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[Singapore] From a score system to an education that develops individuality / Education is changing for the age of AI

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Diversified education as streaming system is abolished

Since 1984, Singapore's Ministry of Education has been selecting highly intelligent children in the third grade of primary school to participate in a three-year Gifted Education Program (GEP) for gifted children. Selected children, or about 1% of the total number of children, are transferred to the elementary schools where the special program is implemented to receive education for gifted and talented students and then to prestigious secondary schools. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of cram schools for pre-school children that target the GEP selection process.
Coding classes are also attracting attention as a new form of education for elementary school students. The Ministry of Education has recommended coding programs, and they have been phased in within elementary school classes. Meanwhile, it has decided to change the existing system of sorting by written examinations, phasing out the "streaming system" over a four-year period from 2024, in which college and career paths are largely determined by scores at the time of primary school graduation. From now on, secondary schools will create academic programs for each subject, called G1, G2 and G3, and students will be able to combine programs according to their academic ability in each subject.

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Early education is also changing to educate children to develop their strengths and personalities

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This article is co-authored by TNC Lifestyle Researcher (http://lifestyle.tenace.co.jp/) and Intage's Global Researcher.

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