20 February 2018
An increasing number of teaching staff and school leaders employed by Singapore’s education service today hold university degrees.
Only around 13 per cent of the over 30,000 educators in 2016 did not hold degrees. Out of 372 principals in the same year, only four were not university graduates.
Nonetheless, there has been a wider movement across the Public Service to recognise skills and improve career prospects for non-degree holders.
For example, the Education Ministry has introduced a single salary structure so that non-graduate educators who perform well can progress at the same pace as their graduate peers.
MOE has said that factors for promotion include a person’s track record in performance, and his or her potential to take on higher responsibilities and work experience.