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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 ...
Labour Day. Celebrates the economic and social achievements of workers . May/June. Vesak Day. This Buddhist holiday celebrates the birth and enlightenment and Parinibbana of Gautama Buddha . 9 August. National Day. Celebrates the commemorate the nationhood and independence of Singapore. October/November.
GESS ( German European School Singapore, German: Deutsche Europäische Schule Singapur) is an international, multi-lingual, co-educational school in Singapore. GESS provides education to 1,800 students from more than 65 nationalities. [ 4] The GESS philosophy of “Celebrate your roots, Discover your wings” forms the backbone of its approach ...
This is a list of secondary schools in Singapore. Most secondary schools in Singapore offer a four-year Express course (Special course for Special Assistance Plan schools) or a five-year course leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level. [1] Some schools offer the six-year Integrated Programme, which lead to the Singapore-Cambridge ...
The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) was established as a post-secondary education institution to improve the employability of vocational trainees and to restructure the VITB's programmes. The government decided that every student in Singapore had to have at least ten years of general education, with technically inclined students filtered ...
Later, three main types of schools appeared in Singapore: Malay schools, Chinese and Tamil (together) schools, and English schools. [16] Malay schools were provided free for all students by the British, while English schools, which used English as the main medium of instruction, were set up by missionaries and charged school fees. [16]
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. Some primary schools are affiliated with a secondary school, and such schools may ...
Chatsworth International School is a co-educational international school in Bukit Tinggi, Singapore for students from kindergarten to Year 13 (Grade 12), aged 3 to 18. It is an International Baccalaureate World School and is authorised to provide the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IBPYP), Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) and Diploma Programme (IBDP).