Singapore Maths Tuition - University and JC

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Higher education in Singapore is significantly subsidised

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27 July 2018

Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education, said that higher education in Singapore is significantly subsidised.

For example, over 70 per cent of Institute of Technical Education students received financial aid or scholarships.

Additionally, course fees at ITE carry over a 90 per cent subsidy.

The Ministry of Education’s financial assistance schemes are support up to two-thirds of students enrolled in post-secondary institutions. Other merit-based scholarships defray students’ fees and school-related expenses.

National University of Singapore awards bonus admissions points for first-choice courses

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23 July 2018

The National University of Singapore has a new policy of awarding 1.25 bonus admissions points for a university applicant’s first choice course.

As a result, this year, 9 per cent more A-level applicants landed a place in a course they listed as their top choice and 3.2 per cent more A-level applicants accepted NUS’ offer of a place in the university.

The bonus points applied only to courses where entry is based purely on converting a student’s grades into points, and not to courses such as medicine and law where students are assessed on a broader range of criteria including both hard and soft skills.

NUS’ initiative is in line with the Ministry of Education’s move to expand aptitude-based admission into post-secondary institutions and universities.

A call for more inclusiveness in our education system

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17 July 2018

It is already well known that students in Singapore face stress from examinations and from peer pressure.

However there are other kinds of stress lurking beneath the surface.

Students who are disabled, for instance, sometimes feel that they are a burden to others, or feel that there are insufficient facilities catered for them. They may feel the need for more opportunities to mix and study together with students from mainstream schools and wish they could be treated more normally.

Students from mainstream schools will be enriched by the interactions.

They will learn to appreciate people for who they are, respect differences and deal with diversity.

Singapore polytechnics to take into account job experience of working adults who apply for full-time diploma courses

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10 July 2018

Starting next year, Singapore polytechnics will take into account the job experience of working adults who apply for full-time diploma courses.

Currently, only part-time courses which give credit to work experience, while admission to full-time programmes is based only on academic results.

Polytechnics will also pay more attention to the use of interviews and other methods of assessment to evaluate work experience and performance.

From academic year 2020, working adults will also be able to apply to polytechnics via the Early Admissions Exercise.

Working adults who do not meet the minimum entry requirements will be given an opportunity to show they have certain required skillsets for their chosen course through supplementary assessments.

Professor Christine Goh to become new director of National Institute of Education

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24 June 2018

From the 1st of July this year, the National Institute of Education will appoint a new director, Professor Christine Goh.

Prof Goh is currently the dean of graduate studies and professional learning at NIE.

She will take over from Professor Tan Oon Seng, who will remain as an education professor at NIE.

Prof Goh has worked at NIE for 24 years and is renowned as an expert in applied linguistics.

She looks forward to leveraging on NIE’s strengths to lead the teaching profession both in Singapore and abroad.

Early Admissions Exercise to the polytechnics

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22 June 2018

Students applying to the polytechnics via the early admissions route will still need to meet the academic criteria set by the Ministry of Education.

For O-level students, this means having to satisfy the Ministry of Education requirement of attaining a net ELR2B2 aggregate score of 26 points or better for the O-level examinations. Different polytechnic courses may also have stricter requirements depending on the level of demand for those courses.

Students are assessed and given conditional offers before the release of their examination results. They are assessed via interviews as well as successful participation is Co-Curricular Activities, work attachments, or a portfolio of works.

Should students be successful in meeting the academic entry requirements for the polytechnic and the course they are applying to, their admissions will then be automatically confirmed.

Students who are unsuccessful in their applications can reapply next year under the regular Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) or the Joint Polytechnic Admissions Exercise (JPAE).

Education system in Singapore is becoming more liberal and is loosening up

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10 June 2018

The education system in Singapore is becoming more liberal and is loosening up in a bid to reduce stress in students.

Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said that the Ministry of Education is implementing plans to introduce more flexibility into the educational system. Such plans include introducing a wider grade band system for national examinations, and embracing the concept of aptitude-based entry into higher learning institutions.

“We must remove that do-or-die mentality for every checkpoint,” said Mr Ong said at the opening ceremony of a pre-university seminar at the Nanyang Technological University. The pre-university seminarbrings together 550 students from 33 pre-university institutions like junior colleges and polytechnics to think of ways to transform Singapore.

Mr Ong nonetheless noted that the student workload at secondary schools and junior colleges remains heavy.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks about the problem of stratification in Singapore society

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07 June 2018

Recently in Parliament, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong highlighted the problem of stratification in Singapore society. He stressed how it must not be difficult people with talent or ability, but lacking the right backgrounds and connections, to rise to the top.

Citing the example of Raffles Institution, PM Lee noted that over the years, the elite Singapore school has become less diverse. Just about half of current RI students live in public housing (compared to 80 per cent of Singaporeans who live in public flats). When the school reaches out to parents, it is told how some fear their child would not be able to fit in with more well-off students in RI.

Experts believe the Singapore education system over the years has become less of a social leveller. It has been suggested that the Singapore government relooking schemes that advantage richer families, such as the Direct School Admission system.

Member of Parliament Denise Phua argued that it is an open secret that the DSA benefits children who have the means to be nurtured in specific areas from young.

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