GE2025 : How PAP vs WP Propose Education Reforms in Singapore

Primary & Secondary Education
– Joy of learning & multiple pathways
   • Replace streaming with full subject‑based banding; revamp the PSLE scoring system and Gifted Education Programme to focus on strengths and interests
   • Broaden definitions of success; customise education for diverse abilities and interests
   • Invest in teachers’ professional development and partner parents, industry and community to deliver holistic, rounded learning
– Support for students with special needs
   • Build four new Special Education (SPED) schools by 2030
   • Establish additional early‑intervention centres for children with developmental needs
   • Extend the Development Support–Learning Support programme to more pre‑schools
Tertiary & Lifelong Learning
– SkillsFuture & adult upskilling
   • Empower all Singaporeans to reskill and upskill throughout life
   • Help companies redesign jobs and invest in worker training
   • Support career transitions via the SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support Scheme

Primary & Secondary Education
– Empower every child
   • Shift focus from high‑stakes exams and private tuition to holistic learning and well‑being
   • Address rising student anxiety and inequality by nurturing each child’s strengths, regardless of background
– Reduce class sizes
   • Cap all primary and secondary school classes at 23 students to enable personalised attention, alleviate the need for tuition, and bridge academic gaps
– Later start times
   • Primary schools to begin at 8:00 am; secondary schools at 8:30 am, aligning with adolescent sleep patterns and improving well‑being
Post‑Secondary Education
– Staggered start for ITEs, Polytechnics & JCs
• Post‑secondary institutions to start at 9:00 am, benefiting student health and easing peak‑hour congestion

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