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The Education System in Singapore: The Key to its Success
The Education System in singapore : The Key to its Success Madrid, Spain November 2011 Prof S Gopinathan Curriculum, Teaching & learning Academic Group How did singapore transit from Third World to First World in four decades, and what role did Education and training play in this? Became independent in 1965 Small island: 710 sq km Population: million A multi-ethnic society: Chinese ( ), Malay ( ) Indian ( ), other races ( ) No natural resources, very dependent on trade GDP per capita: US$516 (1965); US$43,867 (2010) GDP growth in 2010: [Expectations for rest of the decade is 5%] Manufacturing (of GDP): 28% Savings rate (to GDP): 50% (estimated) Expenditure in R&D: S$ billion ( of GDP in 2009) No. of schools / students: 328 / 481,110 Expenditure of Education : S$ ( ) of budget (2010) S$ billion ( ) of budget (2011) (estimated) of GDP (2010) singapore : Key Indicators Build social cohesion out of ethnic diversity, division and political instability Give citizens a stake via job creation, access to quality public goods - housing, health, Education etc.
Beyond literacy and numeracy, we need 21st century skills eg problem solving, communication skills etc. We need them for all students. We need capacity to develop new knowledge via R&D and make opportunities for lifelong learning available. Globalisation’s Challenge to …
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