Education System in Singapore

Education in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education (MOE), which controls the development and administration of state schools receiving government funding, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private schools. For both private and state schools, there are variations in the extent of autonomy in their curriculum, scope of government aid and funding, tuition burden on the students, and admission policy.
School grades
The school year is divided into two semesters. The first begins in the beginning of January and ends in June; the second begins in July and ends in December.
Level/Grade                               typical Age


pre-school/play group                 3-4
Kinder Garten                             4-6


Primary
Primary 1                                    6–7
Primary 2                                    7–8
Primary 3                                     8–9
Primary 4                                     9–10
Primary 5                                   10–11
Primary 6                                    11–12


Secondary
Secondary 1                                12-13
Secondary 2                                13–14
Secondary 3                                14-15
Secondary 4                                15–16


Tertiary education (College or University) Ages vary (usually four years,
referred to as Freshman,
Sophomore, Junior and
Senior years)
Grade and scoring systems
Most schools commonly follow the kind of grading system awarded at the Singapore-Cambridge GCE "O" level examination, which a student sits at the end of four or five years of secondary education, taking at least 6 subjects. The level of achievement in each subject is indicated by the grade obtained, with A1 being the highest achievable grade and F9 the lowest:
A1/A2 (Distinction)
B3/B4 (Merit)
C5/C6 (Credit/Pass)
D7 (Sub-Pass/fail, that is, passing at a lower standard in the exam or fail)
E8/F9 (Fail)