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2 April – Joseph Schooling, who won Singapore's first ever Olympic gold medal, retires from swimming at 28. [25]15 April – Lee Hsien Loong announces his resignation as the Prime Minister of Singapore effective on 15 May 2024, paving the way for the assumption of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong as the next Prime Minister of Singapore.
CP: For education institutions, events like the National School Games have resumed, with more to come like the Singapore Youth Festival. Gradual relaxation of rules in learning will be done, with masking relaxed for those with higher support needs for language and literacy lessons, as well as re-establishing connections with overseas peers and ...
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There were numerous other communal riots and incidents throughout the 50s and 60s leading to and after Singapore's independence in August 1965. [2] Racial Harmony Day has since expanded its reach. Today, grassroots organisations such as the People’s Association and the Community Development Councils are also involved. [3]
Education has always represented an area of focus for Singapore since its independence in 1965. Its emphasis on education partly reflects Singapore's virtual lack of natural resources and Singapore's need to develop its human resource and manpower capability in its continuing quest to build a knowledge-based economy.
To optimise the use of resources, schools may merge and be relocated. Such merger of schools may sometimes allow for a greater exchange of expertise and policies to provide a higher quality of education, as was the case of the merger of Ang Mo Kio North Primary School, Li Hua Primary School and Hong Dao Primary School.
30 January – Ng Hark Seng, former chairman of E-Bridge Pre-school and figure in Singapore’s early childhood education industry (b. 1948). [38] 1 February – Chan Kong Thoe, Singapore’s first kidney transplant surgeon (b. 1930). [39] 3 February – Lim Tze Peng, artist and Cultural Medallion recipient (b. 1921). [40]
Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board; Singapore Institute of Management; Singapore Institute of Technology; Singapore Management University; Singapore math; Singapore Mathematical Olympiad; Singapore Media Academy; Singapore National Youth Orchestra; Singapore Polytechnic; Singapore Teachers' Union; Singapore University of Social Sciences