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Singapore education

Schools turn underused spaces into tinkering hubs, edible gardens thanks to MOE grant

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(from left) Palm View Primary School students Felicity Ying, Jeriah Ang, and Eshan Firdaus using the Lego set at the makerspace on Oct 23, 2025. 

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(from left) Palm View Primary School students Felicity Ying, Jeriah Ang, and Eshan Firdaus using the Lego set at the makerspace on Oct 23, 2025. 

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Forum: Smaller class sizes can make a difference to teachers’ workload

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Long hours, huge stress and VIPs (very involved parents). So what keeps a teacher in S’pore going?

A recent survey showed teachers in Singapore are the third hardest-working in the world.
A recent survey showed teachers in Singapore are the third hardest-working in the world.

Forum: Students learn importance of racial and religious harmony in schools

News analysis

Artificial intelligence in S’pore classrooms: How do we know it’s making a difference for teachers?

While AI has become a regular part of teaching, its benefits are less about saving time and more about changing how that time is spent.
While AI has become a regular part of teaching, its benefits are less about saving time and more about changing how that time is spent.

Minor Issues: Excited for my child as Singapore’s education pathways open up

It is exciting to see changes that will widen, rather than narrow, Singapore’s education pathways, says the writer.
It is exciting to see changes that will widen, rather than narrow, Singapore’s education pathways, says the writer.

3 in 4 Singapore teachers use AI, more than double overseas peers: OECD survey

The survey findings show that teachers here are highly responsive to digital technologies, with adoption of AI among the highest globally.
The survey findings show that teachers here are highly responsive to digital technologies, with adoption of AI among the highest globally.

Global survey finds S’pore teachers spend less time teaching and marking, but work longer hours

Singapore’s teachers reported working an average of 47.3 hours a week, higher than the OECD average of 41.
Singapore’s teachers reported working an average of 47.3 hours a week, higher than the OECD average of 41.

Singapore’s quest for social mobility: Can education and policy keep it going?

Breaking down the barriers to moving up in life in Singapore has been at the centre of national discussion recently as political leadership has made a push to highlight gaps and promised to strengthen the system to protect social mobility.
Breaking down the barriers to moving up in life in Singapore has been at the centre of national discussion recently as political leadership has made a push to highlight gaps and promised to strengthen the system to protect social mobility.

Be bold and innovative in envisioning S’pore’s future: Desmond Lee to poly students

Mr Desmond Lee, Minister for Education in a handshake with a attendee at the Polytechnic Forum 2025 held in Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre on Sep 15, 2025.
Mr Desmond Lee, Minister for Education in a handshake with a attendee at the Polytechnic Forum 2025 held in Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre on Sep 15, 2025.

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