Telangana Residential Schools Team Studies Singapore Model for AI, Curriculum Reforms

Hyderabad: A residential education delegation from the state is studying Singapore’s subject-based schooling, digital and AI learning, student support, teacher development, inclusion and wellbeing during a week-long exchange visit that will end on September 18.

The delegation, led by TREIS secretary Dr G. Usharani and additional director Satyanarayana Reddy, during their visit starting September 12, met officials of Singapore’s Ministry of Education and educational institutions to understand the country’s school structure, curriculum, pedagogy and reforms.

Singapore has six years of compulsory primary education, followed by secondary and post-secondary schooling. Students take the Primary School Leaving Examination after Primary 6, and the results determine their initial subject levels under Full Subject-Based Banding.

Students are not placed entirely in G1, G2 or G3. They can take different subjects at different levels based on their strengths and learning needs. G1 is the least demanding level, G2 the middle level and G3 the most demanding.

The national curriculum, examinations, teacher recruitment, postings and fees are centrally controlled, while schools have autonomy in some areas. Singapore will introduce a Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate from 2027 which will replace the existing O-Level and N-Level examinations.

The delegation also studied support through KidSTART, in-school help, after-school care and programmes for students who leave school. Secondary students use personal learning devices and the Student Learning Space, while the EdTech Masterplan 2030 covers digital competencies, adaptive learning and AI use. The visit also covered reduced examination pressure, multilingual education, teacher workspaces and Singapore’s PISA 2025 performance, where it ranked first in reading and second in mathematics, science and computational problem solving, a statement said.