The Straits Times, Feb 3, 1986
By June Tan
EDUCATION Minister Dr Tony Tan yesterday unveiled the Government's new plans to invest in education, from pre-primary up to tertiary level.
The plans, to be implemented from this year until 1988, include:
- Schooling from age five instead of six
- Single-session schools
- Six to seven new junior colleges to be built
- New tertiary courses
- Higher enrolment in tertiary institutions
- Part-time studies for workers to keep abreast of changes in technology
Last week the First Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, had said that the Government would invest an extra $3 billion in education over the next 10 years.
Dr Tan's priority last year had been to resolve major issues. Now his attention would be on developing excellence in education, he said.
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