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25-511: The Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Normal Level examination is sub-categorised into Normal (Academic) Level (N(A) Level) and Normal (Technical) Level (N(T) Level), catering to candidates under the Normal (Academic) (abbreviated as N(A)) and Normal (Technical) (abbreviated as N(T)) streams respectively. The General Certificate of Education Normal (Academic) Level (or GCE N(A)-Level) examinations are taken by Secondary 4 students in

50-526: A 10 preparatory weeks before joining Higher NITEC course in April of the same year. Students that do well in Higher NITEC will get a chance to proceed to a Polytechnic-related course based on the course taken in Higher NITEC. Students who have gotten a raw GPA of 2.5 or above and are in an Applied Science, Engineering or InfoComm Technology courses will be able to proceed to polytechnic while students with

75-612: A Normal (Academic) student may pursue after secondary education. These include the Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP), Direct-Entry-Scheme to Polytechnic Programme (DPP), Early Admission Exercise (EAE-ITE), Institute of Technical Education NITEC Course and progression to Secondary 5 Normal. whereby; English must be grade 3 or better. Some courses may require English to be grade 2 or better (mostly business or humanities courses); Maths and 3 other relevant subjects to be grade 3 or better. Failure to attain

100-513: A Polytechnic-related course. Some courses may accept students with any ELMAB3 grade. Students who has done well in NITEC with a raw GPA of 3.5 or above will be able to move on to a Polytechnic-related course. Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP)is a programme that is for Secondary 4N(A) students. It was implemented in 2012 by the Ministry of Education (MOE). It is to provide more pathways to

125-732: A broad array of policy instruments targeting a wider range of beneficiaries over a longer-term horizon – schooling years, early career, mid-career or silver years – with a variety of resources available to help them attain mastery of skills. Every Singapore citizen from the age of 25 is given S$ 500 (approximately $ 370) by the Singapore government for the SkillsFuture Credit to invest in their personal learning. This sum can be used for continuing education courses in local tertiary institutions, as well as short courses provided by MOOC providers such as Udemy , Coursera , and edX . By

150-533: A grade 3 or better in relevant subjects will mean the student will not be eligible for enrollment into the PFP. whereby; English, Maths and 3 other relevant subjects must be equivalent to grade 4 or better. Failure to attain a grade 4 or better in relevant subjects will mean the student will not be eligible for enrollment into the DPP. Students also have to meet the required course cut-off points. Students will have to undergo

175-635: A new statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE), SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), was formed to drive and coordinate the implementation of SkillsFuture. It took over some of the functions currently performed by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) and absorbed the Committee for Private Education (CPE). Civil servants employed by the Ministry of Education are organised into several Unions, including

200-497: A raw GPA of 3.0 or above in a Business course will be able to move on to polytechnic. However, students with a raw GPA of 3.5 or above that are in an Engineering or InfoComm technology course will be able to move on to year 2 of a related Polytechnic course. English, Maths and 3 other relevant subjects must be equivalent to grade 5 or better. Students who has done well in Nitec with a raw GPA of 3.5 or above will be able to move on to

225-749: Is ELMAB1 (English, Math, and 1 best subject). The grades are as following: A: 75% and above B: 70% to 74% C: 60% to 69% D: 50% to 59% U: Below 49% ungraded, or failed <<< Will not be shown on the Certificate of Secondary Education . The N(T)-Level can be considered a rough analogue of the Certificate of Secondary Education , examined in the UK in the era of the Tripartite System . Schools are not split into technical, secondary modern, or grammar, as they were in Britain, but rather follow

250-526: The Institute of Technical Education (ITE). Alternatively, if they performed well enough in Secondary 1, they may be laterally transferred to the Secondary 2 Normal (Academic) stream. However, if they have not been laterally transferred in Secondary 2 N(T), but did exceptionally well when taking Secondary 4 GCE N(T) Level, they can be laterally transferred to Secondary 4 N(A) Level in the event they achieved

275-663: The Singapore Teachers' Union , Singapore Chinese Teachers' Union, Singapore Malay Teachers' Union and Singapore Tamil Teachers' Union for Education Officers; and the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees for the non-Education Officers. All these unions are affiliates of the National Trades Union Congress . The Government of Singapore invests heavily in education to equip citizens with the necessary knowledge and skills to compete in

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300-586: The Minimum Entry Requirements for the particular subject. Currently, only English Language, Mother Tongue Languages and Mathematics may be taken by Normal (Academic) students at the GCE O-Level standard. Students are normally required to have at least a grade 2 and above (70 and above) in their Secondary 1 or 2 years to be offered the GCE O-Level subject. 1 (from A2) 3 (from C5) 2 (from B4) There are five types of education pathways

325-497: The Normal (Academic) stream in most secondary schools. and Urdu 3239, 3240 3239, 3240 A student's total grade for the GCE N(A) Levels examinations are calculated using this equation: EMB3 . This equation is short for the combined total grades of the student's English Language, Mathematics and Best 3 subjects grades to form a totality. This total grade of EMB3 can be used to determine which courses in higher education

