Ministry of Education (Singapore)
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Formed | 1960 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
Headquarters | 1, North Buona Vista Drive, Singapore 138675 |
Employees | 56,700[1] |
Annual budget | $9.66 billion SGD (2010)[1] |
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Website | www |
The Ministry of Education (Abbreviation: MOE; Malay: Kementerian Pendidikan; Chinese: 教育部; Tamil: கல்வி அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore. It is currently headed by two Acting Ministers – Ng Chee Meng (Schools) and Ong Ye Kung (Higher Education and Skills) – overseeing education from Primary 1 to tertiary institutions.
Statutory boards
The ministry oversees 10 statutory boards. These are:
- Council for Private Education
- Singapore Polytechnic
- Ngee Ann Polytechnic
- Temasek Polytechnic
- Nanyang Polytechnic
- Republic Polytechnic
- Institute of Technical Education
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
- Science Centre, Singapore
- Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
Minister for Education
Years in Office | Minister |
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1959 – 1963 | Yong Nyuk Lin |
1963 –1970 | Ong Pang Boon |
1972 – 1975 | Lee Chiaw Meng |
1975 | Toh Chin Chye |
1975 – 1979 | Chua Sian Chin |
1979 – 1984 | Goh Keng Swee |
1985 – 1992 | Tony Tan |
1992 – 1997 | Lee Yock Suan |
1997 – 2003 | Teo Chee Hean |
2003 – 2008 | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
2008 – 2011 | Ng Eng Hen |
2011 – 2015 | Heng Swee Keat |
2015 – | Ng Chee Meng (Schools), Ong Ye Kung (Higher Education and Skills) |
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