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On 13 August 2022, a male Ministry of Education (MOE) primary school teacher was dismissed after he was convicted for sexually exploiting a 14-year-old girl. He was sentenced to 8 months' jail in May 2021 after pleading guilty to 2 charges under the Children and Young Persons Act. He was reportedly also worked as a freelance tuition teacher, and the victim was his former tutee, the victim was kissed and private parts touched by the teacher.<ref>https://mothership.sg/2022/08/teacher-fired-sexually-exploited-girl/</ref> | On 13 August 2022, a male Ministry of Education (MOE) primary school teacher was dismissed after he was convicted for sexually exploiting a 14-year-old girl. He was sentenced to 8 months' jail in May 2021 after pleading guilty to 2 charges under the Children and Young Persons Act. He was reportedly also worked as a freelance tuition teacher, and the victim was his former tutee, the victim was kissed and private parts touched by the teacher.<ref>https://mothership.sg/2022/08/teacher-fired-sexually-exploited-girl/</ref> | ||
===International students admission cap=== | |||
On 24 March 2009, The MOE made a parliamentary reply to respond questions and claimed that there is a 20% cap on the number of international students the autonomous universities in Singapore can admit, and claimed that "they are in practice subject to more stringent entry criteria than Singaporeans".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090409150704/http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/parliamentary-replies/2009/03/foreign-students-in-singapore.php</ref> | |||
However in 3 July 2017, MOE made a parliamentary reply stating that there has been online articles peddling a claim that there is a minimum 20% quota for foreign students in Singapore's autonomous universities and claimed that is no such minimum quota. Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) at the time, Ong Ye Kung, claimed that foreign students make up only around 10% of the universities’ total undergraduate intake.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240224220529/https://www.gov.sg/article/is-it-true-our-public-universities-reserve-20-of-their-places-for-foreign-students</ref> | |||
==Attribution== | ==Attribution== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:46, 1 October 2024
| Ministry of Education Kementerian Pendidikan 教育部 கல்வி அமைச்சு | |
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| Website | www.moe.gov.sg |
| Ownership type | Government agency |
| Founded | 7 April 1955 |
| Headquarters | 1 North Buona Vista Drive, Singapore 138675 , Singapore |
The Ministry of Education (MOE) is a ministry of the government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the education in Singapore.
In Malay, it is Kementerian Pendidikan. In Chinese, it is 教育部. In Tamil, it is கல்வி அமைச்சு.
History
List of ministers
The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Education, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The incumbent minister is MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC Chan Chun Sing from the People's Action Party.
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Political Party | Cabinet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Education (1955–2015) | ||||||
| Chew Swee Kee MP for Whampoa (1918–1985) |
6 April 1955 |
4 March 1959 |
LF | Marshall | ||
| Lim | ||||||
| Lim Yew Hock MP for Havelock (1914–1984) |
5 March 1959 |
3 June 1959 |
SPA | |||
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Yong Nyuk Lin MP for Geylang West (1918–2012) |
5 June 1959 |
18 October 1963 |
PAP | Lee K. I | |
| Ong Pang Boon[1][2] MP for Telok Ayer (born 1929) |
19 October 1963 |
10 August 1970 |
PAP | Lee K. II | ||
| Lee K. III | ||||||
| Lim Kim San[3][2] MP for Cairnhill (1916–2006) |
11 August 1970 |
15 September 1972 |
PAP | |||
| Lee Chiaw Meng MP for Farrer Park (1937–2001) |
16 September 1972 |
1 June 1975 |
PAP | Lee K. IV | ||
| Toh Chin Chye MP for Rochore (1921–2012) |
2 June 1975 |
15 June 1975 |
PAP | |||
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Lee Kuan Yew MP for Tanjong Pagar (1923–2015) |
15 June 1975 |
20 October 1975 |
PAP | ||
| Chua Sian Chin MP for MacPherson (1933–2014) |
20 October 1975 |
11 February 1979 |
PAP | |||
| Lee K. V | ||||||
| Goh Keng Swee MP for Kreta Ayer (1918–2010) |
12 February 1979 |
31 May 1980 |
PAP | |||
|
Tony Tan[4][5] MP for Sembawang (born 1940) |
1 June 1980 |
31 May 1981 |
PAP | ||
| Lee K. VI | ||||||
| Goh Keng Swee[5] MP for Kreta Ayer (1918–2010) |
1 June 1981 |
1 January 1985 |
PAP | |||
|
|
Tony Tan[6] MP for Sembawang (until 1988) MP for Sembawang GRC (from 1988) (born 1940) |
2 January 1985 |
1 January 1992 |
PAP | Lee K. VII | |
| Lee K. VIII | ||||||
| Goh I | ||||||
| Goh II | ||||||
| Lee Yock Suan MP for Cheng San GRC (born 1946) |
2 January 1992 |
24 January 1997 |
PAP | |||
|
Teo Chee Hean MP for Pasir Ris GRC (until 2001) MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (from 2001) (born 1954) |
