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Data from the first year of implementing full subject-based banding has shown positive outcomes.
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SINGAPORE - Ahead of the dismantling of academic streaming in two years, students in mixed form classes have already made more friends across the different courses - Express, Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical).
Madam Liew Wei Li, who became director-general of education at the Ministry of Education (MOE) on April 1, said data from the first year of implementing full subject-based banding (SBB) - which allows students to take subjects at differing levels to suit their abilities - has shown positive outcomes.
