COVID-19 has drastically altered the way we live our lives. In education, this is most strongly felt in the closure of schools in order to contain the outbreak. Educational institutions across the globe had to put traditional methods of learning […]
It is no surprise that education is highly valued in our Singaporean society as it is a crucial building block for our nation’s future. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong echoes the sentiment when he said that the education system in […]
The next four years will see Singapore’s largest preschool operator, PAP Community Foundation (PCF), convert 80 of its kindergartens into childcare centres. Last year, more than 50 PCF kindergartens have already been converted into childcare centres. According to Prime Minister […]
2023 will see a new Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) campus in Punggol Digital District. The campus will work with industry partners and the community of Singapore’s north-east. This integration will boost the university’s industry-focused, applied-learning model. Since the campus […]
An increased number of children from lower-income families will find themselves benefiting from financial and social aid, as Singapore’s second-largest preschool operator, NTUC First Campus, extends support for needy families. Gross monthly household income ceiling for financial support will be […]
According to Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), around 330 childcare centres in Singapore are looking into increasing their full-day childcare fees for Singapore citizens in 2020. Preschools intending to increase their fees by September 1 of the preceding year must inform […]
With bursary amounts set to increase next year, most needy students in universities and polytechnics will benefit from the discount of a large portion of their tuition fees. Currently, financially underprivileged polytechnic students from the lowest 20% of household income […]
The annual National Day Rally this year saw Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong affirming that Singapore will be expanding its yearly SGD$1 billion expenditure in early childhood education, manifold. In doing so, the government is working on making preschool education […]