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Education

National Library Singapore Digital Collection by Subject- Education 2024

Data from Nov 2024 to Dec 2025

Last updated: 28 Mar 2025, 19:29 SGT

NLB (National Library Board)

This dataset is a list of digital materials from the collections of the National Library, Singapore, with the subject of Education.

Please note that each item in the dataset might be categorised under more than one subject, depending on its content.

For enquiries, please email ref@nlb.gov.sg

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NationalLibrarySingaporeDigitalCollectionbySubjectEducation2024.csv (7.3K rows, 8.4 MB)

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(Null)1.2%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)67.0%
(Null)94.5%
Merlimau Primary School0.5%
Woodsville Secondary School0.3%
Mount Vernon Secondary School0.3%
Lee, Kip Lin0.2%
(Null)98.8%
Tan, Chun Wei {18549854}0.7%
Zhang, Kuang {18549751}0.1%
Xi, Dichen {18549754}0.1%
Zhou, Cengjun {18546596}0.1%
(Null)99.7%
张匡 {18549775}0.1%
周曾钧 {18546718}0.1%
席涤尘 {18549778}0.1%
周逸休 {18549787}|陆宝忠 {18549788}0.1%
(Null)65.6%
Temasek Junior College {18488417}1.5%
Raffles Junior College {18526521}1.4%
Nanyang Junior College {18488403}0.9%
Presbyterian Boys' School {18535970}0.7%
(Null)99.2%
圣公会中学 {18491851}0.3%
淡滨尼初级学院 {18491714}0.2%
南华中学 {18491798}<0.1%
莱佛士书院 {18491902}<0.1%
(Null)100.0%
(Null)39.9%
Owner:Raffles Institution|Lender:Raffles Institution2.3%
Owner:Ministry of Education2.0%
Owner:Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS)|Donor:Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS)|Performer:Tan, Julie, 1967-1.3%
Owner:Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS)|Donor:Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS)|Performer:Tan, Julie, 1967-|Performer:Tan, Julie, 1967-1.1%
(Null)97.5%
Performer:Lin, Li {18491942}|Producer:Lin, Li {18491942}0.5%
Composer:Lin, Li {18491942}|Performer:Lin, Li {18491942}|Producer:Lin, Li {18491942}0.2%
Performer:Lin, Li {18491942}|Producer:Lin, Li {18491942}|Translator:Lin, Li {18491942}0.2%
Editor:Zhou, Cengjun {18546596}0.2%
(Null)97.7%
Performer:林丽 {18591273}|Producer:林丽 {18591273}0.5%
Performer:林丽 {18591273}|Producer:林丽 {18591273}|Translator:林丽 {18591273}0.3%
Composer:林丽 {18591273}|Performer:林丽 {18591273}|Producer:林丽 {18591273}0.3%
Editor:周曾钧 {18546718}0.2%
(Null)97.3%
Editor:Shanghai shu ju bian ji wei yuan hui {18546323}1.1%
Editor:Xingjiapo shi jie shu ju bian yi suo {18549912}0.7%
Editor:Jiao yu gong ying she you xian gong si bian ji wei yuan hui {18549909}0.4%
Editor:Jiao yu gong ying she bian ji wei yuan hui {18549909}0.2%
(Null)97.1%
Editor:上海书局编辑委员会 {18546226}0.9%
Editor:星加坡世界书局编译所 {18549913}0.7%
Editor:教育供应社编辑委员会 {18549910}0.5%
Editor:教育供应社有限公司编辑委员会 {18549964}0.4%
(Null)98.4%
Performer:Tan, Julie, 1967-1.2%
Editor:秉志, -1965|Editor:Bing, Zhi, -1965|Editor:胡先骕, 1894-1968|Editor:Hu, Hsen Hsu, 1894-1968|Editor:何炳松, 1890-1946|Editor:He, Bingsong, 1890-1946|Editor:顾均正|Editor:Gu, Junzheng0.1%
Editor:陈育嵩, 1903-|Editor:Chen, Yusong, 1903-0.1%
Lyricist:周粲|Lyricist:Zhou, Can<0.1%
(Null)28.2%
National Library Board Singapore63.8%
Curriculum Planning and Development Division, Ministry of Education Singapore0.5%
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore0.2%
Agency for Science, Technology and Research0.1%
(Null)44.8%
Longman2.5%
Temasek Junior College1.5%
教育出版社|Educational Publications Bureau1.4%
Raffles Junior College1.3%
(Null)39.7%
19871.0%
19891.0%
20023.1%
20061.5%
(Null)99.3%
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a091764c-19c2-4c74-929f-bce6659df6d6<0.1%
(Null)53.8%
Partial text in Malay and Chinese.2.8%
Partial text in Chinese.2.1%
Partial text in Malay, Chinese and Tamil.1.9%
Partial text in Chinese and Malay.1.8%
(Null)9.3%
(Null)97.4%
Overview -- Syllabus content. Respect. Responsibility. Integrity. Care. Resilience. Harmony.<0.1%
Target audience -- Supported skill areas -- Course/certification Endorsement criteria -- Funding support -- Course/certification endorsement application -- Course/certification workflow -- Claim conditions.<0.1%
第一章. 前言 -- 第二章. 实施要领 -- 第三章. 教学目标 -- 第四章. 教学内容与选材原则 -- 第五章. 综合教学法指引 -- 第六章. 语文测试 -- 第七章. 个别课程指引 -- 附录. 成语表.<0.1%
1. Overview. Science curriculum framework. Aims. Syllabus framework -- 2. Teaching and learning. Teaching and learning through inquiry. Assessing teaching and learning -- 3. Syllabus content -- 4. Glossary of terms -- 5. Acknowledgements.<0.1%
