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PSLE Companion: Read more

ST to launch PSLE Companion to help parents support their kids with exam preparation

PSLE is stressful, but are the alternatives any better?

Oasis Primary School pupils collecting their PSLE results in
November 2024. The PSLE has long attracted criticism for its outsized influence on children, families and schools.
Oasis Primary School pupils collecting their PSLE results in
November 2024. The PSLE has long attracted criticism for its outsized influence on children, families and schools.

Schools reopen in Japan after 7.5-magnitude quake amid alert for another temblor

Collapsed bookshelves at a high school library is seen in Hachinohe City in Aomori Prefecture on Dec 9, 2025, following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake off northern Japan.
Collapsed bookshelves at a high school library is seen in Hachinohe City in Aomori Prefecture on Dec 9, 2025, following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake off northern Japan.

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.

Minor Issues: What I wish I knew before my children entered primary school

To foster the love of learning, parents can follow a child’s interests, celebrate effort instead of perfection, and allow imaginative and outdoor play.
To foster the love of learning, parents can follow a child’s interests, celebrate effort instead of perfection, and allow imaginative and outdoor play.

The Usual Place Podcast

P1 registration: Are parents in Singapore going too far to get their kids into a ‘good’ school?

School canteen vendor who went viral on TikTok for chiding pupil shutters stall after complaint

Mr Rayner Tan had opened the Hearty Green (Vegetarian) stall at Mee Toh School on Aug 19.
Mr Rayner Tan had opened the Hearty Green (Vegetarian) stall at Mee Toh School on Aug 19.

‘Deliberate subversion’ of P1 registration framework can lead to jail sentence: Judge

A woman had lied at least five times to keep her daughter at a primary school.
A woman had lied at least five times to keep her daughter at a primary school.

A week’s jail for woman who lied about address to enrol daughter in primary school

In sentencing, District Judge Sharmila Sripathy-Shanaz said a jail term was warranted, given the woman’s calculated actions and selfish motives.
In sentencing, District Judge Sharmila Sripathy-Shanaz said a jail term was warranted, given the woman’s calculated actions and selfish motives.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.