List of schools in Singapore
Singapore's public schools come under the purview of the Ministry of Education. Singapore has many primary schools and secondary schools, as well as junior colleges, centralised institutes, polytechnics and universities providing tertiary education.
Under the Compulsory Education Act which came into effect on 1 January 2003, all children have to start attending primary school at the age of 7.[1] It is a criminal offence to fail to do so;[1] however, parents may apply for an exemption from the Ministry of Education for their child to be homeschooled or to attend full-time religious institutions.[2]
Primary schools
Secondary schools
Junior Colleges and Millennia Institute
Below is a list of schools offering a two or three-year pre-university education in Singapore, along with the special programmes offered by the schools. The year of establishment in this article reflects the year in which the pre-university programme is implemented, particularly for the Integrated Programme High Schools. All pre-university programmes in Singapore are mixed-sex in tandem with the Ministry of Education's (MOE) requirements. These schools can be divided into two groups: junior colleges and centralised institutes.
Junior colleges (JC)
These offer two-year courses leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' Level or International Baccalaureate examinations.
Code | Planning
Area |
Planning Subzone | College name | Established | Address | Type | Special programmes | Remarks | ||
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English | Chinese | Abb. | ||||||||
0715 | Ang Mo Kio | Yio Chu Kang | Anderson Serangoon Junior College | 安德逊实龙岗初级学院 | ASRJC | 1984 (AJC)
1988 (SRJC) 2019 (ASRJC) |
4500 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 | Government | TLEP | Formed from the merger of Anderson JC and Serangoon JC |
0803 | Queenstown | Dover | Anglo-Chinese Junior College | 英华初级学院 | ACJC | 1977 | 25 Dover Close East | Government-aided | ELEP, HSP, MEP, DEP | |
7001 | Queenstown | Dover | Anglo-Chinese IB Junior College | 英华自主中学 | ACS(I) | 1886 | 121 Dover Road | Independent | MEP, HSP, RSP | International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme |
0802 | Novena | Malcolm | Catholic Junior College | 公教初级学院 | CJC | 1975 | 129 Whitley Road | Government-aided | ELEP | |
3101 | Kallang | Tanjong Rhu | Dunman High School | 德明政府中学 | DHS | 1956
2005 – IP |
10 Tanjong Rhu Road | Autonomous | BSP, CLEP, MEP | Accepting first batch of JAE students from 2019 |
0714 | Queenstown | Ghim Moh | Eunoia Junior College | 诺雅初级学院 | EJC | 2017 | 53 Mount Sinai Road (holding site) | Government | MSP, HSP, BSP | |
0806 | Bukit Timah | Coronation Road | Hwa Chong Junior College | 华侨中学 | HCI | 1974(HCJC)
2005(HCI) |
661 Bukit Timah Road | Independent | AEP, CLEP, HSP, BSP | |
0718 | Choa Chu Kang | Teck Whye | Jurong Pioneer Junior College | 裕廊先驱初级学院 | JPJC | 1981 (JJC)
1999 (PJC) 2019 (JPJC) |
21 Teck Whye Walk | Government | CLEP, MLEP | Formed from the merger of Jurong JC and Pioneer JC |
0805 | Serangoon | Serangoon Central | Nanyang Junior College | 南洋初级学院 | NYJC | 1978 | 128 Serangoon Avenue 3 | Government-aided | AEP, CLEP | |
0701 | Bukit Timah | Hillcrest | National Junior College | 国家初级学院 | NJC | 1969 | 37 Hillcrest Road | Government | AEP, CLEP | |
3009 | Bishan | Marymount | Raffles Junior College | 莱佛士书院 | RI | 1982(RJC)
2009 (RI) |
1 Raffles Institution Lane | Independent | ELEP, HSP, MEP, RSP | |
3103 | Jurong West | Boon Lay Place | River Valley Junior College | 立化中学 | RVHS | 1956 | 6 Boon Lay Avenue | Autonomous | BSP | Accepting first batch of JAE students from 2019 |
0804 | Toa Payoh | Potong Pasir | Saint Andrew's Junior College | 圣安德烈初级学院 | SAJC | 1978 | 5 Sorby Adams Drive | Government-aided | ||
7020 | Novena | Malcolm | St. Joseph's Junior College | 圣若瑟书院 | SJI | 1852 | 38 Malcolm Road | Independent | International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme | |
0717 | Pasir Ris | Pasir Ris West | Tampines Meridian Junior College | 淡滨尼美廉初级学院 | TMJC | 1986 (TPJC)
