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Singapore is located in the southern tip of 
the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula with
the annual average temperature of 24-27℃.
Singapore has a superior geographical 
advantage as it is only a short distance 
from other areas in Southeast Asia. The
world-class infrastrucutre, together with 
an all-round transport system and vigorous
business environment, this cultural vibrant
living city attracts different ethnicity to 
reside. 

Singapore has become the third most 
competitive economy in the world in the 
2017 annual global competitiveness report
done by The World Economic Forum.  

Education Background                                                                                                                                       

Singapore is well-known for high quality 
education to increase the competitiveness
of students and also to nurture them,
unleashing their potential and talent.  
Singapore follows the tradition of elite 
education; the Ministry of Education has 
the second largest financial expense 
following the Ministry of Defense. English 
is the first language.  

Singapore has five polytechnics and three
tertiary institutions. Among them, the 
National University of Singapore (NUS) 
and Nanyang Technological University are
prestigious universities in Asia. NUS is 
ranked first in Asia Pacific University by 
"Times Higher Education" in 2017.  

Education System                                                                                                                                    

Primary and Secondary Schools 
 

Singapore has a unified curriculum of the 
first four years of primary school. Thereafter,
students are categorized into three different
levels based on their language proficiency.  

On average, 33% of the time in four years
is spent on English learning, 27% for learning
math, and the rest is art, crafts, music and 
sports and other subjects. Middle schools 
courses are categorized into four spectrum: 
special courses, short courses, ordinary 
academic courses and general technical 
courses. Singapore adopts a half-day system
for primary and secondary schools in general.  

University 

Singapore has four universities, five polytechnics
and other private universities. These institutions 
offer competitive and popular courses, such as
language, business administration, marketing, 
public relations, hotel & tourism, beauty and 
computer science. Many of these courses are 
jointly run prominent universities in the UK and 
the USA offering a recognized univeristy degree.  

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