SINGAPORE - Schools will do away with mid-year examinations to reduce anxiety for students amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said Education Minister Ong Ye Kung on Friday .
This includes oral and written Mother Tongue language exams on June 1 and 2, which will proceed as scheduled, he added. As for year-end exams such as the primary school leaving examination , O-level, N-level and A-level exams, there is no need to worry for now. Mr Ong said the ministry will monitor the situation and make adjustments if need be.
Meanwhile, autonomous universities will move completely to online lessons, Mr Ong said. Exams will continue as online take-home assignments.
No neighborhood cluster, but islandwide clusterfuck. Do you know how few universities there are in Singapore? Travel from Pasir Ris to Kent Ridge, from Woodlands to Changi, from Any Mo Kio to Joo Koon. 🙄 Weren't you supposed to be limiting movement?
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