(Null)1.3%
(Null)0.0%
Education {18339995}34.4%
Secondary schools {18336504}|Education {18339995}14.3%
Primary schools {18336502}|Education {18339995}11.8%
Educational organisations {18338064}|Education {18339995}4.6%
(Null)6.5%
eng57.3%
chi11.1%
eng|chi|may5.9%
eng|chi4.6%
(Null)0.3%
NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Heritage Collection {10125}|NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Retro {18254131}|NLB Collections>>Singapore Memory>>Educational Institutions {18499657}29.5%
NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>WAS {43192}26.0%
NLB Collections>>Singapore Memory>>Educational Institutions {18499657}|NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Heritage Collection {10125}7.0%
NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>WAS6.6%
(Null)0.0%
Digitised Periodical {18335985}40.5%
Website {18335747}34.2%
Digitised Book {18335805}11.0%
Photograph {18335736}4.1%
(Null)1.0%
(Null)1.5%
The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder.97.5%
The information in this article is valid as at 2014 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.0.5%
The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without prior permission of the copyright holder.0.1%
The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without prior permission from the copyright holder.<0.1%
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=00a44250-ea14-41d0-807b-68dd84a35dd500a44250-ea14-41d0-807b-68dd84a35dd5Singapore Institute of ManagementNANANANANANANAEditor:Han, JamieNANANANANANational Library Board SingaporeNA1/11/2016NANAThe Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) was founded on 28 November 1964 to train first-class managers for the Singapore economy. Today, SIM comprises three distinct arms: SIM Global Education, SIM Professional Development and SIM University.[Singapore Institute of Management] -- Background and establishment -- Expansion of course offerings -- Road to university status -- Advising industry -- Campuses -- References.Universities and colleges--Singapore|Singapore Institute of ManagementEducation {18339995}engNLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore InfopediaArticle {18335714}NAThe information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder.
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=00c1c0ff-39bc-43e6-b187-dd21fd91857800c1c0ff-39bc-43e6-b187-dd21fd918578Singapore Institution Free School sets up girls’ departmentNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANAOn 4 March 1844, the trustees of the Singapore Institution Free School (renamed Raffles Institution in 1868) decided to set up a girls’ department.[1] The main objective of the department was to shelter local girls from a life of servitude andNANANAEducation {18339995}|Events {18455339}engNAArticle {18335714}All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2014.The information in this article is valid as at 2014 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=010be2a1-37e2-42d5-9b1a-14b5c8fadb03010be2a1-37e2-42d5-9b1a-14b5c8fadb03Singapore Management UniversityNANANANANANANAEditor:Fiona LimNANANANANANational Library Board SingaporeNA19/9/2014 0:0083a6c745-8fa5-4d33-949f-8bfb7aacfaa0NAThe Singapore Management University (SMU) was established on 12 January 2000 as the first American-style and also the first publicly funded autonomous university in Singapore. It focuses on the areas of management, business and economics. Currently, SMU has over 8,300 undergraduate and postgraduate students, and its programmes include six undergraduate and 27 postgraduate programmes in various disciplines. After being housed in two interim campuses from 2000 to 2005, the university moved to its new city campus on Victoria Street in Bras Basah on 31 July 2005, which comprises six buildings: the Li Ka Shing Library, the Administration Building and four for its six schools.[Singapore Management University] -- Establishment -- Selection criteria and programme structure -- First intake and programme expansion -- Research -- Campuses -- References -- Further resources.Universities and colleges--Singapore|Singapore Management UniversityEducation {18339995}|Streets and Places {18336099}|Schools (Buildings) {18336108}engNLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Infopedia {10126}Article {18335714}NAThe information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder.
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=01e062e5-388f-4c7a-a01a-af2d09778a9501e062e5-388f-4c7a-a01a-af2d09778a95Thio Chan BeeNAChua, AlvinNANANANANANANANANANANANational Library Board SingaporeNA17/12/2014NANAThio Chan Bee (b. 5 April 1904, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia–d. 13 December 1978, location unknown) was an educationist and politician. He was the first Asian principal of the Anglo-Chinese School (ACS), serving in the position from 1952 to 1960. His political career spanned various appointments in the Legislative Council and later the Legislative Assembly.[Thio Chan Bee] -- Early years -- Teaching career -- Political career -- Death -- Family life -- Selected awards -- References -- Further resources.Thio, Chan Bee|Educators--Singapore--Biography|Politicians--Singapore--BiographyPersonalities {18336114}|Education {18339995}|Politics and Government {18336134}eng|engNLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore InfopediaArticle {18335714}NAThe information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder.
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=06621e94-f1e9-4e39-bb7c-37c503da622a06621e94-f1e9-4e39-bb7c-37c503da622aNational Council on Problem GamblingNALim, Puay LingNANANANANANANANANANANANational Library Board SingaporeNA2/10/2009NANAThe National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) was appointed by the government in August 2005 as part of Singapore's national framework to address the issue of problem gambling. Its functions include raising public awareness of problem gambling. It also has the authority to bar certain people from the upcoming casinos under the Casino Control Act.[National Council on Problem Gambling] -- Background -- Description -- Casino exclusion orders -- Highlights of NCPG initiatives -- Timeline -- References -- Further readings.Compulsive gambling--Singapore|Gambling--Social aspects--SingaporeEducation {18339995}engNLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Infopedia {10126}Article {18335714}All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder.
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=09202771-3b1e-4179-b64f-7d9d8e3c3ff409202771-3b1e-4179-b64f-7d9d8e3c3ff4Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) is establishedNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANAThe Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus (IJ) was founded by Reverend Father Nicholas Barré in France in 1662.[1] The order first arrived in Singapore in 1854 to set up schools for girls. The order’s establishment in Singapore isNANANAEducation {18339995}engNAArticle {18335714}All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2014.The information in this article is valid as at 2014 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=0c0e8e39-538d-45d6-b952-abf22b4a65f80c0e8e39-538d-45d6-b952-abf22b4a65f8New Education SystemNANANANANANANAEditor:Lim, FionaNANANANANANational Library Board SingaporeNA1/11/2017NANAIn August 1978, then Deputy Prime Minister Goh Keng Swee was tasked to lead a study team to identify problems in Singapore’s education system and propose solutions. The government had felt that a thorough review was crucial to align the education system with the rapidly changing social and economic needs of the country. A key aim of the exercise was to consider how education policies and their implementation could be made more flexible to enable each child to learn at a pace suited to his or her ability. The resultant recommendations laid the foundations for a system of ability-driven education based on streaming known as the New Education System (NES).[New Education System] -- Shortcomings in the education system -- Recommendations -- Primary schools -- Secondary schools -- Effectiveness and subsequent changes -- Author -- References.NAEducation {18339995}|Politics and Government {18336134}engNLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore InfopediaArticle {18335714}NAThe information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder.
NA0C813509-A88A-4D4B-A8E5-EA74A33B03B7An overview of Singapore's education system from 1819 to the 1970sNAWee, Tong BaoNANANANANANANANANANANANational Library Board SingaporeNA2009-07NAArticle published in BiblioAsia, v. 5, issue 2 (July 2009), p. 4-9.Featured in this article is the little known national treasures on the shelves of the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library. It is the large collection of government reports and reviews on various subjects. One of them is the history of Singapore’s education system. When the policies and inquiries that had been published from the founding of modern Singapore till 1978 are examined chronologically, one can see the evolution of Singapore’s education system from a laissez-faire arrangement to a nationally centralised system by the late 1970s.The education system before World War II -- Political influences on education policies before World War II -- Post-war developments -- Conclusion -- Endnotes -- References.Education and state--SingaporeEducation {18339995}engNLB Collections>>Publications>>BiblioAsia|NLB Collections>>Publications>>BiblioAsia {16180172}Article {18335714}All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder.
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=0f3b25dd-46b6-4cc0-98e6-3b282ffe03900f3b25dd-46b6-4cc0-98e6-3b282ffe0390Science Centre SingaporeNALim, Tin SengNANANANANANANANANANANANational Library Board SingaporeNA26/6/2014ec3f7e56-2858-475d-b857-95fcc581fedcNAThe Singapore Science Centre opened its doors to the public on 10 December 1977, more than two decades after such a science centre was first envisaged. Built at the cost of S$20 million, the Science Centre was set up to promote interest and learning in science and technology to students and the general public. This objective came at a time when Singapore was industrialising rapidly and going up the technology ladder was all-important. The centre was appropriately sited in Jurong, near Jurong industrial estate, Singapore’s first industrial hub.[Singapore gets a science centre] -- Proposing a science centre -- Rising costs -- The Singapore Science Centre -- Building on its success -- References.Singapore Science Centre|Science museums--SingaporeStreets and Places {18336099}|Education {18339995}|Science and technology {18486535}|Museums {18336168}engNLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore InfopediaArticle {18335714}NAThe information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder.
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=0f46cb35-06c5-44e5-b889-d25c515ed7a20f46cb35-06c5-44e5-b889-d25c515ed7a2Woolley Report on the state of education, 1870Report of the Select Committee of the Legislative Council to Enquire into the State of Education in the ColonyNANANANANANAEditor:Lim, FionaNANANANANANational Library Board SingaporeNA31/8/2017NANAOn 29 December 1869, then Governor Harry Ord appointed a select committee chaired by Colonel R. Woolley to look into the state of education in the Straits Settlements, which comprised Singapore, Melaka and Penang. The resultant “Report of the Select Committee of the Legislative Council to Enquire into the State of Education in the Colony” was the first thorough review of local education after the Straits Settlements had become a crown colony in 1867. Commonly referred to as the Woolley Report, it was presented to the Straits Settlements Legislative Council on 8 December 1870. The proposal was not immediately taken up, but was eventually implemented.[Woolley Report on the state of education, 1870] -- Background -- Findings -- Recommendations -- Outcome -- Author -- References -- Further resources.NAEducation {18339995}engNLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore InfopediaArticle {18335714}NAThe information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder.

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_b1be448874d1702cc2a4b5e5ba2a5459"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

National Library Board. (2025). National Library Singapore Digital Collection by Subject- Education 2024 (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved June 30, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_b1be448874d1702cc2a4b5e5ba2a5459/view

About this dataset

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ref@nlb.gov.sg

Created on

28 Mar 2025

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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NLB (National Library Board)