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The Ministry of Education (MOE; Malay: Kementerian Pendidikan; Chinese: 教育部; Tamil: கல்வி அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the education in 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==
==History==
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|[[File:Ong Ye Kung at the 2018 G20 Education Ministerial Meeting.jpg|122x122px]]
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|'''[[Ong Ye Kung]]'''<ref name=":2" /><ref name="CNA 20150928">{{Cite news |last=Ong |first=Justin |date=28 September 2015 |title=Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet |work=Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien/2154802.html |url-status=dead |access-date=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621143256/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-announces-singapore-s-new-cabinet-8239284 |archive-date=2018-06-21}}</ref><br><small>MP for [[Sembawang Group Representation Constituency|Sembawang GRC]]</small><br><small>(born 1969)</small>
|'''[[Ong Ye Kung]]'''<ref name="CNA 20150928">{{Cite news |last=Ong |first=Justin |date=28 September 2015 |title=Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet |work=Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien/2154802.html |url-status=dead |access-date=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621143256/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-announces-singapore-s-new-cabinet-8239284 |archive-date=2018-06-21}}</ref><br><small>MP for [[Sembawang Group Representation Constituency|Sembawang GRC]]</small><br><small>(born 1969)</small>
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|<small>1 May</small><br>2018
|<small>26 July</small><br>2020
|<small>26 July</small><br>2020
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==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 [[university|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)<ref>https://www.moe.gov.sg/post-secondary/overview/autonomous-universities/</ref>
'''Others:'''
*[[Institute of Technical Education (Singapore)|Institute of Technical Education]]


==Controversy==
==Controversy==
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===Controversies in River Valley High School murder case===
===Controversies in River Valley High School murder case===
{{Main|River Valley High School murder#Controversy}}
{{Main|River Valley High School murder#Controversy}}
===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.<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==
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==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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Ministry of Education
Kementerian Pendidikan
教育部
கல்வி அமைச்சு
Ministry of Education (Singapore) logo.svg
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
Yong Nyuk Lin (1965).jpg 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
Lee Kuan Yew in 1965 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 Keng Yam cropp.jpg 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 Keng Yam cropp.jpg 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 2.jpg 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
Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the official opening of Yuan Ching Secondary School's new building, Singapore - 20100716 (cropped).jpg Tharman Shanmugaratnam
MP for Jurong GRC
(born 1957) 		1 August
2003 		31 March
2008 		PAP
Lee H. I
Lee H. II
Ng Eng Hen 2.jpg Ng Eng Hen
MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
(born 1958) 		1 April
2008 		20 May
2011 		PAP
Heng Swee Keat.jpg 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)
NgCheeMeng PAP.jpg 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 at the 2018 G20 Education Ministerial Meeting.jpg 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)
Ong Ye Kung at the 2018 G20 Education Ministerial Meeting.jpg Ong Ye Kung[7]
MP for Sembawang GRC
(born 1969) 		1 May
2018 		26 July
2020 		PAP Lee H. IV
Lawrence Wong 20230526.jpg Lawrence Wong[8]
MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC
(born 1972) 		27 July
2020 		14 May
2021 		PAP Lee H. V
Chan Chun Sing in Singapore.jpg 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:

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:

Others:

Controversy

Controversies in River Valley High School murder case

For more information, see: River Valley High School murder#Controversy.


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

  1. ↑ Ong Pang Boon. National Library Board.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Prime Minister's Office (29 May 1981). Statement from the Prime Minister's Office. Press release.
  3. ↑ Lim Kim San. National Library Board.
  4. ↑ Tony Tan Keng Yam. National Library Board.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Prime Minister's Office (29 May 1981). Statement from the Prime Minister's Office. Press release.
  6. ↑ Prime Minister's Office (31 December 1984). Statement from the Prime Minister's Office. Press release.
  7. ↑ Ong, Justin. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces Singapore's new Cabinet, Channel NewsAsia, 28 September 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mahmud, Aqil Haziq (2020-07-25). PM Lee announces new Cabinet; 6 office holders promoted, 3 retirements (en).
  9. ↑ Yahya, Yasmine (2018-04-24). Cabinet reshuffle: Chan Chun Sing to be sole MTI Minister; will gain economic experience (en).
  10. ↑ https://www.moe.gov.sg/post-secondary/overview/autonomous-universities/
  11. ↑ https://mothership.sg/2022/08/teacher-fired-sexually-exploited-girl/
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090409150704/http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/parliamentary-replies/2009/03/foreign-students-in-singapore.php
  13. ↑ 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
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