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Singapore English ( SgE, SE, en-SG) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Singapore. In Singapore, English is spoken in two main forms: Singaporean Standard English, which is indistinguishable grammatically from British English, and Singaporean Colloquial English, which is better known as Singlish. [2] [3]
Glottolog. sing1237. Singapore Sign Language, or SgSL, is the native sign language used by the deaf and hard of hearing in Singapore, developed over six decades since the setting up of the first school for the Deaf in 1954. [1] Since Singapore's independence in 1965, the Singapore deaf community has had to adapt to many linguistic changes.
Foreign population in Singapore. With the influx of foreigners, the population of non-English speaking foreigners in Singapore offers new challenges to the concept of language proficiency in the country. Foreigners in Singapore constitute 36% of the population and they dominate 50% of Singapore's service sectors.
Singapore is a racially and linguistically diverse city-state, with four official languages: English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay and Tamil. [4] During British colonial rule (1819-1942), [5] a variety of school systems were in place and most schools taught exclusively in one of the above four languages.
International Primary Curriculum (IPC), English National Curriculum (IGCSEs) and IB Diploma Program (IBDP) 1,650: 1972 Dulwich College Singapore United Kingdom: Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 Toddlers to Year 13 (I)GCSE. IB DP 2,250 2014 EtonHouse International School Singapore
National University of Singapore, with a history dating back to 1905, is the oldest university in Singapore. This is a list of universities in Singapore. The oldest university in Singapore is the National University of Singapore, which was established in its current form in 1980, but has a history in tertiary education dating back to 1905.
Secondary education in Singapore. The Ministry of Education language centre. Secondary education in Singapore is largely public, and is compulsory until a child has reached 16 years of age. [1] At the end of public primary education, Singapore students take the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and are placed into the different streams ...
Map of diplomatic missions in Singapore. This list of diplomatic missions in Singapore is made up of 75 embassies/high commissions, several foreign consular posts and 11 international organisations. It does not include honorary consuls. Countries without any forms of diplomatic representations in Singapore have accredited non-resident ...