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The main language of education in Singapore is English, which was officially declared the first language within the local education system in 1987. English is the first language learned by 50% of children by the time they reach preschool age and becomes the primary language of instruction by the time they reach primary school. The school year is divided into two semesters. The first begins in the beginning of January and ends in May; the second begins in July and ends in November.

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Kindergartens in Singapore provide up to three years of pre-school for children ages three to six. The three years are commonly called Nursery, Kindergarten 1 (K1) and Kindergarten 2(K2), respectively.

Kindergartens provide an environment for children to learn how to interact with others, and to prepare them for formal education at Primary school. Activities include learning language – written and oral – and numbers, development of personal and social skills, games, music, and outdoor play. Children learn two languages, English and their official Mother Tongue (Mandarin, Malay or Tamil)

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The foundation stage is the first stage of formal schooling. The four years, from primary 1 to 4, provide a foundation in English, mother tongue, Mathematics and Science. Other subjects include Civics and Moral Education, arts and crafts, music, health education, social students,  and physical education, which are taught throughout Primary 1 to 6. Science is taught from Primary 3 (age 9) onwards. After six years of Primary education, students will have to sit for the national Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). Students will then choose the secondary school of their choice based on their results at this examination; they will then be assigned to a secondary school based on price and their choice. Students are also admitted into a secondary school under a separate "Direct School Admission" scheme, whereby secondary schools are able to choose a certain number of students based on their special talents before these students take the PSLE. Students admitted under this scheme cannot select their schools based on their PSLE results. The Gifted Education Programe (GEP) was set up by the Ministry of Education in 1984 to find the intellectually gifted students. This programme aims to develop gifted children to their top potential and it places a special emphasis on higher-order thinking and creative thought. Pupils enter the programme through a series of tests at Primary 3, which will identify the top 1 per cent of the student population. In the programe, pupils are offered special enrichment programs to cater for their needs. However, GEP students are still required to take the national Primary School Leaving Examination  like other mainstream students.

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Based on results of the PSLE, students are placed in different secondary education tracks or streams: "Express", "Normal (Academic)", or "Normal (Technical)" till 2020. From 2021, students will be divided into G1, G2 and G3, according to the Subject-Based Banding scheme. Singaporeans are forbidden to attend international schools on the island without Ministry of Education permission.

With the exception of schools offering the Integrated Programe, which leads to either an International Baccalaureate Diploma  or to an A-level  exam, most students are streamed into a wide range of course combinations at the end of their second year, bringing the total number of subjects they have to sit at O-level to between six and ten, with English, Mother Tongue or Higher Mother Tongue Language, Mathematics, one Science and one Humanities Elective being compulsory. Several new subjects such as Computing and Theatre Studies and Drama are being introduced in tandem with the Ministry of Education's revised curriculum.

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Diploma оn higher education in Singapore

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Diploma оn higher education in Singapore

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Institutions offering third step of education represent a diverse and "tiered system" including local universities, foreign universities, and private universities. Prior to attending Universities, males would be drafted to the army to serve their National Service for two years

Singapore has six autonomous local universities: National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University, Singapore University of Technology&Design, Singapore Institute of Technology and Singapore University of Social Sciences.

The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University each have more than 30,000 students and provide a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs including doctoral degrees. Both are also established research universities with thousands of research staff and graduate students. As of 2016, both universities are ranked among the Top 13 in the world by QS World University Rankings for the second consecutive year and Top 54 globally by THE World University Rankings.

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