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New measures to boost S'pore's private education standards

At least S$100,000 in paid-up capital a must; other changes made to protect students' interests, improve academic outcomes

Singapore

PRIVATE schools in Singapore will have to abide by a new set of regulations, including one that requires them to have at least S$100,000 in paid-up capital.

Announcing the measures on Friday, the Committee for Private Education (CPE) - formerly the Council for Private Education - said they are aimed at strengthening protection of their students' interests, and at improving transparency.

The CPE is a government agency that regulates Singapore's private-education sector; it oversees about 300 private education institutions (PEIs), down from the more than 1,000 before the Private Education Act came into force in 2009.

One change affecting PEIs is that it will now be mandatory for those offering...

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