Singapore Studies and Education Statistics 2014

Here's some perspective of our education in Singapore. All data obtained from http://www.singstat.gov.sg Singapore literacy rate (for 15 years and above) is at 96.5% with males at 98.5% and females at 94.6%. However, there is no change for males literacy from previous years but females upped 0.2% from 94.4% previously. Singaporeans with Secondary education or higher …

Exercise your brains for exam preparation.

Whether you are preparing for GCE, GCSE, IB, PSLE, SAT, or any examination, it is imperative to get your brains fit for the exams. Try these few websites for free brain teasers: 1) Brainmetrix.com contains general games that tests most of brain activities.  IQ based, Cognitive and even Sudoku can be found free in here. 2) …

Top 10 Educated Celebrities (with a degree to boot)

10) Brad Pitt-University of Missouri-Journalism 9) Jake Gyllenhaal-Columbia University-Eastern Religion and Philosophy 8) Ashley Judd-University of Kentucky-French 7) Matthew McConaughey-University of Texas, Austin-Pre-Law 6) George Clooney-University of Kentucky-Journalism 5) Mayim Bialik-University of California-Neuroscience 4) Will Ferrell-University of Southern California-Sports Information 3) Ken Jeong-Duke University-Pre-Med 2) Cate Blanchett-Melbourne University-Economics and Fine Arts 1) Rowan Atkinson-Newcastle University-Electrical Engineering …

New Syllabus 2015 Primary School English, PSLE MOE Syllabus, EduKate Singapore.

English Tuition News update November 2014: Dear Parents, Please be informed of the new format change in Primary School English, Singapore for 2015. This applies to PSLE English exam format and class practices, most noticeable in the Composition and Comprehension section. This change shall affect and include the PSLE syllabus for English, 2015 by Ministry …

In the 21st Century, how important is it to be able to read, write and speak English in Singapore?

This is an English composition written by a student doing Cambridge O' levels in 2014. Standard: GCE O'levels. In the 21st Century, there has been a vast technological advancement compared to the 20th Century, especially with the development of the internet as a tool for social networking with English as lingua franca. English is a …