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The Ministry of Education language centre.. Secondary education in Singapore is largely public, and is compulsory until a child has reached 16 years of age. [1] At the end of public primary education, Singapore students take the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and are placed into the different streams and secondary schools based on their results.
There are currently four specialised schools in Singapore. [48] NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, focuses on Mathematics, Science, Technology and Engineering. School of Science and Technology, Singapore, focuses on applied learning in Science, Technology, Aesthetics, Engineering and Mathematics.
In Singapore, a co-curricular activity (CCA), is a non-academic activity that all students must undertake as part of their education. Introduced by the Ministry of Education (MOE), CCAs are strongly encouraged at the primary and post-secondary level but compulsory at secondary level.
The Integrated Programme (IP) is a scheme that allows high-performing students in secondary schools in Singapore to skip the GCE Ordinary Level (O-Level) examination (typically taken by students at the end of their fourth or fifth year in secondary school) and proceed to sit for the GCE Advanced Level (A-Level) examination, International Baccalaureate (IB), or an equivalent examination, after ...
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 ...
Outram Institute was the first centre in Singapore specialising in commercial studies. [3] Students in Outram Institute take the A Levels in three years, unlike other pre-university course students in Junior Colleges. In the 1980s, three-year pre-university courses were conducted in several secondary schools.
Below is a list of schools offering a two or three-year pre-university education in Singapore, along with the special programmes offered by the schools.The year of establishment in this article reflects the year in which the pre-university programme is implemented, particularly for the Integrated Programme High Schools.
The Singapore International School was officially opened in 1971 by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It was affiliated with the United World College movement, and formally became a member of the movement in 1975, changing its name to the United World College of South East Asia.