Number of Secondary Schools by Level and Type
What this data shows
Published by Ministry of Education. 135 records. Fields include Year, School Type, Number Of Sec Sch (3 columns in total). Covers 1999-01-01 to 2025-01-01. Last updated 2026-01-02.
Description
Ministry of Education annual counts of secondary schools by level and school type from 1999 through 2025 in CSV, with footnotes on mixed-level institutions and historical junior college reforms. Education policy analysts track secondary school supply and institutional structure changes in Singapore.
Official description
(1) Mixed Level schools comprise Primary & Secondary schools (P1-S4/5) and Secondary & Junior College schools (S1-JC2 or S3-JC2). Mixed Level schools are classified by type according to their secondary sections. (2) The first junior college (National Junior College) was opened in 1969. (3) Introduced in 1987, centralised institutes provide a 3-year pre-university course leading to A-Level certification. (4) Figures exclude the number of Pre-U centres. Introduced in 1979, Pre-U centres are schools that offer a 3-year pre-university course leading to A-Level certification. They were phased out in 1995 due to falling demand.
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 1999-01-01 – 2025-01-01
- Rows
- 135
- Columns
- 3
Data
| Year | School Type | Number Of Sec Sch |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Government | 112 |
| 1999 | Government-Aided | 28 |
| 1999 | Independent | 6 |
| 1999 | Specialised | 0 |
| 1999 | Specialised Independent | 0 |
| 2000 | Government | 123 |
| 2000 | Government-Aided | 28 |
| 2000 | Independent | 6 |
| 2000 | Specialised | 0 |
| 2000 | Specialised Independent | 0 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Year (YYYY) | Yes |
| School Type | Text | Yes |
| Number Of Sec Sch | Text | Yes |