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  • The O-Level Written Papers Have Begun, and Parents Should Let Each One Go — Science practicals wrapped up on 13 October, the big common papers like English and Maths are still ahead, and the main written block runs to 10 November 2026.
  • A Hard O-Level Paper Won't Decide the Whole Exam, and Five Weeks of Papers Prove It — The written and practical papers run from 5 October to 10 November 2026. Here's what's happening this week, the full schedule for the major subjects still ahead, and why pacing beats panic.
  • PSLE Marking Begins This Week, and the Smartest Thing Parents Can Do Now Is Stop Worrying — The marking exercise runs from 12 to 14 October 2026, with results tentatively out by 25 November. Here's the full timeline, and why the wait is worth spending calmly.
  • Before You Chase the Integrated Programme, Check MOE's Own School Finder First — Searching for what the Integrated Programme actually is? Start with MOE's own secondary school finder, which filters by programme and PSLE score range, then read our full breakdown of how IP works.
  • The Integrated Programme Is Not the Smarter Track, It Is the Different One — Both the O-Level Programme and the Integrated Programme sit inside Express, opened by the same PSLE score range. Here is what MOE's course page actually says decides the door, and why the label inside it matters less than fit.
  • PSLE Written Papers Start on 24 September, and You Should Stop Asking How Each Paper Went — The 2026 PSLE written papers run from Thursday, 24 September to Wednesday, 30 September. Here is every paper with its time and duration, what SEAB asks your child to bring and leave at home, and what to do if they fall sick.
  • N-Level 2026 Exam Dates and Timetable, Plus Results Day (17 to 21 Dec) — The 2026 N(A)- and N(T)-Level written papers ran from 14 September to 13 October, and results are due tentatively between 17 and 21 December 2026. Here is SEAB's full timetable, paper by paper, and what comes after results.
  • One to One or Small Group: What Your Child Actually Gets — Private tuition is not automatically better, and it is not always dearer than you think. Here is what each format really buys, and the three things to check before you choose.
  • When Tuition Is Not the Answer — A tuition marketplace saying the quiet part out loud. Four situations where more tuition will not fix the problem, and what actually will.
  • DSA-Sec Results 2026: Offers Come by 28 August, but the PSLE Score Still Decides the Seat — Every DSA-Sec applicant hears back by 28 August 2026, but a confirmed offer only becomes an actual place once the PSLE score fits the school's Posting Group.
  • P1 Phase 2C Supplementary Opens Monday, and Every Child Still Gets a Seat — Registration runs from 9am on 17 August to 4.30pm on 18 August, with results on 27 August. Here's which schools still have vacancies, and what happens if this phase doesn't work out either.
  • A-Level Mid-Year MTL Results Land This Week, and One Grade Won't Define the Rest — SEAB's tentative window for the 2026 Mid-Year MTL/MTLB results is 20 to 24 August. Here is exactly what was examined, and what still lies ahead in November.
  • PSLE Oral 2026: Dates, Format and What Happens on the Day — The oral runs on 12 and 13 August, 8am to 1.30pm. Here is exactly what happens in the room, what it counts for, and how to use the final week well.
  • CLEP-JC: The Chinese Programme That Comes With Two Bonus Points and a Scholarship — Five junior colleges run the Chinese Language Elective Programme. It gives 2 bonus points at JAE admission plus a scholarship, but accepting the offer is binding.
  • JAE Is Being Replaced: The New Post-Secondary Admissions Exercise, Explained — From 2028, one exercise covers admission to JC, MI, the polytechnics and ITE at the same time. DSA and EAE stay. Here is what actually changes, and for whom.
  • Prelims Last Minute Studying — The last stretch before prelims is for working timed past papers and the Ten Year Series, not rereading notes. Here is the method, and where the marks actually are.
  • School Terms and Holidays 2027: The Complete Calendar, Out Early Enough to Plan Around — The 2027 school year runs from 4 January to 19 November. Every term, break and day off in one page, so the family calendar gets set before the tuition calendar does.
  • P1 Phase 2C Opens 28 July: What Happens If Your School Ballots — Phase 2C runs from 9am on 28 July to 4.30pm on 30 July, with results on 11 August. Here is the full phase table, and exactly how distance and citizenship decide a ballot.
  • The A-Level 2026 Season Runs June to 27 November, and H1, H2, H3 Decide Your Load — From the Mother Tongue papers on 2 June to the last written paper on 27 November, the verified A-Level calendar, plus how the H1, H2 and H3 structure actually works.
  • The One EAE Interview Question That Decides It: Why This Course? — The polytechnic Early Admissions Exercise selects on aptitude and interest in a specific course, so this one question is the whole exercise. Here is how to answer it with evidence, not a script.
  • DSA-JC 2026: The Offer Is Real, but the O-Levels Still Confirm the Seat — Applications went straight to the schools and selection is underway now. Phase 1 offers land by 11 August, and accepting one means giving up your place in the JAE.
