16 October 2025 - CNA
Higher income eligibility cap for MOE financial aid schemes, bigger transport subsidies for students
Higher income eligibility ceilings across financial assistance schemes offered by the Ministry of Education (MOE), and bigger transport subsidies for primary and secondary students from next year.
13 October 2025 - CNA
More children with autism are joining mainstream schools, and parents are learning what it takes
CNA speaks to parents, educators and psychologists to explore the growing trend of children with autism entering mainstream schools – and the support and struggles that come with it.
3 October 2025 - The Straits Times
Financial support from The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF) has proven useful beyond transport and food costs, as students have found themselves also more likely to attend enrichment programmes and co-curricular activities.
30 September 2025 - CNA
Recess is served: Here's what students at 5 schools will get when they switch to pre-ordered meals
In January next year, 13 schools will switch to central kitchen catering. CNA takes a look at what students at five of them can expect when the recess bell rings.
28 September 2025 - The Straits Times
Exam guide for parents: How to better support your anxious teenagers
Exam periods can be a challenging time for relationships between parents and their teenage children. While you might have been actively involved in their PSLE preparation, your teens now prefer to manage their revision and desire their own space.
26 September 2025 - CNA
AI tutors are on the rise. Could they disrupt Singapore's billion-dollar tuition industry?
Tuition services powered by artificial intelligence are pitching themselves as more affordable and convenient options. But there are pitfalls.
24 September 2025 - CNA
Woman admits lying about address so daughter could be enrolled in well-known primary school
"All I do, I just want to protect my daughter," she said.
6 September 2025 - CNA
Being a first-time PSLE mum has made me rethink what success really means
For first-time PSLE mum Kelly Ang, her son's exam journey has become a test of her own beliefs, reminding her that her children's well-being matters more than their test scores.
23 August 2025 - The Straits Times
About 6% to 7% of Integrated Programme students leave before completing six years: MOE
At the end of the year, about 4,000 PSLE pupils will celebrate winning a coveted place in the Integrated Programme (IP). But some students already in the scheme will switch to the O-level route or make a quiet exit to polytechnics, other junior colleges and private schools in Singapore or overseas.
15 May 2025 - Mothership
For every child, a good school: Chan Chun Sing assures parents who are worried about P1 registration
The registration period for children's admission to Primary One in 2026 will take place from Jul. 1, 2025 to Oct. 31, 2025.
14 May 2025 - Channel News Asia
Primary 1 registration exercise to start on Jul 1
Information on the number of vacancies in each school will be available on the Ministry of Education's Primary 1 registration website by Jun 24.
11 May 2025 - The Straits Times
More students applying to neighbourhood schools for DSA
Neighbourhood secondary schools are attracting more students via the Direct School Admission (DSA) exercise, with schools saying they have been seeing rising interest and an increase in application numbers.
9 May 2025 - Channel News Asia
They weren't diagnosed with dyslexia. But these children still need help with learning difficulties
A little over a year ago, the DAS opened its services to students without a formal diagnosis of a learning difference.
16 April 2025 - The Straits Times
ST PSLE prep forum: School is enough to prepare your child for PSLE
Is the curriculum covered in primary school enough to prepare pupils for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), or is tuition necessary?
1 April 2025 - The Straits Times
Get tips to help your child at ST’s Smart Parenting PSLE Prep Forum
To improve in mathematics, your Primary 6 child may find it helpful to redo old questions rather than attempt new ones, says a maths expert.
6 March 2025 - Channel News Asia
Junior college admission criteria to change from L1R5 to L1R4 in 2028
With the implementation of L1R4 from the 2028 admission exercise, students will need to score 16 points or better across five subjects to get into junior college.
3 February 2025 - AsiaOne
$1.8b spent on tuition in a year: Are Singapore parents over-relying on these extra classes?
The amount spent on tuition, which includes lessons at home or at centres, has risen from $1.1 billion in 2013 to $1.4 billion in 2018 before reaching $1.8 billion last year, The Straits Times reported.
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