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Ministry of Education

How to get ready for Primary 1 without preparatory classes or assessment books

Madam Nasrin Shah Beevi and her husband, Mr Nizamudheen Ishak role-playing as a cashier, selling food items to their six-year-old daughter, Nur Zahirah Nizamudheen.
Madam Nasrin Shah Beevi and her husband, Mr Nizamudheen Ishak role-playing as a cashier, selling food items to their six-year-old daughter, Nur Zahirah Nizamudheen.

More focus, social interaction: Parents and schools support MOE’s tighter smartphone rules

The stricter rules are part of a broader push to help children and parents develop healthier digital habits.
The stricter rules are part of a broader push to help children and parents develop healthier digital habits.

Forum: Exam arrangements for students with special needs support fair and reliable assessment

No smartphone use in secondary schools from 2026, including during recess and CCAs

ST20230922_202339766261 Kua Chee Siong/ pixgeneric/ Generic pix of a student using her mobile phone/ handphone on the train on Sept 22, 2023.
ST20230922_202339766261 Kua Chee Siong/ pixgeneric/ Generic pix of a student using her mobile phone/ handphone on the train on Sept 22, 2023.

School bus fares for Pathlight students to climb by 40%-50% in 2026

screengrab from Google Streetview of Pathlight School Campus 2 located at Ang Mo Kio St 44.
screengrab from Google Streetview of Pathlight School Campus 2 located at Ang Mo Kio St 44.

8 people fined for vape-related offences in 2-month enforcement operation at IHLs

A total of eight persons were fined for vape-related offences from Sept 8 to Nov 14 around all twelve IHLs.
A total of eight persons were fined for vape-related offences from Sept 8 to Nov 14 around all twelve IHLs.

Mountbatten Vocational School closes after 50 years of training students with special needs

smmountbatten/ST20251120_202596800176/Ng Sor Luan/Mountbatten Vocational School (MVS) for special needs students will close by end of 2025. MVS holds its final year-end prize-giving ceremony and carnival on Nov 20, 2025. Educator Doreen Lim, 54, whose son is a student at the school takes photos with her son's classmate, Huang Meiru, 19.
smmountbatten/ST20251120_202596800176/Ng Sor Luan/Mountbatten Vocational School (MVS) for special needs students will close by end of 2025. MVS holds its final year-end prize-giving ceremony and carnival on Nov 20, 2025. Educator Doreen Lim, 54, whose son is a student at the school takes photos with her son's classmate, Huang Meiru, 19.

‘I will miss serving the children’: As S’pore school canteens evolve, stallholders find ways to cope

Mr Chua Moi Heng, 75, who has been running his chinese rice stall for more than 12 years, at West View Primary School on Oct 31, 2025.
Mr Chua Moi Heng, 75, who has been running his chinese rice stall for more than 12 years, at West View Primary School on Oct 31, 2025.

Inside Singapore’s education ‘arms race’: Stress, inequality and the push for change

The new PSLE scoring system – where students are graded on their individual performance from Achievement Levels (AL) 1 to 8 – was implemented from 2021.
The new PSLE scoring system – where students are graded on their individual performance from Achievement Levels (AL) 1 to 8 – was implemented from 2021.

Pathlight officially opens Tampines campus, preparing for new one in Punggol in 2032

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Interior of the Pathlight School (Tampines), taken on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025. 


Pathlight School will celebrate its 21st anniversary and the official opening of Pathlight School (Tampines) on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025. Themed ?Coming of Age?, the celebration will be held at Pathlight School (Tampines) graced by the Minister for Education, Mr Desmond Lee. More than 200 guests are expected at the celebration, which will feature a mini musical tracing Pathlight School?s 21-year journey and showcasing the signature 
offerings and talents of its students.

Since its founding in 2004, Pathlight has blazed new trails. It is Singapore?s first autism-focused school offering the national curriculum alongside life-readiness skills, vocational training, and real-world 
experiences to maximise the potential of students on the autism spectrum. It pioneered the model of placing its secondary school students in satellite classrooms in neighbouring mainstream schools. Its students did well in both academics and life skills training.

Pathlight School (Tampines) is the second purpose-built Pathlight school and marks the latest milestone in this journey of growth, serving the eastern region of Singapore. The school?s leadership will also share the aspiration of building Pathlight?s third school in Punggol Digital District. 
Slated to open in 2032, it is envisioned as Singapore?s first Inclusive Lifelong Learning Education Village where individuals on the autism spectrum can learn and thrive beyond their school years.


STPHOTO KELVN CHNG
smpathlight18

Interior of the Pathlight School (Tampines), taken on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025. 


Pathlight School will celebrate its 21st anniversary and the official opening of Pathlight School (Tampines) on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025. Themed ?Coming of Age?, the celebration will be held at Pathlight School (Tampines) graced by the Minister for Education, Mr Desmond Lee. More than 200 guests are expected at the celebration, which will feature a mini musical tracing Pathlight School?s 21-year journey and showcasing the signature 
offerings and talents of its students.

Since its founding in 2004, Pathlight has blazed new trails. It is Singapore?s first autism-focused school offering the national curriculum alongside life-readiness skills, vocational training, and real-world 
experiences to maximise the potential of students on the autism spectrum. It pioneered the model of placing its secondary school students in satellite classrooms in neighbouring mainstream schools. Its students did well in both academics and life skills training.

Pathlight School (Tampines) is the second purpose-built Pathlight school and marks the latest milestone in this journey of growth, serving the eastern region of Singapore. The school?s leadership will also share the aspiration of building Pathlight?s third school in Punggol Digital District. 
Slated to open in 2032, it is envisioned as Singapore?s first Inclusive Lifelong Learning Education Village where individuals on the autism spectrum can learn and thrive beyond their school years.


STPHOTO KELVN CHNG

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