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- He left his job as OCBC Bank's general manager in 1979 to enter politics and went on to helm five ministries. He has been credited with revamping the school system as education minister, championing the development of higher education, as well as laying the basis for Singapore's universities to raise their international standing.
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Tan initiated a number of reviews of Singapore’s education system. One of these was to ensure that all students had at least 10 years of schooling before moving on to tertiary or vocational education.21 This resulted in a revamp of the primary and secondary school education system in 1992.22.
Singapore Management University Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Digital Narratives of Asia Institute for Societal Leadership (2016-2018) 31-10-2017 Tony Tan [Singapore, President, Minister for Defence, Education] Tony Tan Follow this and additional works at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/isl_dna
- Tony Tan
- 2017
- The Education System Before World War I
- Political Influences on Education Policies Before World War II
- Postwar Development
- Conclusion
- References
- Appendix: A Select List of Education Policies and Papers from 1819 to The 1970s
The founder of Singapore, Stamford Raffles, professed: The British presence on the island was represented by the East India Company, which was mainly concerned with trade. This being so, the British administrators initially focused on commerce, leaving most of the other social concerns such as education to the different communities on the island. I...
Education policies before World War II were not formulated solely with the economic situation in mind. The government was also influenced by political forces. For example, the 1920 Schools Registration Ordinance not only marked a big step forward in British direct involvement with the education of all children in Singapore, it also heralded the end...
When World War II ended, Singapore returned to British rule once again. On 7 August 1947, a “Ten-Year Programme” was established. This was meant to be the “basis for future educational development in the Colony of Singapore”.10 The general principles outlined in this policy were “foster[ing] and extend[ing] the capacity for self-government, and the...
Singapore’s education system from 1819 to 1978 can be seen to have passed through three distinct phases. In the first phase, before the outbreak of World War II, there were other providers of education besides the British. The second phase took place after World War II, and was marked by the government’s concerted effort to centralise the curriculu...
All-Party Committee on Singapore Chinese Middle Schools Students’ Union, Singapore, Singapore Chinese Middle Schools Students’ Union(Singapore Legislative Assembly Command Paper Cmd. 53 of 1956) (Singapore: Printed at the Govt. Print. Off., 1956). (Call no. RCLOS 371.83 SIN; microfilm NL9547) All Party Committee on Chinese Education, Singapore, Rep...
1870:Report of the Select Committee of the Legislative Council to Inquire into the State of Education in the Colony (Woolley Report) 1894:Report of the Committee Appointed to Inquire into the System of Vernacular Education in the Colony (Isemonger Report) 1902:Report of the Commission of Enquiry into the System of English Education in the Colony (K...
Mar 13, 2024 · Introducing streaming. Difficult decisions abound in government – Dr Tan dedicated close to a quarter of his book to them – but his first one was to help introduce streaming in schools, in a...
Mar 12, 2024 · SINGAPORE - Singapore has been fortunate that Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam chose to serve the country on many occasions, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the launch of the former president and ...
Oct 29, 2018 · He has been credited with revamping the school system as education minister, championing the development of higher education, as well as laying the basis for Singapore's universities to...
Apr 7, 2022 · This chapter examines how the teaching and learning of history in Singapore have evolved since colonial times and throughout Singapore’s transformation into a modern, internationally connected, and cosmopolitan city-state.
