Curriculum of Singapore

Singapore School System Structure

The Syllabus and Curriculum

The ministry of Education in Singapore curates the syllabus and curriculum for PSLE,GCE,N and
A-levels. It focuses on students’ engagement and creativity. The syllabus is constantly reviewed
to develop newer opportunities for teachers and students.

The Stages of Singapore School System Overview

Primary School Curriculum

Science will only be introduced to the students after primary .

The primary school curriculum is focused on ensuring that children build a strong
foundation in the core subjects. Students will also take up several additional subjects
such as civics and moral education, physical education, arts and music.

Mother tongue language is a compulsory subject in Singapore.

Goals of primary:
The primary school curriculum is focused on ensuring that children build a strong
foundation in the core subjects, English language, Mathematics, Science and their
Mother Tongue language. Children will also take up several additional subjects such as
civics and moral education, physical education, arts and music.

Primary The curriculum for first through fourth grade is common for all students.

The Standards of Math program (5th and 6th grade) continues to develop the previously
seen contents. The Basic Fundamentals of Math program (5th and 6th grade) revisits
some of the more important concepts and skills that have been worked on in previous
courses and the new concepts and skills they work on in this program are a subset of the
Standard program. Basic Fundamentals of Math is a program intended for those
students that need a bit more time to learn
Secondary School Curriculum

The lower secondary school students will take all the subjects in their first two years
before streaming exercise at the end of their secondary 2 years. Students will attend
secondary school education based on their academic results for their PSLE.

Even though students are sorted into different bands, the subjects are essentially the
same if not similar, the only difference would be the level of difficulty.

Secondary
In secondary they have 5 programs:
Level-O is based on the Standard.
Level-N(A) is a subset of the O program, except that it reworks some of the
topics from the Standard program.
Level-N(T) is based on the Basic Fundamentals program.
Level-O-Additional assumes knowledge of content from the O progr*am and
includes an in-depth look at important topics.
Level-N(A)-Additional is a subset of the O-Additional program.

The final two programs are electives that can be chosen by students who have an
interest and skills in math. It offers an opportunity to learn more mathematics and
prepare for more advanced courses.
 Secondary education varies depending on school and program type. Students in the
Express and Normal (Academic program) are required to take English, Mother Tongue
Language, Mathematics, Science, and Humanities (geography, history, and English
literature). For students in the Normal (Technical) program, compulsory subjects include
English, Mother Tongue Language, Mathematics, Computer Applications, and Social
Studies.

Pre-university

At the pre-university level, math is optional. The H1 program is based on the

Level-O program, while the H2 program is part of the O-Additional program, and
H3 is an extension of H2.

The N(A) and N(T) programs offer great preparation for the students that wish to
pursue engineering careers at polytechnic schools. The students that aspire to
study mathematics at a university could pursue the H2 program, and H3 if it is
possible.
Students who want to apply to university stay in secondary school for an additional two
years to take A-level courses, as part of the Integrated Program.

Tertiary Education
Design of the Singapore Curriculum
 In Singapore, they know that mathematics has a natural hierarchy. That is to say,
that more advanced concepts and skills are based on others that are more basic.
Because of this, it is fundamental to learn this material in a sequential manner
and therefore they have adopted a spiral approach to the creation of content
across levels.

The mathematics curriculum in Singapore has different programs that tend to the
different needs and abilities of the students

Goals and Objectives of the Singapore Curriculum

The general education objectives for mathematics in Singapore allow the
students to:

Acquire math concepts and skills for daily use and to continue learning
mathematics.
Develop cognitive and metacognitive skills through a mathematical approach to
problem-solving.
Establish positive attitudes towards mathematics.
The math curriculum consists of a set of programs over the course of 12 years,
from primary to pre-university education, and is mandatory until the end of
secondary school.

The Ministry of Education oversees the development of the national curriculum,

which includes “Desired Outcomes of Education.” The desired outcomes are
student excellence in life skills, knowledge skills, and subject discipline
knowledge organized into eight core skills and values: character development,
self-management skills, social and cooperative skills, literacy and numeracy,
communication skills, information skills, thinking skills and creativity, and
knowledge application skills.

The compulsory education act is passed to ensure that every Singaporean child
can attain common knowledge that will provide a strong foundation for further
education. Singapore also hopes to provide every child with the common school
experiences that will help build national identity and encourage social cohesion.

Teacher Recruitment

Only one institution—the National Institute of Education (NIE)—is authorized to

prepare teachers, and it offers both a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree
route into teaching. In this way, Singapore limits its teacher recruitment only to
those students qualified for the country’s rigorous research universities.
The many other steps in the application process include tough panel interviews
that focus on the values, skills, and knowledge that make for a good teacher, as
well as intensive reviews of the candidate’s academic record and contributions to
school and community.
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