IV. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct words below.

Education in Singapore is ¹ _________________ for ten years, although university bound students study for thirteen. Classes are taught in English and the ² _________________ runs from July to April.

Primary and secondary education ³ _________________ for ten years and is compulsory. At the end of Grade 10, students sit the GCE O-level examinations. Students who complete secondary education may ⁴ _________________ to pre-university education at the Junior Colleges, ⁵ _________________ certificate or diploma studies at one of the Polytechnics, or leave school and enter the workforce. In the Singaporean education system, ⁶ _________________ education lasts for three years. These three years will ⁷ _________________ students for the GCE A-level examinations.

Upon completion of GCE A-levels, students may ⁸ _________________ a bachelor’s degree at one of Singapore’s public or private universities, which is obtained after three to five years of study. Bachelor’s ⁹ _________________ in Engineering, Dentistry, Law, Building, Real Estate, Music and Architecture require four years, while Medicine requires five. The minimum English ¹⁰ _________________ for entry to a bachelor’s degree is IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

7. UNIT 7. Education options for school-leavers