25 January 1997 |
31 July 2003 |
PAP | Goh III | |
| Goh IV | ||||||
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Tharman Shanmugaratnam MP for Jurong GRC (born 1957) |
1 August 2003 |
31 March 2008 |
PAP | ||
| Lee H. I | ||||||
| Lee H. II | ||||||
|
Ng Eng Hen MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1958) |
1 April 2008 |
20 May 2011 |
PAP | ||
|
Heng Swee Keat MP for Tampines GRC (born 1961) |
21 May 2011 |
30 September 2015 |
PAP | Lee H. III | |
| Minister for Education (Schools) (2015–2018) | ||||||
|
Ng Chee Meng MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (born 1968) Interim until 31 October 2016 |
1 October 2015 |
30 April 2018 |
PAP | Lee H. IV | |
| Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) (2015–2018) | ||||||
|
Ong Ye Kung MP for Sembawang GRC (born 1969) Interim until 31 October 2016 |
1 October 2015 |
30 April 2018 |
PAP | Lee H. IV | |
| Minister for Education (from 2018) | ||||||
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Ong Ye Kung[7] MP for Sembawang GRC (born 1969) |
1 May 2018 |
26 July 2020 |
PAP | Lee H. IV | |
|
Lawrence Wong[8] MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC (born 1972) |
27 July 2020 |
14 May 2021 |
PAP | Lee H. V | |
|
Chan Chun Sing[9][8] MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC (born 1969) |
15 May 2021 |
Incumbent | PAP | ||
Education institution
Below are education institution under the purview of the Ministry of Education.
Polytechnics:
- Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP)
- Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP)
- Republic Polytechnic (RP)
- Singapore Polytechnic (SP)
- Temasek Polytechnic (TP)
Singapore have two types of autonomous university according to Ministry of Education:
- Research-intensive universities that are more academic in nature.
- Applied-degree pathway, where students receive more hands-on experience and industry exposure as part of their university education.
Autonomous universities:
- Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
- National University of Singapore (NUS)
- Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)
- Singapore Management University (SMU)
- Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)[10]
Others:
Controversy
Controversies in River Valley High School murder case
MOE teacher sexual misconduct
On 13 August 2022, a male Ministry of Education (MOE) primary school teacher was dismissed after he was convicted for sexually exploiting a 14-year-old girl. He was sentenced to 8 months' jail in May 2021 after pleading guilty to 2 charges under the Children and Young Persons Act. He was reportedly also worked as a freelance tuition teacher, and the victim was his former tutee, the victim was kissed and private parts touched by the teacher.[11]
International students admission cap
On 24 March 2009, The MOE made a parliamentary reply to respond questions and claimed that there is a 20% cap on the number of international students the autonomous universities in Singapore can admit, and claimed that "they are in practice subject to more stringent entry criteria than Singaporeans".[12]
However in 3 July 2017, MOE made a parliamentary reply stating that there has been online articles peddling a claim that there is a minimum 20% quota for foreign students in Singapore's autonomous universities and claimed that is no such minimum quota. Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) at the time, Ong Ye Kung, claimed that foreign students make up only around 10% of the universities’ total undergraduate intake.[13]
Attribution
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ong Pang Boon. National Library Board.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Prime Minister's Office (29 May 1981). Statement from the Prime Minister's Office. Press release.
- ↑ Lim Kim San. National Library Board.
- ↑ Tony Tan Keng Yam. National Library Board.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Prime Minister's Office (29 May 1981). Statement from the Prime Minister's Office. Press release.
- ↑ Prime Minister's Office (31 December 1984). Statement from the Prime Minister's Office. Press release.
- ↑ Ong, Justin. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet, Channel NewsAsia, 28 September 2015.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mahmud, Aqil Haziq (2020-07-25). PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements (en).
- ↑ Yahya, Yasmine (2018-04-24). Cabinet reshuffle: Chan Chun Sing to be sole MTI Minister; will gain economic experience (en).
- ↑ https://www.moe.gov.sg/post-secondary/overview/autonomous-universities/
- ↑ https://mothership.sg/2022/08/teacher-fired-sexually-exploited-girl/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090409150704/http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/parliamentary-replies/2009/03/foreign-students-in-singapore.php
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240224220529/https://www.gov.sg/article/is-it-true-our-public-universities-reserve-20-of-their-places-for-foreign-students