More news on university ranking in Singapore for today as Singapore falls to 15th place according to this article from straitstimes.com with an extract of it below: by Amelia Teng "SINGAPORE - Singapore has fallen 12 spots to 15th place in a ranking of the world's best cities for university students. Last year the London-based educational consultancy Quacuarelli …
Better scores now needed for NUS arts faculty
this is from an article published by Straits Times... "Remember the days when one B and two Cs would get a student into the arts and social sciences faculty of the National University of Singapore? Not any more. This year, A-level holders needed at least an A and two Bs, despite the faculty taking in the …
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Singapore Studies and Education Statistics 2014
Here's some perspective of our education in Singapore. All data obtained from http://www.singstat.gov.sg Singapore literacy rate (for 15 years and above) is at 96.5% with males at 98.5% and females at 94.6%. However, there is no change for males literacy from previous years but females upped 0.2% from 94.4% previously. Singaporeans with Secondary education or higher …
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Exercise your brains for exam preparation.
Whether you are preparing for GCE, GCSE, IB, PSLE, SAT, or any examination, it is imperative to get your brains fit for the exams. Try these few websites for free brain teasers: 1) Brainmetrix.com contains general games that tests most of brain activities. IQ based, Cognitive and even Sudoku can be found free in here. 2) …
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Top 5 Tips to Study for PSLE
1) Get yourself a dedicated studystation. Have your assessment books ready and arranged at arms length. Have all your equipment organized within a radius of 1.5 metres. Have water, food and whatever you need to be comfortable near you so that you don't have to walk away to pick things up. Have a dedicated studystation …
Top 10 Educated Celebrities (with a degree to boot)
10) Brad Pitt-University of Missouri-Journalism 9) Jake Gyllenhaal-Columbia University-Eastern Religion and Philosophy 8) Ashley Judd-University of Kentucky-French 7) Matthew McConaughey-University of Texas, Austin-Pre-Law 6) George Clooney-University of Kentucky-Journalism 5) Mayim Bialik-University of California-Neuroscience 4) Will Ferrell-University of Southern California-Sports Information 3) Ken Jeong-Duke University-Pre-Med 2) Cate Blanchett-Melbourne University-Economics and Fine Arts 1) Rowan Atkinson-Newcastle University-Electrical Engineering …
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Top 10 Things to do for the school holidays Nov-Dec
10) Botanical Gardens Orchid Gardens Students Special Singapore Botanical Gardens organizes a programme for students, a holiday special with Orchids as their main theme. extract from their website: Description: Did you know that orchids are one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants in the world? From 8 to 23 November 2014, we …
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Christmas is Coming! 2014
Coolest stuff you can get for your kids this Christmas. Presents and more presents and beware, you might want one for yourself. 1) Boogie Board eWriters http://www.myboogieboard.com/na/ Go paperless and your kids can write/draw/doodle without worrying if you are clearing a forest to do that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJvNEzCaNwg 2) Skatecycle Another form of skates hits the streets. It …
School Terms and Holidays 2015
Herein lies important dates for Singapore schools and our operating schedules for 2015. Parents take note that eduKate SG operates on all days except public holidays stated in SECTION 3.2 (all information are subject to changes from MOE and is only intended to be used as a rough guideline. dated 4th Nov 2014) extract from MOE …
Idioms and Phrases in the 21st Century
Modernise your writing with new phrases or idioms. Time shifts language and adopts new words/phrases. As we continue into the 21st Century, usage of idioms have changed significantly in our society and time dictates certain idioms/phrases to be out of date and some that becomes fashionable. Here's a few fun ones: take things easy suck …