2003 (MJC) 2019 (TMJC) |
21 Pasir Ris Street 71 | Government | DEP, MLEP | |
0702 | Bedok | Bedok South | Temasek Junior College | 淡马锡初级学院 | TJC | 1977 | 22 Bedok South Road | Government | CLEP, HSP. MEP | |
0706 | Bedok | Siglap | Victoria Junior College | 维多利亚初级学院 | VJC | 1984 | 20 Marine Vista | Government | HSP, DEP, RSP | |
0716 | Yishun | Yishun West | Yishun Innova Junior College | 义顺星烁初级学院 | YIJC | 1986 (YJC)
2005 (IJC) 2019 (YIJC) |
3 Yishun Ring Road | Government | MLEP |
Millennia Institute
The only centralized institute in Singapore is Millennia Institute (MI), which offers a three-year course leading to the GCE A-level examination in arts, science, and commerce.[3]
Abbreviations
MOE-based programmes:
- AEP = Art Elective Programme
- MEP = Music Elective Programme
- RSP = Regional Studies Programme
- HSP = Humanities Scholarship and Programme
- CLEP = Language Elective Programme (Chinese)
- MLEP = Language Elective Programme (Malay)
- TLEP = Language Elective Programme (Tamil)
- ELEP = Language Elective Programme (English)
- BSP = Bicultural Studies Programme
Language Centres
Technical schools
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Post-secondary Educational Institutions
Institute of Technical Education (ITE)
The Institute of Technical Education campuses were reorganized under the "collegiate system" into three major colleges around the island, a regrouping and renaming exercise which took effect on 1 January 2005. ITE College East was the first to open in Simei in January 2005, and the existing "ITE East Network" campuses were renamed as "ITE College Central" campuses, to be replaced by a new campus in Ang Mo Kio. "ITE West Network" campuses were renamed "ITE College West" campuses, and their new campus will be at Choa Chu Kang.
- ITE College Central (Regional Campus at Ang Mo Kio)
- ITE College West (Regional Campus at Choa Chu Kang)
- ITE College East (Regional Campus at Simei)
Polytechnics
Founded | Polytechnic | Students | |
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Full name | Abbrev. | ||
1954 | Singapore Polytechnic 新加坡理工学院 Politeknik Singapura சிங்கப்பூர் பாலிடெக்னிக் |
SP | 14,337[4] |
1963 | Ngee Ann Polytechnic 义安理工学院 Politeknik Ngee Ann |
NP | 14,543[5] |
1990 | Temasek Polytechnic 淡马锡理工学院 Politeknik Temasek |
TP | 14,248[6] |
1992 | Nanyang Polytechnic 南洋理工学院 Politeknik Nanyang |
NYP | 14,715[7] |
2002 | Republic Polytechnic 共和理工学院 Politeknik Republik |
RP | 13,305[8] |
Arts institutions
The three arts institutions in Singapore[9] provide polytechnic-level diploma courses as well as university-level degree courses.
Founded | Arts institution | Students | |
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Full name | Abbrev. | ||
1938 | Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts 南洋艺术学院 Akademi Seni Halus Nanyang |
NAFA | 2,300[10] |
1984 | LASALLE College of the Arts 拉萨尔艺术学院 Maktab Seni Lasalle |
LASALLE | 2,500 |
2002 | Orita Sinclair School of Design & Music | Orita Sinclair |
Universities
Specialised tertiary schools
Government-Affiliated[9]
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Others
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Special education schools
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International schools
References
- "Compulsory Education Act (Chapter 51)" (PDF). Attorney-General Chambers Singapore. UNESCO. 2000. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Singapore: Compulsory education". Archived from the original on 6 July 2006. Retrieved 1 May 2006.
- "Centralised Institutes". Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2018/19" (PDF).
- "About Ngee Ann | Annual Report 2019".
- "Temasek Polytechnic Annual Report 2018/19".
- "Nanyang Polytechnic Facts & Figures" (PDF).
- "Republic Polytechnic Annual Report 2018/19" (PDF).
- "Post-secondary". Ministry of Education, Singapore. Ministry of Education, Singapore. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- [3] Archived 27 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine