SINGAPORE: Home-based learning (HBL) for primary school students will end this week, with a phased return to school for face-to-face classes from next Monday (Oct 11), the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Thursday.
The ministry said the phased return to classes is to ensure safe management measures can be implemented effectively.
Primary 3 to Primary 6 students will return to school from Monday next week, while Primary 1 and Primary 2 students will continue with HBL until Tuesday, before returning to school from Wednesday.
Special education schools will be provided with more details on the phased return of students, said MOE.
Parents of Primary 1 to Primary 5 students will have to do an antigen rapid test (ART) swab on their children at home on either Oct 8 or Oct 9 prior to returning to school and report the results via a link that will be sent to them.
Primary 6 students were already back in schools earlier to sit for the Primary School Leaving Examinations between Sep 30 and Oct 6.
The Government had earlier placed all primary and special education schools from Sep 27 to Oct 6 on HBL amid a rise in COVID-19 community cases. This was extended to Oct 7 as an "added precaution".
Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) and other after-school activities will continue to be suspended for all levels, including secondary schools, Junior Colleges and Millennia Institute.
MOE said the move to bring students back for face-to-face lessons was "in line with our approach to minimise prolonged HBL where possible, for the socio-emotional well-being of students".
The ministry also announced on Thursday that year-end exams for Primary 3 and 4 students will be cancelled to “all allow more time for curriculum recovery due to disruptions brought about by COVID-19”.
“Schools will be able to draw on information from a range of school-based assessments that were conducted throughout the year to report students’ learning progress and provide feedback, as well as make recommendations on students’ subject combination, where necessary,” it said.
However, year-end exams for Primary 5 students will still proceed under strict safe management measures.
This “will allow students and parents to obtain a better understanding of students’ learning progress in relation to the Achievement Level (AL) scoring system, prior to taking the PSLE next year”, MOE said.
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The ministry said the phased return to classes is to ensure safe management measures can be implemented effectively.
Primary 3 to Primary 6 students will return to school from Monday next week, while Primary 1 and Primary 2 students will continue with HBL until Tuesday, before returning to school from Wednesday.
Special education schools will be provided with more details on the phased return of students, said MOE.
Parents of Primary 1 to Primary 5 students will have to do an antigen rapid test (ART) swab on their children at home on either Oct 8 or Oct 9 prior to returning to school and report the results via a link that will be sent to them.
Primary 6 students were already back in schools earlier to sit for the Primary School Leaving Examinations between Sep 30 and Oct 6.
The Government had earlier placed all primary and special education schools from Sep 27 to Oct 6 on HBL amid a rise in COVID-19 community cases. This was extended to Oct 7 as an "added precaution".
Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) and other after-school activities will continue to be suspended for all levels, including secondary schools, Junior Colleges and Millennia Institute.
MOE said the move to bring students back for face-to-face lessons was "in line with our approach to minimise prolonged HBL where possible, for the socio-emotional well-being of students".
PRIMARY 3, 4 YEAR-END EXAMS TO BE CANCELLED
The ministry also announced on Thursday that year-end exams for Primary 3 and 4 students will be cancelled to “all allow more time for curriculum recovery due to disruptions brought about by COVID-19”.
“Schools will be able to draw on information from a range of school-based assessments that were conducted throughout the year to report students’ learning progress and provide feedback, as well as make recommendations on students’ subject combination, where necessary,” it said.
However, year-end exams for Primary 5 students will still proceed under strict safe management measures.
This “will allow students and parents to obtain a better understanding of students’ learning progress in relation to the Achievement Level (AL) scoring system, prior to taking the PSLE next year”, MOE said.
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