Singapore's education system is "doing all right and on the right track" but it remains important for the country to continue striving for greater heights, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
It is only with such a self-improving attitude that the Republic can ensure that future generations have the necessary knowledge and skills to create more jobs and opportunities and build better lives, said Mr Lee at a bursary and scholarship awards ceremony at Townsville Primary School.
He said that although Singaporean students ranked among the top five countries for reading, mathematics and science in the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment survey, the competition posed by countries like South Korea and Hong Kong is "quite fierce".
Pointing to the Chinese students who topped the survey, Mr Lee said: "So it's not just that the Chinese are low-paid and cheap but they are very skilful and capable and they are going to make a lot of progress. And we are going to be competing with them ... So it is important for us to continue to improve and to make further progress with our education and our people."
Some 800 primary and secondary school students from Mr Lee's ward, Teck Ghee, received bursaries and scholarships yesterday.
Mr Lee also gave out certificates of appreciation and souvenir plaques to the Teck Ghee Seventh Month organisers and donors for their efforts in raising the funds, a record-high $128,000, for the bursaries.
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We are always told by our parents that with higher level education comes higher salaries. Importance of education in Singapore has really play a huge part in our life unlike others countries. From the age of 3 to 4 majority of the children has to attend kindergarden to learn and build up the foundation for their future education. However, we must agree that no education system is perfect as they will always be a few black sheep among the herd eg.Gangster. I would suggest that MOE to pump in more money for more advanced technology on all aspects of education. Also, they should focus in teaching of moral education to student on primary and secondary levels as they are more vulnerable to go astray at their age. Even though the competition between Singapore and other five countries is tense i think that our teachers and lecturers are doing a great job to fulfill their duties and our needs. Still, having to get good results are all based on the effort we put in as a student.
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