Children’s education and the bugbear for returning overseas Singaporean families

How about exporting the Singapore education system to cities with large numbers of the Singaporean diaspora to help them keep up?

Leong Chan-Hoong

For some, a dilemma brews over whether children can adjust back to the Singapore education system. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: ISTOCKPHOTO
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Jan 03, 2024, 05:41 AM
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Jan 03, 2024, 05:00 AM
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Guess how many Singaporeans live outside of Singapore? 

According to the National Population and Talent Division’s 2023 Population in Brief, about 205,200 Singaporeans currently reside overseas. The majority ventured out of the city-state in pursuit of employment and higher-education opportunities.

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