The Education
System of
Singapore
General
Education
System
- The curriculum generally includes programmes in English
and a second language
-To maximise their potential, students are streamed according
to their learning ability before advancing to the orientation stage.
pupils are placed in one of three language streams, namely
EM1, EM2, and EM3, according to their abilities.
• -> Pupils in the EM1 and EM2 streams do English, Mother
•
Tongue, Mathematics and Science.
•
-> EM1 pupils may do higher Chinese/ Malay/ Tamil as
their
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Mother Tongue.
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-> Pupils in the EM3 stream do Foundation English, basic
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Mother Tongue and Foundation Mathematics. At the
end
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of Primary 6, students sit for the Primary School
Leaving
•
Examination (PSLE).
• - Secondary education : the Special, Express or Normal
Course.
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-> Special and Express Courses students:
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(GCE 'O') Level examination in four years.
Special Course
• The four-year Special course
provides able pupils with the
opportunity to study English and the
Mother Tongue at a higher level, that
is, Higher Chinese, Higher Malay or
Higher Tamil.
Express Course
• The Express course: Unlike pupils in the
Special course, pupils study English and
the Mother Tongue, that is, Chinese, Malay
or Tamil.
Normal Course
• Students in the Normal Course can
opt for the Academic or Technical
stream, both of which : (GCE 'N')
'Normal' Level examination in four
years of study
• if pass, finish GCE 'O' Level
examination in the fifth year.
After completing the GCE 'O'
Level examination…
Students can go to :
• 1)junior college for a two-year preuniversity course OR
• 2) centralised institute for a threeyear pre-university course.
--two compulsory subjects, namely
General Paper and
the Mother Tongue
--maximum 4 GCE 'A' Level subjects
from the Arts,
Science or Commerce courses.
--at the end of the pre-university course,
students sit
for the GCE 'A' Level examination.
The three local universities in
Singapore
• National University of Singapore
(NUS)
• Nanyang Technological University
(NTU)
• Singapore Management University
(SMU)
School Fees and Miscellaneous
Fees
Unit: S$
Type of Course
Operating
Cost
Government
Subsidy
Subsidy
Rate
%
Tuition
Paid
by
Stude
nts
Non-lab-based courses
o Humanity/social sciences
19,800
15,700
79.3%
4,100
o Business management
19,800
15,700
79.3%
4,100
o Architecture
24,100
18,950
78.6%
5,150
o Engineering
24,100
18,950
78.6%
5,150
o Sciences/ Computer
24,100
18,950
78.6%
5,150
Lab-based course
National
University of
Singapore (NUS)
History
• formed through a merger between
the University of Singapore and
Nanyang University on 8 August
1980
• Benjamin Sheares, President of the
Republic of Singapore, became the
University's first Chancellor
• Dr Tony Tan was appointed the ViceChancellor and the Minister for
Education concurrently
NUS Vision
• Towards a Global Knowledge
Enterprise
• Building synergies between
education, research and
entrepreneurship
NUS Mission
• Advance knowledge and foster
innovation, educate students and
nurture talent, in service of country
and society
Facts
- NUS has 11 faculties, with an enrolment of more than
23,000 undergraduate and 9,000 graduate students.
-NUS enjoys a close teaching-research nexus with 13
national-level, 10 university-level and more than 60
faculty-based research institutes and centres
Undergraduate courses
• Architecture
• Arts and Social
Sciences
• Building and Real
Estate
• Business
Administration
• Computer Engineering
• Computing
• Dentistry
• Industrial Design
• Law
• Medicine
• Music
• Pharmacy
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Science
Bioengineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Environmental
Engineering
• Industrial and
Systems Engineering
• Mechanical
Engineering
Nanyang
Technological
University
History
• Established in 1991
• Formerly known as Nanyang
Technological Institute (NTI)
• Now abbreviated as NTU
• Prof Su Guaning, President of NTU
now
Nanyang Vision
• NTU is now repositioning itself for
the knowledge-based economy and
to surmount the challenges of new
knowledge revolutions, including the
life sciences revolution
Organisation
• The governing body of the University is
the Council. It appoints staff and
determines the terms and conditions of
appointments. It also controls the
University's property, finance and general
affairs.
• The supreme academic body of the
University is the Academic Board which
has control over admission, examination,
instruction and research and has the
power to award degrees, diplomas and
certificates.
Schools
Engineering
Non-Engineering
- The College of
Engineering consists of
5 schools.
• Nanyang Business
School (Accountancy
and Business)
• Biological Sciences
• Communication and
Information
• Humanities and Social
Sciences
• NIE (National Institute
of Education)
• School of Art, Design &
Media
• Civil and Environmental
Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical and Electronic
Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical and
Production Engineering
Facts
• 1 Graduate Hall
and 15 Halls of
residence
Degree Programmes
Courses
Degrees
Duration of Study
Accountancy
B.Acc.
3 years
Business
B.Bus.
3 years
Computer Engineering
B.Eng.(Comp.Eng.)
4 years
Materials Engineering
B.Eng.(Matl.Eng.)
4 years
Engineering
- Bio Engineering
- Civil
- Environmental
- Electrical &
Electronic
- Mechanical &
Production
B.Eng.
4 years
Biological Sciences
B.Sc.(Honours)(Biological
Sciences)
4 years
Communication Studies
B.Comm.Studies (Hons.)
4 years
Arts (Education)
B.A.Dip.Ed.
4 years
Science (Education)
B.Sc.Dip.Ed.
4 years