Transition Classes

The National Education System & the Classification of Educational Institutions

Introduction
Brief History
Policies on Education
The Education Act 1996
The National Education System
- Categories of Education Institutions According to the Level of Financial Support from the Government
- The Five Levels of the National Education System (NES)
Compulsory Primary Education
National Curriculum
Preparing for Examinations (this section is being reviewed for revision)
Higher Education and the Education Act 1996
- The Special Position of Teacher Education
- Vocational Colleges
Private Education
Management of Educational Institutions
The Inspectorate of Schools
Changes to the Education System
2017 Amendments to the Private higher Educational Institutions Act 1996
Higher Education Reform 2019
MOHE Guidelines for International Students

Transition Classes

Transition classes or ‘removed classes’, as they are sometimes called are special classes conducted over a year in secondary schools to transit students from vernacular schools (National Type (Chinese) Schools or National Type (Tamil) Schools) into National Secondary Schools by helping them improve their National Language skills.