Secondary Enrolment by Level and Course
What this data shows
Published by Ministry of Education. 1,260 records. Fields include Year, Level, Course, Sex (5 columns in total). Covers 1980-01-01 to 2025-01-01. Last updated 2026-01-02.
Description
Follow secondary school enrolment in Singapore by level, course, and sex from 1980 through 2025. Ministry of Education data document merges of Express and Special courses from the 2008 Secondary 1 cohort and include N(T) students in specialised schools per publisher footnotes. Supports education policy research, cohort progression analysis, and MOE secondary enrolment by course searches.
Official description
(1) As cohorts progress over the years, the numbers across courses may fluctuate as students have opportunities to transfer laterally across courses. (2) Special and Express courses have been merged since the 2008 Secondary 1 cohort. (3) N(T) figures include students in Specialised Schools. These students are taking the ITE Skills Certificate (ISC) course or are in a 2-year work-study programme after completing ISC. (4) Starting from the 2024 Secondary 1 cohort, the N(T), N(A) and Express courses were removed with the introduction of Full Subject-Based Banding.
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 1980-01-01 – 2025-01-01
- Rows
- 1,260
- Columns
- 5
Data
| Year | Level | Course | Sex | Enrolment Secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Secondary 1 | Express | MF | 45489 |
| 1980 | Secondary 1 | Express | F | 22509 |
| 1980 | Secondary 1 | Special | MF | 1511 |
| 1980 | Secondary 1 | Special | F | 800 |
| 1980 | Secondary 2 | Express | MF | 39068 |
| 1980 | Secondary 2 | Express | F | 19765 |
| 1980 | Secondary 2 | Special | MF | 1737 |
| 1980 | Secondary 2 | Special | F | 978 |
| 1980 | Secondary 3 | Express | MF | 34803 |
| 1980 | Secondary 3 | Express | F | 17860 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Year (YYYY) | Yes |
| Level | Text | Yes |
| Course | Text | Yes |
| Sex | Text | Yes |
| Enrolment Secondary | Text | No |