Ministry of Education (MOE) compiles annual statistics on registered private schools in Singapore, with official notes on privately-funded schools and government-funded special education schools. Two CSV datasets cover institution counts and student enrolment with teaching staff. Education planners and researchers comparing private versus mainstream pathways can respect MOE scope exclusions such as private kindergartens. This collection supports open-data analysis of Singapore’s private school sector enrolment and workforce.
1) The figures include only private schools registered with MOE. 2) Privately-Funded Schools (PFS) offer education at the secondary and/or junior college levels and are aimed primarily at Singapore residents who may prefer an alternative curriculum and qualification. 3) The figures include only government-funded special education schools. 4) Private kindergartens are not included in these tables.
Annual student enrolment and teaching staff counts for Singapore private schools from 2000 to 2024, published by the Ministry of Education by institution, mode, and sex. Privately funded schools offer alternative curricula at secondary and JC levels; special education school figures cover government-supported institutions per MOE footnotes.
Annual number of private school institutions in Singapore by type, published by the Ministry of Education from 2000 to 2024. Complements enrolment tables to track how many privately funded and special education schools operate under MOE reporting definitions for alternative education pathways.