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 Mother Tongue. -> Pupils in the EM3 stream do Foundation English, basic Mother Tongue and Foundation Mathematics. At the end of Primary 6, students sit for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). - Secondary education : the Special, Express or Normal Course. -> Special and Express Courses students: (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 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 pre- university course OR 2) centralised institute for a three- year 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)National University of Singapore (NUS) Nanyang Technological University (NTU)Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore Management University (SMU)Singapore Management University (SMU)

School Fees and Miscellaneous Fees Unit: S$ Type of CourseOperating Cost Government Subsidy Subsidy Rate % Tuition Paid by Stude nts Non-lab-based courses o Humanity/social sciences 19,80015, %4,100 o Business management 19,80015, %4,100 Lab-based course o Architecture 24,10018, %5,150 o Engineering 24,10018, %5,150 o Sciences/ Computer 24,10018, %5,150

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 Vice- Chancellor 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

- 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 Facts

Undergraduate courses Architecture Arts and Social Sciences Building and Real Estate Business Administration Computer Engineering Computing Dentistry Industrial Design Law Medicine Music Pharmacy 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 -The College of Engineering consists of 5 schools.College of Engineering Civil and Environmental EngineeringCivil and Environmental Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical and Electronic EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical and Production EngineeringMechanical and Production Engineering Non-Engineering Nanyang Business School (Accountancy and Business)Nanyang Business School (Accountancy and Business) Biological Sciences Communication and InformationCommunication and Information Humanities and Social SciencesHumanities and Social Sciences NIE (National Institute of Education)NIE (National Institute of Education) School of Art, Design & MediaSchool of Art, Design & Media

Facts 1 Graduate Hall and 15 Halls of residence

Degree Programmes CoursesDegreesDuration of Study AccountancyB.Acc.3 years BusinessB.Bus.3 years Computer EngineeringB.Eng.(Comp.Eng.)4 years Materials EngineeringB.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 StudiesB.Comm.Studies (Hons.)4 years Arts (Education)B.A.Dip.Ed.4 years Science (Education)B.Sc.Dip.Ed.4 years