from 2019, just like all other children in Singapore. The [...]

411, 2016

New short film about pupils and PSLE stress to be released this month

November 4th, 2016|0 Comments

SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER)- Teen suicides so concerned them that they made a film addressing the issue and are releasing it just before the PSLE results are announced later this month. Mr Jerome Lau, 39, and [...]

2810, 2016

NUS board of trustees to get new chairman at start of next year

October 28th, 2016|0 Comments

SINGAPORE - The National University of Singapore's board of trustees will get a new chairman next year. Mr Wong Ngit Liong, 75, who has held the post the past 12 years will step down on [...]