Singapore Director General of Education, Ho Peng

Copyright © Ministry of Education, Singapore.

Integrity, the Foundation . People, our Focus . Learning, our Passion . Excellence, our Pursuit

The Singapore StoryThe Singapore Story

MOULDING THE FUTURE OF OUR NATION


Singapore

About SingaporeAbout Singapore

Land area: ≈ 700 km2 (≈270 sq miles)Total population: ≈ 5 million• Chinese (75%), Malay (14%), Indian (8%), Others (3%)



Education in Singapore todayEducation in Singapore todayFY10 budgetS$9.7 bil ≈ 3.4% of GDP

Student population and teaching force• 522,000 students • 30,000 teachers• 1,500 allied educators• 5,500 executive & administrative staff

354 schools• 172 Primary• 154 Secondary• 15 Mixed Level• 13 JC/CIs

Post-Sec institutions• 3 universities, 5 polytechnics, Institute of Technical Education, 2 tertiary arts institutions• 170,000 students• 11,900 teaching and 13,500 non-teaching staff



Education StructureEducation Structure

In recent years,diversification at Sec level• IP Schools (4-6 yrs)• Specialised Indpt Schools (4-6 yrs)• Specialised Schools (4 yrs)• Privately-funded Schools (4-6 yrs)

Primary School (6 yrs)Primary School (6 yrs)

ITE (2 yrs)ITE (2 yrs)

University (3 - 4 years)University (3 - 4 years)

JC (2 yrs)JC (2 yrs) Poly (3yrs)Poly (3yrs)

Secondary School (4 - 5 yrs)Secondary School (4 - 5 yrs)



School ImprovementSchool Improvement

• Balance of autonomy and accountability

• Good teachers and school leaders

• Reward and recognition



• Better teachers, better schools– Building professional ethos– Building teacher excellence– Setting up teacher academies

• Future-ready Singaporeans – 21st century competencies– Review of Primary Education– Greater emphasis on Physical Education, Art,

Music

Our Next LapOur Next Lap



Confident Person Self-directed Learner

Concerned Citizen Active Contributor

CoreValues

Self Awareness

SelfManagement

Social Awareness

RelationshipManagement

ResponsibleDecisionMaking

Our StudentsOur Students


Integrity, the Foundation . People, our Focus . Learning, our Passion . Excellence, our Pursuit

Thank YouThank You





School Excellence ModelSchool Excellence Model

Enablers ResultsResults

Learning and Innovation

Leadership

Staff Management

Strategic Planning

Resources

Student- Focused

Processes

Staff

Results

Administrative & Operational

Results

Partnership &

Society Results

Key Performance

Results



Masterplan of AwardsMasterplan of Awards

Level 1

Level 2

Special Awards

Achievement Award

Development Award

School Excellence

Award

Best Practice Award

Sustained Achievement Award

Outstanding Development Award

School Distinction Award

Date post:	19-Jun-2015
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