Singapore vs Jordan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Singapore
In Singapore, a child's primary school placement can depend on their parents' volunteer hours.
Education is the national obsession โ and the system to access it starts before kindergarten.
Jordan
One in five students in Jordanian public schools is a Syrian refugee child.
Jordan hosts 660,000 Syrian refugees, and its schools have absorbed their children through a double-shift system.
Singapore
Bilingual education (English + mother tongue) is mandatory. The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) at age 12 is a national event that streams students into different tracks.
Jordan
Jordan's 10-2 compulsory system has expanded dramatically to absorb Syrian refugee children. Many schools operate double shifts โ Jordanian children in the morning, Syrian children in the afternoon. Education is free through secondary school.
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