Better scores now needed for NUS arts faculty

this is from an article published by Straits Times… “Remember the days when one B and two Cs would get a student into the arts and social sciences faculty of the National University of Singapore? Not any more. This year, A-level holders needed at least an A and two Bs, despite the faculty taking in the …

Singapore Studies and Education Statistics 2014

Here’s some perspective of our education in Singapore. All data obtained from http://www.singstat.gov.sg Singapore literacy rate (for 15 years and above) is at 96.5% with males at 98.5% and females at 94.6%. However, there is no change for males literacy from previous years but females upped 0.2% from 94.4% previously. Singaporeans with Secondary education or higher …

Top 10 Things to do for the school holidays Nov-Dec

10) Botanical Gardens Orchid Gardens Students Special Singapore Botanical Gardens organizes a programme for students, a holiday special with Orchids as their main theme. extract from their website: Description: Did you know that orchids are one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants in the world? From 8 to 23 November 2014, we …

School Terms and Holidays 2015

Herein lies important dates for Singapore schools and our operating schedules for 2015. Parents take note that eduKate SG operates on all days except public holidays stated in SECTION 3.2  (all information are subject to changes from MOE and is only intended to be used as a rough guideline. dated 4th Nov 2014) extract from MOE …

Idioms and Phrases in the 21st Century

Modernise your writing with new phrases or idioms. Time shifts language and adopts new words/phrases. As we continue into the 21st Century, usage of idioms have changed significantly in our society and time dictates certain idioms/phrases to be out of date and some that becomes fashionable. Here’s a few fun ones: take things easy suck …