Project of Singapore Tour

1. Project of Singapore Tour Education

2. GROUP MEMBERS Ho Chun Kit, Dennis (6125) Yau Hiu Man, Yuki (6118) Cheung Tsz Hong, Jacky (4428) Tsang Ming Wai, Ophelia (4416) Chau Tak Yin, Ashley (3406) Fung Ho Man, Candy (3107) Tse Sze Wun, Sarah (2220) Yip Chun Lam, Matthew (2140)

3. Education stage

4. Primary Education Singapore • 197 primary schools in Singapore. • Giving students a good command of English, the mother tongue and Mathematics. • students sit for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) in order to pick secondary school.

5. Secondary Education Singapore • 147 secondary schools in Singapore. • attending four or five years of secondary education under the Special, Express or Normal Course. • There are 2 different levels of examinationin the forth & fifth years respectively.

6. Junior Colleges and Pre-Universities Singapore • 14 Junior Colleges and 2 Pre-Universities. • At the end of the pre-university course, students sit for the GCE 'A' Level examination.

7. Kindergarten(Pre-primary Services) Hong Kong • Provision of education and care to children before 6 years old. • Provide children with a relaxing and pleasurable learning environment.

8. Primary & Secondary education Hong Kong • 9 years' free education to all children, • enhance biliterate and trilingual abilities in language; • improve learning and teaching environment; • help newly arrived children integrate into local school,

9. Special Education Hong Kong • Provide children having special needs with education to help them develop their potential in the community. In the 2003/04 school year, there are 785 primary schools, 501 secondary schools and 62 special schools.

10. Polytechnics Singapore • There are 5 Polytechnics in Singapore： • Nanyang Polytechnic (南洋理工學院), • Ngee Ann Polytechnic (義安理工學院), • Republic Polytechnic, • Singapore Polytechnic (新加坡理工學院), • and Temasek Polytechnic (淡馬錫理工學院),

11. Institute of Technical Education (ITE) Singapore • Established to provide excellent post-secondary technical education. • Graduates are equipped with the technical knowledge and skills • ITE is also the national authority for the certification of skills.

12. Special Education Program Singapore • Because they want to tap the talent of students, Singapore organizes a special education program, such as , • special music education program, • art design education program, • and special language education program.

13. Tertiary Education Singapore • National University of Singapore (NUS) • set up in 1905 • Nanyang Technological University (NTU) • set up in 1981 • Singapore Management University (SMU) • a government-funded privately managed university • a private school which open enrollment in July of 2000.

14. Skills Opportunity School Hong Kong • Extend the development and post-school opportunities of students with severe learning difficulties. • Target: students with severe learning difficulties.

15. Hong Kong Tertiary Education • 14500 first-year first-degree places every year. • 11 degree-awarding institutions…… • the Chinese University of Hong Kong • the University of Hong Kong • the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology • the Hong Kong Polytechnic University • City University of Hong Kong • Hong Kong Baptist University • Lingnan University • the Hong Kong Institute of Education, a teacher training institute • Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts • Open University of Hong Kong • Hong Kong Shue Yan College • Caritas Francis Hsu College

16. Tuition Fee Singapore • Different kind of course , grade and school has different tuition fee . Beside tuition fee, some school will collect other fee (such as fee of student union , P.E. facilities, etc). • That’s like HK.

17. Grant-in-aid Singapore • Singapore government provides subsidize education expenses for foreign students. • When those foreign students finished the study courses, he/she needs to work for three years in Singapore.

18. Academic Languages Singapore:English for most of the subjects Hong Kong:using mother-tongue ~ Chinese, instead of using English, but some schools are still using English teaching.

19. Academic Year Singapore Hong Kong • Academic years begin on 1st September and end at the mid-July. • The total number of school days should not be less than : • 190 days for whole-day schools. • 209 days for bisessional primary schools. • 190 days for junior secondary. • Each academic year divided into 4 terms, each hold for 10 weeks. • Academic years begin on 2nd January and end at the middle-November. • There are 12 weeks of school holidays each year, excluded public holidays.

20. Accommodation Singapore • Students can choose staying in a students hostel or boarding school. • International students may join the plan of host family. It is a efficient way for foreign students to join the life in Singapore directly.

21. Websites • Singapore education - http://www.aurorama.com/singaporeedu/broad_edu_prog.html • Report for the changing of academic languages – http://www.nioerar.edu.tw/basis3/25/gz13.htm • Report on Singapore education system – http://www.edu-fair.com/reports/SingaporeEduSystem_01.html • Government website of Singapore education -http://www.singaporeedu.gov.sg/htm/index.htm • Singapore search websitehttp://www.sgbox.com • Information of Singapore education system –http://www.migration.com.hk/English/Education.htm#2

22. The End Thanks for your attentions!