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The central admission tests are, GST Admission System or Guccha – The central and combined undergraduate program admission test for 24 public general, science and technological universities. There are 11 general universities and 13 science and technology universities from 2024 GST admission test. [1]
The eligibility for admission in 24 general and science and technology universities is verified through this test. [1] The first GST examination was held in 2021 for university admission phase in the 2020-2021 academic year. In 2024 admission phase, more than 300 thousand students applied to take the test. [2]
In view of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the GST increase [14] will be deferred to after year 2022, with a S$6 billion Assurance Package proposed in 2020 to cushion the impact when the hike kicks in. The GST increase is later deferred again, with the increase taking place in two stages, 8% on 1 January 2023 and 9% on 1 January 2024.
18 February – The Government announces that the GST would be increased in two stages; to 8% on 1 January 2023 and 9% on 1 January 2024. [19] [20] 21 February – The first two Alstom Movia R151 trainsets serving the North South and East West MRT lines arrived in Singapore. [21] [22]
The Gifted Education Programme (GEP) is an academic programme in Singapore, initially designed to identify the top 0.25% (later expanded to 0.5%, then 1%) of students from each academic year with outstanding intelligence. The tests are based on verbal, mathematical and spatial abilities (as determined by two rounds of tests).
On 14 April 2022, Lawrence Wong was endorsed by an overwhelming majority of PAP MPs as the leader of the fourth generation (4G) of PAP leadership, placing him in line to succeed Lee as prime minister if the party wins a majority of seats in the next general election. [17] On 13 June 2022, Lawrence Wong was appointed Deputy Prime Minister.
In 2010, like the Federal Estate Tax, the generation-skipping transfer tax was briefly repealed. In that year, the GST tax rate was effectively zero. [9] However, the law that created increased exemptions and the ultimate repeal of the GST tax expired on December 31, 2010. [10] In 2016, the exemption was $5.45 million per person.
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 ...