Primary school: the six-year primary education can be divided into two stages: the first grade to the fourth grade is the basic stage; Grade five to grade six is the orientation stage.
The course content focuses on English, mother tongue (Chinese, Malay or Tamil) and mathematics. Other supplementary courses include civic and moral education, health education, music, fine arts, physical education and sociology. From the third grade, students must also take science as an elective course. In addition, the school also encourages students to actively participate in various extracurricular activities, including water or land sports, music and dance, academic groups and so on.
There are two important exams in primary education: one is the primary four shunt exam; The second is the sixth grade graduation examination (PSLE). Based on the principle of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, in order to fully tap the potential of each student, primary four students must take placement exams when they enter the fifth grade, and the school will put them into different streams according to their learning ability. Primary six school leaving examination is a middle school entrance examination, which mainly tests students' learning ability and arranges middle school courses suitable for students' progress.
Singapore's primary schools are internationally renowned for their mathematics teaching. Many foreign schools have adopted their mathematics teaching methods and textbooks. Not long ago, more than 500,000 primary school students from 26 countries and regions around the world participated in a project? International Mathematical Ability Survey? It shows that the performance of primary school students in Singapore is much higher than the world average.
Secondary school: after entering secondary school, students must receive four to five years of secondary education. According to students' learning ability, the school will arrange students to participate in ordinary courses, accelerated courses or special courses. After four years of study, students who have participated in accelerated courses and special courses can participate? o？ Level (general level) exam. Students who take ordinary courses can choose ordinary academic courses or ordinary craft courses and pass them after four years of middle school? n？ Level (elementary level) exam, if students pass the exam, can they take it in the fifth grade of middle school? o？ Level (general level) exam.
Besides English and mother tongue, the main compulsory subjects for middle school students are mathematics, science and humanities. Middle school students can take elective courses according to their grades when they enter the third grade. These elective courses include liberal arts, science, business and engineering.
Singapore middle schools have cultivated thousands of imaginative and creative talents by adopting excellent textbooks and high-quality teaching methods. Therefore, Singapore's secondary education system has been widely recognized in the world education circle. Students in preparatory colleges and universities prepare for Cambridge in England through two years' study? Answer? Level test.
Government Technical College: The five government technical colleges in Singapore offer a wide range of specialties, including banking, finance, mass media, engineering, logistics management, design, nutrition, biological science, international business and so on. Students can get a diploma through three years of on-campus study, during which they can enjoy the bursary provided by the Singapore government. Students can apply to become permanent residents of Singapore after graduation and finding jobs.
University: Pass? o？ Students who take the proficiency test will enter a junior college with a two-year pre-university course or a senior middle school with a three-year course according to their test scores. After completing the pre-university course, do students participate? Answer? Level test. College foundation? Answer? Students can take the proficiency test.