  • What Your Child's Education Actually Costs in Singapore — Government school fees are almost nothing. The real cost is everything around school, and the single biggest discretionary piece is tuition, where families spent 1.8 billion dollars in one year.
  • Every O-Level Formula Sheet and the Periodic Table, in One Page — Exactly what SEAB prints inside your 2026 maths and science papers, reproduced in full, plus the surprises: A Maths gets the quadratic formula, E Maths does not, and Physics gets nothing at all.
  • Will PSLE Be Removed in 2028? — The 2028 on MOE's roadmap is about admission to post secondary institutes, not the PSLE. But in March 2026 the Education Minister put milestone exams and secondary posting genuinely under review.
  • Stop Guessing the Oral Topic: Five Habits That Score in Both English and Chinese — Body language, thinking time, a story bank, inside out perspectives and the experience question: the same five habits work in the English and Chinese orals alike.
  • The Poly EAE Offer Is a Great Deal That Deserves More Than Three Days of Thought — Applications closed on 1 July, interviews run to 1 September, and the offer that lands on 8 September comes with three days to accept and one condition attached.
  • Stop Asking How the Oral Went: 80% of the O-Level English Grade Is Still Ahead — The English oral wraps up on 17 July, and nobody sees that score until January. The next 13 weeks decide the other 80%.
  • How to Win in Oral: Be Yourself, Answer Directly — A tutor's playbook for Paper 4: what the examiners are listening for, the two habits that bleed marks, and how to stay natural while hitting the point.
  • Parents Should Let Their Kids Use AI, and MOE Is Doing the Same — MOE is building AI into the national learning platform with guardrails, and asking students to learn about, with and beyond AI.
  • The New GEP: Advanced Modules and a Refreshed P3 Identification From 2027 — MOE is discontinuing the Gifted Education Programme in its current form and replacing it with school-based provisions and after-school advanced modules.
  • MOE's Move Away From Grades: What the Assessment and PSLE Changes Mean for Parents — What MOE has already changed, what it has signalled it is reviewing, and what it means for your child. Grounded in MOE's 2026 Committee of Supply statements and parliamentary replies.
  • O-Level English Oral 2026: Format, Dates & Weightage — What the O-Level English Oral covers, when it runs in 2026, and how it's weighted. Sourced directly from SEAB's official syllabus and exam timetable.
  • DSA-Sec 2026: Selection Season Is Underway, Outcomes by 28 August — Schools are now running interviews, auditions and trials for shortlisted DSA-Sec applicants. Here are the dates that matter next, taken from MOE's official timeline.
  • PSLE Scoring 2026: How the AL System and Cut-Off Points Work — What Achievement Levels are, how your child's total score is worked out, and how that score decides secondary school posting. Sourced directly from MOE.
  • The O-Level 2026 Season Is Five Months Long: Plan Backwards From This Timetable — From the first Mother Tongue paper on 2 June to the last written paper on 10 November, every key O-Level 2026 date in one verified calendar.
  • The Integrated Programme Skips the O-Levels, and That Is Both the Gift and the Risk — Six years, no O-Level at Secondary 4, ending in the A-Level, IB or NUS High diploma. What the IP actually is, who it suits, and the trade off families should name out loud.
  • N-Level Results Day Starts a Two Week Decision Sprint, So Decide in November — Results land in mid December, the DPP window closes within days, and the PFP decision stretches into January. The full December map, using the 2025 cycle as the template.
  • PSLE 2026 Starts in August, Not September: Every Date From Oral to Results — The oral on 12 and 13 August opens the PSLE, listening follows on 15 September, written papers run 24 to 30 September, and results land tentatively 24 to 25 November.
  • S1 Posting Rewards Honest Choice Order, and the Tie-Breakers Prove It — Score first, then choices, then vacancies, and when students tie, citizenship, choice order and the ballot decide. How the posting machine actually allocates schools.
  • PSLE Maths Pays for Method, Not Just Answers: The Two Papers and the Calculator Line — Paper 1 bans the calculator, Paper 2 allows it, both run on the same day, and the mark scheme quietly awards a mark for correct method even when the answer is wrong.
  • Every National Exam of 2026 on One Page: PSLE, N, O and A-Level — Four SEAB timetables condensed into one master calendar, from the first Mother Tongue papers in June to the last A-Level paper on 27 November. Bookmark this one.
  • The Phone Ban Got Real: No Smartphones in Secondary Schools All Day From 2026 — From January 2026, smartphones and smartwatches are off limits for the whole school day, recess included, with devices in lockers or bags. What MOE actually says, and what it leaves to parents.
  • What the National Youth Mental Health Numbers Actually Say, Denominators Included — About one in three young people aged 15 to 35 reported severe symptoms of depression, anxiety or stress, per MOH. What that number does and does not mean, and the response built around it.