What are the characteristics of Singapore's education system?

Hello, Singapore's education absorbs the essence of both eastern and western cultures and adopts flexible teaching methods to cultivate and develop students' potential. This educational system is conducive to the gradual development of each student's unique talents and interests.

When it comes to characteristics, there are mainly the following points:

One of the characteristics is bilingual education. Singaporeans mainly come from China, Malaysia and India, among which Chinese account for 78%. The main popular languages are English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil (South Indian), all of which are official languages. In order to respect history and carry forward the cultures of all ethnic groups, the Singapore government stipulates that all primary and secondary schools must implement bilingual education, that is, not only to learn English well, but also to learn their mother tongue well. However, English is the first teaching language, and all courses in schools are generally taught in English except mother tongue and moral courses. Bilingual education in Singapore is fruitful, especially in promoting Chinese. During our visit to the school, most of the teachers and students in China spoke fluent Mandarin, and all the Chinese materials provided by the school used simplified characters, so there was almost no language barrier to talking with them.

The second feature is the diversion system. The basic educational system of basic education in Singapore is six years of primary school plus four years of secondary school (equivalent to junior high school in China). However, this kind of academic system is more flexible, and students with poor grades can extend their study time appropriately. After the fourth grade of primary school, students are divided into EMI classes, and those with excellent test scores generally enter EM2 classes, while those with poor test scores enter EM3 classes, with a ratio of 15: 75: 10.

The second diversion is that after graduating from primary school, those with excellent results in the unified examination enter the specially selected middle school, those with good results enter the fast middle school, and the rest enter the ordinary middle school, with a ratio of 1: 5: 4. The third diversion is after graduating from high school, and there are three main flows: first, junior college and college preparatory classes (equivalent to ordinary high schools in China), second, polytechnic colleges (similar to technical secondary schools or junior colleges in China), and third, technical education colleges. Of course, there are also a small number of graduates from junior colleges and preparatory courses who can't enter universities, but they can apply for higher vocational education in polytechnics. Singapore's Ministry of Education believes that this diversion system implements the principle of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, which is conducive to selecting outstanding talents and maximizing their learning potential.

The third feature is the examination system. Singapore is a country that emphasizes academic qualifications, and the examination system is particularly strict. The more important exams are: the primary four shunt exam. Primary school graduation examination. Secondary education N-level (primary) examination, O-level (ordinary) examination, A-level (advanced) examination and degree examination when graduating from university, etc. Among them, the grade examination for people with N and 0 grades was put forward by Cambridge University in England, and it is said that the examination papers will be sent to England for examination. Singaporeans attach great importance to examinations, because not only the entrance to higher education depends on the corresponding examination certificates, but also the employment and salary standards are directly linked to academic qualifications. For example, college graduates are divided into honorary degrees (third class) and ordinary degrees (second class), and civil servants employed by the government generally require first-class and second-class honorary degrees. There is also a big gap between the starting salary standards of various academic qualifications. The new standards promulgated by Singapore Government 1996 are: an honorary degree of a university is S $265,438+000 per month, an excellent degree is S $65,438+0,840, an ordinary degree is S $65,438+0,680, and a polytechnic graduate is S $65,438+0,290.