Immigrate to Singapore to learn about Singaporean education: There are over 200 government-established primary schools in Singapore, with the school year beginning on January 2nd each year. The enrollment age for Singaporean children is 6 years old. Singaporean government primary school education lasts for six years, divided into a four-year foundation stage (Grades 1-4) and a two-year orientation stage (Grades 5-6). During the foundation stage, the main subjects are English, mother tongue, and mathematics, while auxiliary subjects include music, art and crafts, physical education, and civic education. Students begin studying science in the third grade. To allow students to fully realize their potential, schools implement a streaming system based on students' academic abilities starting in the fourth grade. In Singapore, a primary school student must pass the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) at the end of the sixth grade to complete their primary education and advance to secondary school.
The tuition fee for Singaporean government primary schools is 256 SGD/month (tuition fees for the current year are subject to Ministry of Education regulations). Additionally, the Singapore Ministry of Education requires all international students to pay a 1,000 SGD education contribution to the Ministry of Education fund every two years; according to the latest 2008 regulations, this contribution can be paid in monthly installments.
