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     2007

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Estate of Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat launches $25 million fund for education

The Fund will provide for three programmes: training opportunities to strengthen English language teaching in the region, opportunities for needy students in our polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education to gain overseas exposure, and scholarships for deserving students from Singapore and China to pursue their undergraduate studies in Singapore universities.
The Ministry of Education will administer the fund...

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New applied subjects at 'O' Level from 2008

From Jan 2008, eight secondary schools will partner the polytechnics to offer to their Express and Normal (Academic) students, three new ¡®O¡¯ level subjects in applied disciplines: Creative 3D Animation, Fundamentals of Electronics and Introduction to Enterprise Development.
These new Applied Subjects will be reflected in the students¡¯ GCE ¡®O¡¯ level Examination Certificates and be recognised for admission into Junior Colleges and Polytechnics...

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Direct School Admission Exercise 2007 for admission to polytechnic

"The first Direct Polytechnic Admission (DPA) Exercise will commence on 11 July 2007, for admission into polytechnics in 2008...
"The five polytechnics ¨C Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic ¨C will each admit up to 2.5% of their Academic Year 2008 intake through DPA, or about 100 students per polytechnic on average..."

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     2005

     - University admissions under new A Level curriculum

     2004

More polytechnic students apply to join NUS & NTU

A record number of polytechnic students have applied to join NUS & NTU this year. NUs and NTU have received 11,000 and 12,000 applications respectively, up from about 6,000 for each university in previous years. This follows the scrapping of the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) as well as easing of rules to allow students to apply before they graduate from the polytechnic.

Source: Straits Times 14 Jun 2004 (H3)

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The four polytechnics' survey of their graduates from the 2003 cohort found that 68 per cent of those surveyed secured jobs within three months after graduation, a dip from 2002's 71 per cent. 21 per cent of the 6,000 graduates polled said they took on part-time jobs. (Straits Times 26 Feb 2004) H1)

     2003

     - Earlier admission of polytechnic students to university

 


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