education

Tuition is expensive and there are too many centers and private tutors in Singapore. Why students need it???

Rallies here and there but you rarely here them speak in detail about education but I found a summary here http://kidsakit.com/ge2015-what-is-t...ean-education/. Whooop just imagine if education is free!

Rallies here and there but you rarely here them speak in detail about education but I found a summary here http://kidsakit.com/ge2015-what-is-t...ean-education/. Whooop just imagine if education is free!

Caucasian bags role as NUS Chinese Studies head <small class="clear">Monday, November 3, 2014 - 09:07 </small>My Paper SINGAPORE - A non-Chinese has been appointed as the head of the Department of Chinese Studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS) for the first time. American...

Neighbours see 40 children in the house The New Paper Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 Pay about $2,500 to study English in Singapore and be taught by trainee teachers. Food and accommodation included, too. That was the deal. But the trainee teachers turned out to be students, and accommodation was...

Former cricket coach gets jail for assisting in housebreaking plan By Claire Huang POSTED: 30 May 2013 2:44 PM SINGAPORE: A former cricket coach was sentenced to 15 months' jail on Thursday for assisting in a plan to steal from his student's house. Jeraj Puvaneshen, 26, admitted to helping...

Having good qualifications not a guarantee of a good job: Heng Swee Keat Published on May 17, 2013 3:15 PM By Amelia Teng Having good paper qualifications alone does not guarantee a good job, if the economy is not growing, or if there is mismatch of skills and expectations. Jobs and...

Prodigy boy, 9, scores A* for two O-level maths papers Published on Mar 31, 2013 8:51 AM Anthony Yip, taking part in an aquathlon and with his family (above from left) mother Dr Joanna Lin, 49, sister Michelle, 18, and father Dr Kevin Yip, 51. -- PHOTOS: VALENTINE CAWLEY, KEVIN YIP By Eve...

Indonesian High School Students Turn Cow Dung into the Sweet Smell of Success Rintya Miki Aprianti and Dwi Nailul Izzah are the proud recipients of gold medals in the Indonesian Science Project Olympiad (ISPO) held last February in Jakarta. It’s no surprise, though, as these two high school...

Experts caution against toddlers getting too familiar with devices By Evelyn Lam, Dylan Loh | Posted: 24 November 2012 2242 hrs Three-year-old Randy Smith playing with an iPad SINGAPORE: Experts have cautioned against letting toddlers three years old and below, get too familiar with mobile...

Punggol North PCF receives flak for $65 graduation tickets Edvantage | Mon Sep 3 2012 Photo: Example of a kindergarten graduation ceremony. SINGAPORE - A kindergarten run by Punggol North PAP Community Foundation (PCF) has received flak for charging parents $65 to attend a graduation concert...

Father claims his son was molested by another boy in class inSing.com - 3 August 2012 11:21 AM | Updated 11:52 AM A father is upset with his son’s school because it allegedly failed to notify him that his son was molested by another student. The 50-year-old father, known only as Mr Ong, told...

Bloomberg News Chinese ‘Patriotic’ Education Draws Protesters in Hong Kong By Rachel Evans on July 30, 2012 Demonstrators display a banner during a protest against the government's efforts to implement national education in Hong Kong on July 29, 2012. Photograph: Dale de La...

'Gifted' private tutor told by MOE to stop lying AsiaOne Sunday, Jul 29, 2012 SINGAPORE - Mr Kelvin Ong Wee Loong, the founder of AristoCare centre, charges a whopping $250 per lesson for parents of primary school students looking to clinch a place in the coveted Gifted Education Programme...

S R Nathan receives honorary NUS doctorate Edvantage | Thu Jul 5 2012 SINGAPORE - Former president S R Nathan received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Chancellor Tony Tan Keng Yam of National University of Singapore (NUS) on Thursday, July 5. NUS president Tan Chorh Chuan honoured Mr...

From honours student to selling chicken rice Lianhe Wanbao - 42 mins ago <cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; ">Ms Eliza Lee, 22, and her fiancé, Mr Michael Bo, 32. (Pic / The New...

Exposed: Foreign students pay to get their homework done Zenzen inSing.com - 29 mins ago <cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; ">(Pic / File photo)</cite> A man has exposed that foreign...

GCE A-level results out this Friday AsiaOne Monday, Feb 27, 2012 SINGAPORE - The GCE A-level examination results will be released this Friday, Mar 2. School candidates can collect their result slips from their respective schools from 2.30 pm. Private candidates will be able to obtain their...

This flat is a tuition centre The New Paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 ABOUT 30 children were present in the classroom, heads bent over books while listening intently to their tutor as she barked out her instructions. A bespectacled woman, who appeared to be in her 40s, stood at the front of...

PSLE results out Thursday AsiaOne Monday, Nov 21, 2011 The results of the 2011 Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) will be released this Thursday, Nov 24. Pupils may obtain their result slips from their respective schools from 12pm. Eligible pupils will also receive option forms to...