Parenting & Education Archives – Singapore Matters

School fees remain unchanged for citizens. Primary education is free as it has always been. There's no change to standard miscellaneous fees.

Fostering a child and the attitude of self-entitlement

Fostering is about providing a safe environment for a vulnerable child. It is not about giving someone an opportunity to be a foster mother.

Teachers are a giving lot and see their work as a calling. But teachers' well-being matters because their well-being equates to students' well-being.

The new PSLE scoring system and achievement level cut-off points for secondary school placement kick in next year for this year's P5 cohort.

The co-location of two special needs education schools with better facilities will better support the education needs of our special needs students.

We wish Ms Alyssa Marie Loo Li-Ann all the best in her journey and look forward to more scholars pursuing the roads less travelled.