Ministry of Education (Singapore)
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Headquarters | 1, North Buona Vista Drive, Singapore 138675 |
| Employees | 56,700[1] |
| Annual budget |  $9.66 billion SGD (2010)[1] |
| Ministers responsible | Heng Swee Keat, Minister Lawrence Wong, Minister of State Hawazi Daipi, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Sim Ann, Senior Parliamentary Secretary |
| Agency executives | Tan Ching Yee, Permanent Secretary Yeoh Chee Yan, Second Permanent Secretary Ho Peng, Director-General of Education Ng Cher Pong, Deputy Secretary (Policy) Dr Mimi Choong May Ling, Deputy Secretary (Services) |
| Child agencies | Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board Council for Private Education Science Centre, Singapore 7 others |
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| www.moe.gov.sg | |
The Ministry Of Education (Abbreviation: MOE; Chinese: 新加坡教育部; Malay: Kementerian Pelajaran; Tamil: கல்வி அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.
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[edit] Statutory boards
The ministry oversees 10 statutory boards. These are:
- Council for Private Education
- Singapore Polytechnic
- Ngee Ann Polytechnic
- Temasek Polytechnic
- Nanyang Polytechnic
- Republic Polytechnic
- Institute of Technical Education
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
- Science Centre, Singapore
- Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
[edit] Criticisms
There are many criticisms against the Singapore education system. Among which the top concerns are the quality of teachers, and the type of students the system produces.
Due to a shortage of teachers, the Ministry of Education seems to have relaxed its requirements to hire teachers who are not that passionate about teaching. These teachers are widely believed to have pursued teaching as their career because of the high monthly salary.
The Singapore education system is also said to stifle self-expression in students. Many students are afraid to speak out for fear of upsetting authority and getting blacklisted, and as a result, jeopardising their future. Although the practical mindset of these students is to be lauded, should the aim of any education system be to produce young people who are afraid to speak their mind?
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Head K: Ministry of Education" (PDF). Budget 2010: Revenue and Expenditure Estimates. Ministry of Finance. 2010-02. http://www.mof.gov.sg/budget_2010/revenue_expenditure/attachment/17%20MOE%20EE2010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ministry of Education (Singapore) |
- Ministry of Education Official website
- Singapore Government Directory Interactive — Ministry of Education
- Ministry Of Education Singapore Information
- Ministry Of Education Singapore
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