1. SINGAPORE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
SUBJECT OFFERING
TIME ALLOTMENT PER SUBJECT AREA
TIME ALLOTMENT FOR TEACHING
GRADING SYSTEM

2. SINGAPORE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Every child in Singapore has the opportunity to undergo at least ten years of basic education. This comprises 6 years of compulsory primary education and 4 years of secondary education.
At the primary level of Singapore, students go through a six-year course aimed at giving them good a good grasp of the English Language, Mother Tongue language, and Mathematics.
In Singapore, secondary level of education focusses on the Broad – Based of Education

3. The Singapore education system is unique, and that's reflected in the range of subjects and levels available at secondary schools.
In general, classroom instruction in Singapore Primarily focuses on coverage of the curriculum that transmission of factual and procedural knowledge, in preparing students for end–of–the semester. Compare to the Philippines, Singaporean does not adequately prepare students for real life as to much emphasis is placed on the memorization of facts and details. As a result, essential skills like critical thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills are not taught.

4. SINGAPORE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
SUBJECT OFFERING
PRIMARY SCHOOL YEARS:
English language
Mother tongue language(MTL)
Mathematics
Science
Arts
Music
Physical Education
Social Studies
Character and Citizenship Education

5. SUBJECT OFFERING
SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARS:
10 SUBJECTS
5 CORE SUBJECTS- each worth of maximum of 2 credits.
5 ELECTIVE SUBJECTS- each worth of 1 credit.
5 CORE SUBJECTS:
SCIENCE ( Physics, Biology, and Chemistry)
MATHEMATICS
ENGLISH
MOTHER TONGUE
SOCIAL STUDIES
The core subjects are compulsory and the elective subjects depend on the students' specialized school and language stream.

6. TIME ALLOTMENT PER SUBJECT AREA IN SINGAPORE
PRIMARY SCHOOL
5 HOURS/5 SESSIONS
MATHEMATICS
3 HOURS/ 3 SESSIONS A WEEK
MOTHER TONGUE
ENGLISH
BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
PHYSICS
ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK
GEOGRAPHY
SOCIAL STUDIES
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
2 SESSION/2 HOURS
CHARACTER CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

7. SECONDARY PROGRAMS AND SUBJECTS NUMBER OF SESSIONS
AVERAGE TIME PER WEEK
E/A MATHEMATICS 10 5
CO-CURRICULAR activities(amount of time varies for different activities) 4
MOTHER TONGUE
2.5
ENGLISH 6 3
BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
PHYSICS
MORNING ASSEMBLY
GEOGRAPHY
1.5
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
SOCIAL STUDEIES
HIGHER CHINESE(only for students taking) 2 1
CCE
ASSEMBLY (CCE)
SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING
0.5

8. TIME ALLOTMENT FOR TEACHING IN SINGAPORE
Activity
BT (hours)
ET (hours)
ST (hours)
Morning Assembly
2.5
Assembly (CCE)
1.0
Staff & Development Time
0.5
Reflection cum Curriculum Planning
Co-curricular Activities
2.0
Learn & Grow
Classroom Teaching
10.0
14.0
12.0
Planning and Assessing Students’ Work
(including white spaces till 4:35pm)
26.75
24.25
24.75
Structured Mentoring Programme NA

9. BT- BEGINNER TEACHER
ET- EXPERIENCED TEACHER
ST- SENIOR TEACHER
All teachers work the same number of contracted hours. In the week presented above, as a sample week, senior teachers’ time does not equal beginning or experienced teacher time because of flexible time to be used at the discretion of the senior teacher.

10. GRADING SYSTEM IN SINGAPORE
PRIMARY 5 AND 6 YEARS OF RDUCATION IN SINGAPORE- ORIENTATION STAGE
EM1
EM2
EM3
SUBJECT BANDING SYSTEM
EM1and EM2- the students learn English, mother tongue i.e. Malay, Chinese or Tamil at a higher level.
EM3-students learn basic English Language, and mother Tongue at the basic proficiency level and basic mathematics

11. SECONDARY EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE
Based on the PSLE( Primary School Leaving Exam) score, students are put in either Normal or Special/Express Course, leading to ‘N’ level or ‘O’ level education respectively in four years. Secondary school education curriculum includes subjects such as English, the Mother Tongue, Mathematics, Science and the Humanities.

12. POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Junior college involves a two-year course leading to ‘A’ (advanced) level exams upon completion of the secondary school education in Singapore. It consists of Grades 11 and 12. Admission into junior college depends on the scoring in the ‘O’ Level exams. The Junior Colleges prepare students for tertiary level of education at a university.

13. LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
In Singapore pre-schools, students learn in two languages: English and a mother tongue- Chinese, Malay or Tamil. The language of instruction is English in all schools following the national curriculum, except in "mother-tongue" subjects. International and private schools may use other languages.

14. ACADEMIC YEAR
An academic year is the time during which an educational institution holds classes. A single academic year of a school is divided into two semesters. And each semester is further subdivided into two terms each. A single academic year comprises of 40 weeks of teaching, 10 weeks for each term. And after each term there will be holidays before the next term begins.
Academic year for Primary and Secondary schools in Singapore:
Semester I:
Term 1: January to March
Term 2: March to May
Semester II
Term 3: July to September
Term 4: September to November

15. Primary Level Grading System
GRADING MECHANICS
Primary schools in Singapore follow a grading system along an "Overall Grade" scheme. Students are graded as follows:
Primary Level Grading System
Primary 3 to 4
Grade
 Percentage
 Band 1
 85% and above
 Band 2
 70% to 84%
 Band 3
 50% to 69%
 Below 50%

16. Primary 5 to 6 Standard Stream
Grade
 Percentage
 A*
 91% and above  A
 75% to 90%  B
  60% to 74%  C
  50% to 59%  D
  35% to 49%  E
  20% to 34%  U
 Below 20%

17. Primary 5 to 6 Foundation Stream
Grade
 Percentage
 Grade 1
 85% and above
 Grade 2
 70% to 84%
 Grade 3
 50% to 69%
 Grade 4
 30% to 49%  U
  Below 30%

18. Secondary Level Grading System
At secondary level schools in Singapore various grading systems are used. However, majority of Secondary Schools follows the grading pattern of the Singapore-Cambridge GCE "O" level examination. Under this grading system, the highest achievable grade is A1 while F9 is considered to be the lowest one.
Singapore-Cambridge GCE "O" Level Examination
Grade
Percentage A1
75% and above A2
70% to 74% B3
65% to 69% B4
60% to 64% C5
55% to 59% C6
50% to 54% D7
45% to 49% E8
40% to 44% F9
Below 40%

19. Grade Point Average
In some Secondary Schools in Singapore, Grade Point Average or as more commonly known as GPA is used for grading students in exams. It is calculated by adding the Grades obtained in all the subjects, and then dividing the sum by the number of subjects the student takes. The result is then rounded off to two decimal places to obtain the GPA.
Minimum Requirement: GPA of 2.0
The GPA usually differs from school to school with small deviations.
Grade
Percentage A
80% to 100%
70% to 79% B
65% to 69%
60% to 64% C
55% to 59%
50% to 54% D
45% to 49% E
40% to 44% F
Below 40%