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Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (PLMGS) is a school only for female, consisting of two sections – the Primary School and Secondary School, located in Hougang, Singapore. Running on a single-session, the school caters to students from Primary 1 to 6 and Secondary 1 to 4/5 in the Express, Normal Academic and Normal Technical streams in Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Primary) and Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary). The primary and secondary schools have over 4000 students. Since 1995, PLMGS(Sec)and (Pri) has been offering Higher Mother Tongue languages and specialised deep-learning programmes in Maths, Science and Aesthetics. History Paya Lebar English School & Methodist English Preparatory School (1916-1960) On 31 October 1916, the Secretary of the Methodist Episcopal Building and Location Board purchased a piece of land with an area of on Boundary Road to build a school. The school was a branch of the Anglo-Chinese school and was known as Paya Lebar E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Examinations And Assessment Board
The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Education of the Government of Singapore. SEAB was established on 1 April 2004 as a statutory board to develop and conduct national examinations in Singapore and to provide other examination and assessment services. The board also publishes examination results for the major exams such as the Primary School Leaving Examination, GCE ‘N’ Level GCE 'O' Level and GCE 'A' Level. Regulated examinations The following national examinations are regulated by the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board. Primary school examinations * Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) * International Primary School Leaving Examination (iPSLE), international variation of the PSLE. Secondary school examinations * Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level (GCE O-Level) * Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level (GCE N-Level) ** Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal (Academic) Level (GCE N(A)-Level) ** Singapo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Educational Institutions Established In 1917
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Various researchers emphasize the role of critical thinking in order to distinguish education from indoctrination. Some theorists require that education results in an improvement of the student while others prefer a value-neutral definition of the term. In a slightly different sense, education may also refer, not to the process, but to the product of this process: the mental states and dispositions possessed by educated people. Education originated as the transmission of cultural heritage from one generation to the next. Today, educational goals increasingly encompass new ideas such as the liberation of learners, skills needed for modern society, empathy, and complex vocational skills. Types of education are commonly divided into formal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secondary Schools In Singapore
This is a list of secondary schools in Singapore. Most secondary schools in Singapore offer a four-year Express course (Special course for Special Assistance Plan schools) or a five-year course leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level. Some schools offer the six-year Integrated Programme, which lead to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level or International Baccalaureate Diploma. Autonomous schools have more autonomy as compared to other government-run secondary schools to plan their own curriculum and activities. However, such schools may charge additional, miscellaneous fees on top of the regular school fees paid by all students attending government or government-aided schools. Independent schools are granted autonomy to its own school curriculum, programmes and school fees. Mainstream schools Religious Schools Christian schools Madrasah Special Schools for N(T) Students Secondary Schools with Special-Need Streams * Assumption Pathway School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schools In Hougang
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the '' Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational school, college or seminary may be availabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chia Yong Yong
Chia Yong Yong (; born 1962) is a Singaporean lawyer, disability advocate and a former Nominated Member of Parliament of Singapore from August 2014 to September 2018. Education Chia was educated in Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School between 1969 and 1978 and later attended Catholic Junior College from 1979 to 1980. Following her A-Levels, she completed a Bachelor of Laws degree with Honours at the National University of Singapore in 1985, and was admitted to the Singapore Bar as an advocate and solicitor in 1986. Career Legal career Chia is a corporate lawyer in Singapore. In 2017, she started her own law firm, Chia Yong Yong Law Corporation. In media interviews, Chia expressed her passion for her work and overcoming challenges to conclude business deals. Chia actively gives talks on commercial law issues, and is also a member of the Council of the Law Society's panel of approved Mediators and Investigative Tribunal. Civil career In August 2014, Chia was one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Tan
Julie Tan (born 22 September 1992 in Penang, Malaysia) is a Singaporean actress. She was the female lead in ''That Girl in Pinafore''. Early life Julie Tan was born in Malaysia. She received her education in Singapore and studied Drama at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Career In 2008, she debuted in the telemovie ''The Promise'' as a girl with intellectual disability. She was also the first runner-up in The New Paper's New Face. In 2010, Tan starred in television episodes, including ''The Illusionist'', ''No Limits'' and ''New Beginnings''. She auditioned for Alpha Entertainment in 2011, and was given a chance to be part of K-pop girl group Skarf, which she turned down. She worked in television dramas ''A Tale of 2 Cities'' and ''A Song to Remember'', as one of the female leads. In 2013, she starred in movies ''Judgement Day'' and ''That Girl in Pinafore''. She became the host for ''A Date with K-pop Stars'', which debuted on 21 February 2014, where she travelled to South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Singapore Investment Corporation
GIC Private Limited is a sovereign wealth fund in Singapore that manages its foreign reserves. Established by the Government of Singapore in 1981 as the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, its mission is to preserve and enhance the international purchasing power of the reserves with the aim of achieving good long-term returns above global inflation over the investment time horizon. With a network of 10 offices in key financial capitals worldwide, GIC invests internationally in developed market equities, emerging market equities, nominal bonds and cash, inflation-linked bonds, private equity and real estate. The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI) had estimated the fund's assets at US$690 billion as of June 2022 while Forbes estimated the fund's assets at US$744 billion after legislation were passed to transfer about USD137b from the central bank. Besides GIC, Singapore also owns another sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings with managed assets at about U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lim Siong Guan
Lim Siong Guan, (, born 1947) is currently Advisor to the Group Executive Committee of GIC Private Limited, GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund. He was Group President of GIC Private Limited, GIC from 2007 until his retirement at the end of 2016. Biography Lim was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore. He was awarded the President's Scholarship to study at the University of Adelaide, Australia, where he graduated with First Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering in 1969. He attained a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore in 1975. Lim was the Head of the Singapore Civil Service from September 1999 to March 2005. He was the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence from July 1981 to May 1994, Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office from June 1994 to July 1998, (concurrently) Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education from April 1997 to June 1999, and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund W
Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and nobles *Edmund the Martyr (died 869 or 870), king of East Anglia *Edmund I (922–946), King of England from 939 to 946 *Edmund Ironside (989–1016), also known as Edmund II, King of England in 1016 *Edmund of Scotland (after 1070 – after 1097) *Edmund Crouchback (1245–1296), son of King Henry III of England and claimant to the Sicilian throne * Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1249–1300), earl of Cornwall; English nobleman of royal descent *Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341–1402), son of King Edward III of England * Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond (1430–1456), English and Welsh nobleman *Edmund, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1803–1873), the last created Austrian field marshal of the 19th century In religion * Saint Edmund (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institute Of Technical Education
The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established by the Ministry of Education, it was formerly known as Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB). ITE has three colleges that offer the National ITE Certificate (NITEC), Higher NITEC, Technical Diploma and Work-Study Diploma. Apart from providing vocational education to secondary school graduates, ITE offers apprenticeships for the skilled trades and diplomas in vocational education for skilled technicians and workers in support roles in professions such as accountancy, architecture, business administration, engineering and nursing. History 1960s to 1970s: Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB) During the 1960s and 1970s, vocational education was managed by two separate statutory boards, the Adult Education Board (AEB) and the Industrial Training Board (ITB). They were merged in 1979 to fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
