Tim, 49, is the oldest A-level inmate student at prison school
At 49, Tim (not his real name) is the oldest A-level inmate student at prison school. The school is located at Institution Tanah Merah 1. Jovial and chatty as he talked about his A-level results, his world was different in 2008 when he was caught. He collapsed and dreaded the fate that awaited him. 13 […]
Don’t import culture wars or allow issues of gender identity to divide our society: Lawrence Wong
Speaking in Parliament on gender dysphoria, Education Minister Lawrence Wong reiterated that all medical treatment decisions, including the use of hormone replacement therapy, ultimately rest with medical professionals, the person with gender dysphoria and their family. “Such medical decisions are beyond the purview of MOE or any educational institution,” Mr Wong said. The Education Ministry’s […]
Respect privacy of family to give parents space to decide in their child’s best interest: joint statement
A student who identifies as a ‘male-to-female’ transgender girl claimed in a post on the SGExams Reddit page that he had been blocked from undergoing hormone therapy by Ministry of Education (MOE). The student who is in his second year of pre-university education said in the post that he had been diagnosed with gender dysphoria […]
School fees for citizens to remain unchanged with primary education free
School fees for Singapore citizens, permanent residents and international students from ASEAN will remain unchanged, the MOE said in a media release. However, there will be moderate adjustments to the school fees for non-ASEAN international students. Fees for them will go up by between $25 to $50 a month. The revised fees will take effect […]
Fostering a child and the attitude of self-entitlement
Fostering is about the child. It is not about giving someone an opportunity to be a foster mother. A foster child does not come in to fill a need. The child comes with many needs to be filled. We are talking about vulnerable children with a traumatic past. Children who did not find love and […]
Give Teachers More Rest to Recover from 2020, says Unionist from Singapore Teachers’ Union
Remember that fateful day in April 2020 when PM Lee announced the shift to full home-based learning for students in all schools and institutes of higher learning? A home-based working mum’s nightmare. Now, imagine you were a teacher, working from home, managing e-learning with young children of your own. Shudders. Almost overnight, teachers have had to scramble […]
The new PSLE scoring system and cut-off points for secondary school placement 2021
Come next year, the new PSLE scoring and school placement system will kick in. To help the first batch of students – the current P5 cohort – and parents familiarise themselves with the new scoring system, MOE has released the indicative Achievement Level (AL) Cut-Off Point (COP) ranges for different school types and the Subject-Based […]
Two special education schools to redevelop and co-locate to serve special needs students
As part of MOE‘s continuing efforts to support students with Special Educational Needs, two Special Education (SPED) schools serving students with mild intellectual disability (MID) will be redeveloped and co-located in Ang Mo Kio from 2025. The two schools are Chaoyang School and Tanglin School. Minister of State for Education, Ms Sun Xueling announced the […]