Singapore's education system is relatively complicated, which can be summarized as: 6 years in primary school, 4 years, 2 years, 4 years, 6 years in junior high school, 4 years in senior high school and 4 years in university. The educational diversion system is also one of Singapore's educational characteristics. Primary and secondary schools operate on a half-day basis, while junior colleges, junior colleges and polytechnics continue to operate on an open full-time basis.

Primary school shunt

The primary school system is six years. At the end of the fourth grade, students were diverted for the first time. According to the students' academic achievements in the first four years, it is necessary to choose the standard courses or basic courses of four subjects (English, mother tongue, mathematics and science).

Secondary school shunt

The second diversion is to divide students into three parts through the Unified Primary School Graduation Examination (PSLE) when they graduate from primary school for six years. Middle school has a 4-year (express) or 5-year (slow) system. This kind of diversion is different from the fast class, middle class and slow class that we usually understand as the unit of achievement.

High school shunt

The third diversion happened when the students graduated from middle school, and they passed the Cambridge O-level exam. Four-year special classes and express classes need to take the O-level exam after graduation, and the results will determine the promotion to junior college and science and engineering. The general academic system is five years. In the fourth year, I will take the N-level exam. After passing, I will take the O-level exam in Secondary Five and enter junior college or science and engineering. After taking the N-level exam, students in the craft class can directly enter the technical college.