350-463: The Normal (Academic) stream normally in September and October of the year. Students would normally receive their results by the mid to end of December in the same year they sat for the examinations and their grades are reflected as per the grading system below. Most Normal (Academic) students are offered at least 5 subjects, but may range to as many as 6 or 7 depending on the electives they take on and

375-512: The broad base of private companies, and strengthen collaboration between training institutions, unions, trade associations, and employers to develop the skills of the Singaporean workforce. In terms of funding, according to the Singaporean government budget report, a provision of $ 220 million has been made for SSG in the fiscal year 2018 to implement plans, policies and strategies to support skills development programs under SkillsFuture. With

400-464: The comprehensive system used in Britain today. However, there exists 2 technical schools or specialized N(T) schools, Crest Secondary School and Spectra Secondary School. Ministry of Education (Singapore) The Ministry of Education ( MOE ; Malay : Kementerian Pendidikan ; Chinese : 教育部 ; Tamil : கல்வி அமைச்சு ) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for

425-580: The criteria of ELMAB1 and later on, they can continue studying in Secondary 4 N(A). Students may also opt to read a maximum of 3 subjects at the N(A) level. The curriculum is geared towards strengthening students’ proficiency in English and Mathematics. Students take English Language, Mathematics, Basic Mother Tongue, and Computer Applications as compulsory subjects. The aggregate used for the GCE N(T) Level

450-563: The end of 2017, the SkillsFuture Credit has been utilised by over 285,000 Singaporeans. There were more than 18,000 SkillsFuture credit-approved courses available at that time. As of 2016, there were also a total of 40 Earn and Learn Programmes. SkillsFuture has established a multi-level training system with dozens of initiatives and programs targeting the different skill-training needs of different social groups, such as students and employees in different career stages. Moreover, SkillsFuture also invests in forms of industry collaboration to uplift

475-448: The expanding scope of education in Singapore and the implementation of SkillsFuture in 2016, the Ministry was led by two ministers; Minister for Education (Schools), who oversees the pre-school, primary , secondary , and junior college education; and Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills), who oversees the ITE , polytechnic , university and SkillsFuture education. In 2018,

500-545: The formulation and implementation of policies related to the education in Singapore . The ministry currently oversees 10 statutory boards which includes 5 polytechnics and 2 institutes: SkillsFuture Singapore, Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board , ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute , Institute of Technical Education , Singapore Polytechnic , Ngee Ann Polytechnic , Temasek Polytechnic , Nanyang Polytechnic , Republic Polytechnic and Science Centre, Singapore . In 2016,

525-476: The global marketplace. Singapore currently spends around a fifth of its national budget on education. To boost its economic standing, the Government of Singapore created a mandate that most Singaporeans learn English. It is the language of governance and administration in Singapore and English is also the medium of instruction in most, if not all, schools in Singapore. As a result, the country rose from one of

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550-691: The most impoverished Asian countries to one with the strongest economies and highest standards of living. The SkillsFuture initiative was introduced in 2015 to support Singapore's next stage of economic advancement by providing lifelong learning and skills development opportunities for Singaporeans. SkillsFuture aims at unlocking the full potential of all Singaporeans, regardless of background and industry. The program contains several key initiatives, such as SkillsFuture Credit and SkillsFuture Earn and Learn. SkillsFuture caters to many stakeholders, with initiatives centred on students, adult learners, employers, and training providers. In general, SkillsFuture involves

575-524: The school they are in. Mandatory subjects for Normal (Academic) students include English Language, Mathematics (Syllabus A), Mother Tongue Language, Combined Sciences and Combined Humanities. Although most students are encouraged to take Mother Tongue as a mandatory subject, some students may still choose to be exempt from Mother Tongue depending on varying circumstances, although the margin of exempted students are relatively minimal. Subjects that are highlighted in bold are mandatory subjects for students in

600-540: The student may pursue after leaving secondary school, although some may still choose to remain in their secondary schools to continue onto Secondary 5 (Normal) and sit for the GCE Ordinary Levels examinations. Normal (Academic) students may be offered GCE O-Level subjects depending on the school they are in. Depending on their academic grades reflected from Secondary 1, a student may be considered eligible for taking on GCE O-Level subjects as long as they meet

625-837: The tertiary education for the Secondary 4 N(A) students instead of going Secondary 5N to take the O-Level. To be eligible, a student must get at least a Grade 3 for the ELMAB3 subjects, getting no more than 12 points (excluding CCA points) and expected to be the top 10% cohort in the whole cohort of Singapore. This programme will only commence estimated during the month of April. Students are expected to pass all modules to advance to Year-One of Polytechnic to take their diploma. The Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Normal Technical Level (or Singapore-Cambridge GCE N(T)-Level) are taken by Normal Technical students after four years of secondary school education. This will eventually lead them to

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