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The languages of Singapore are English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil, with the lingua franca between Singaporeans being English, the de facto main language. Singaporeans often speak Singlish among themselves, an English creole arising from centuries of contact between Singapore's internationalized society and its legacy of being a British colony.
In 1990, the Deaf Access Committee was established and a book about sign language titled, "Sign for Singapore", was also released. 2000–present. In 2000, a Hearing Care Centre was opened. In 2004, an Itinerant Support Service was set up to help provide emotional and learning support for deaf students in mainstream schools.
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 ...
Singapore and Malaysia sign the separation agreement. 9 August: The Malaysian Parliament votes to expel Singapore from the Federation; Singapore becomes independent after separating from Malaysia. 21 September: Singapore is admitted into the United Nations as the 117th member. 15 October: Singapore becomes the 23rd member of the Commonwealth.
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Direct School Admission. Direct School Admission ( DSA) is a scheme in Singapore introduced in 2004 for students who are entering secondary school or junior college. The scheme allows education institutions to select and enroll students based on both their academic and non-academic talents and achievements instead of purely academic results.
Curtin University is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945, and is the largest university in Western Australia, with 59,939 students in 2021. Curtin campus locations include Perth, Kalgoorlie, Malaysia, Dubai, Mauritius ...
The Singapore Institute of Management ( SIM) is a private tertiary education institution in Singapore. Founded on 28 November 1964 by the Economic Development Board (EDB), SIM is registered under the Committee for Private Education (CPE). [1] SIM offers diploma, transnational undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and executive education ...