Singapore

Singapore has the highest rate of literacy in the world. The education in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education. The ministry directs the education policy, controls the administration and development of state schools and maintains a supervisory and advisory role in private schools.

English has been incorporated as the first language in Singapore along with other mother tongues being taught as second languages. The bilingual policy and the merit-based educational system have proved to be distinctly successful in creating students who have excelled in international competitions in debating, mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology.

Singapore has 4 main Universities, 2 of which are public universities and the other 2 private universities. Other than these universities, there are 5 Polytechnics and several tertiary institutions which also give graduate and post graduate degrees. Besides these institutions, there are several international educational institutions which have set up their centers in Singapore. If you are planning to study abroad in Singapore and want to apply to a Private Education Organisation (PEO), then as an overseas student, it has been advised to look for those PEOs which have the Student Protection Scheme (SPS) in place. Students applying to PEOs with a SPS enjoy a faster visa processing and a security deposit waiver. Another scheme called CaseTrust for Education has been launched to protect the interests of foreign students in Singapore.