School – Education in Singapore

Listen and choose: true or false?

1. Kindergarten starts at the age of 5 and lasts for two years
   1. True
   2. False
2. Primary school starts at age 6
   1. False
   2. True
3. Primary school lasts for six years
   1. True
   2. False
4. Primary school is free and compulsory
   1. True
   2. False
5. All lessons are in English
   1. False
   2. True
6. Anyone who fails the primary school-leaving exam must repeat the last year
   1. False
   2. True
7. The GCE O-level exam tests 5 subjects
   1. True
   2. False
8. After secondary school students can go to university
   1. False
   2. True
9. Many students go to private tuition centres in the evening
   1. True
   2. False