Education (Schools) Regulations 1957
Table of Contents
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Citation
2 Definitions
3 Exemption
4 Extent of operation
Part 2 MANAGEMENT
5 Constitution of school
Part 3 STAFF
6 Appointment and dismissal of staff
7 Responsibilities of principal
8 Appointment of principal
9 No teacher to be appointed without Director-General’s approval
10 Director-General may refuse to approve teachers unqualified for particular work
11 Teacher on appointment to deposit certificate of registration with supervisor
12 Director-General to endorse and return teacher’s certificate of registration and forward duplicate to supervisor
13 Letters of appointment
14 Payment of salaries
15 Supervisor to inform Director-General of termination of a teacher’s services and to forward duplicate of certificate of registration or authority to teach. Director-General to endorse certificate of registration
Part 4 MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF TEACHERS
16 Minimum qualifications for registration as teacher
Part 5 REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS
17 Plan to be approved by Director-General, medical officer and Commissioner of Civil Defence
18 No structural alteration without approval of Director-General
19 Exits from schools
20 Proportion of external openings to floor space
21 Height of ceilings
22 Each classroom to have 2 doors
23 Director-General may require alterations
Part 6 ROOF-PLAYGROUNDS
24 Director-General’s consent required
25 Certificate of stability required
26 Certificate of Inspector of Schools to be exhibited
27 Protective barriers
28 Supervision of children
29 Director-General may prohibit use
Part 7 CLASSROOM ACCOMMODATION AND EQUIPMENT
30 Identification notice
31 Maximum accommodation
32 Accommodation certificate
33 Maximum size of class
34 Attendance register
35 Use of classroom
36 Desks and seats
37 Chalkboards
38 Other equipment
39 Artificial lighting
40 Partitions
Part 8 SCHOOL WORKSHOPS AND SCIENCE LABORATORIES
41 Safety precautions
42 Plan of layout
43 Consent for installation
44 Remote control switches
45 Maintenance and suitability
46 Windows of workshops
47 Placing of machines
48 Storage of poisons and dangerous chemicals
49 Containers to be marked
50 Teacher in laboratory to have unobstructed view of pupils
Part 9 HEALTH
51 Lavatories
52 Improvements to sanitation
53 Water supply
54 Washing facilities
55 Cleanliness of premises
56 Smoking
57 Spitting
58 Food sold on premises
59 Food vendors
60 Medical inspection of premises
61 Medical examination of pupils
62 Infectious diseases to be reported
63 Exclusion of persons suffering from infectious disease and contacts
64 X-ray examination
65 First-aid equipment
Part 10 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BOARDING SCHOOLS
66 Dormitory accommodation
67 Accommodation certificate
68 Cleansing of dormitories
69 Washing, sanitary and messing accommodation
70 Sick room
71 Appointment of matron
72 Medical examination
Part 11 FIRE PRECAUTIONS
73 Fire precautions
74 Singapore Civil Defence Force officers to report to Director‑General
75 Safety equipment against fire
76 Scheme for orderly evacuation of building in case of fire
77 Fire drill
78 Exits to be unobstructed
Part 12 SYLLABUSES, TIMETABLES, SCHOOL HOURS, WORKING DAYS AND HOLIDAYS
79 Syllabuses to be approved by Director-General
80 Timetables
81 School hours
82 Terms and holidays
Part 13 DISCIPLINE
83 Principal responsible for discipline
84 Supervisor to support disciplinary measures of principal
85 Pupils not to remain in premises after regular hours
86 Police to be called in if pupils refuse to leave premises
87 Pupils to be dismissed for disorderly conduct and subversive propaganda, etc.
88 Corporal punishment
88A Application of this Part
Part 14 MONEYS COLLECTED FROM PUPILS
89 Definitions
90 School Fund
91 Collection of moneys in a Government and Government-aided school
92 Collection of other moneys
93 Examination fees collected from private candidates
94 Director-General must approve fees
95 Approved fees to be published in Gazette
96 Statement of fees to be displayed in school
97 Method of collection of fees
98 Formal receipts
99 Accounting for fees received from pupils
Part 15 OUTSIDE COLLECTIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
100 List of subscribers to be submitted to Director-General each year
101 School may collect subscriptions from managers and subscribers but from no others except with written sanction of Director‑General
102 Applications for such permission
103 Director-General may withhold sanction
104 Director-General may impose limitations
105 Director-General to sign collection books and lists
106 Director-General to scrutinise accounts and order disposal of balances
107 Requirements of other written laws to be complied with
Part 16 SCHOOL GENERAL ACCOUNTS
108 Accounts to be kept and produced to Director‑General
Part 17 USE OF SCHOOL PREMISES
109 Approval of Director-General required for inspections, etc., on school premises
110 Director-General to approve use of premises other than for ordinary conduct of school
Part 18 POLITICAL PROPAGANDA IN SCHOOLS
111 No political teaching or activities detrimental to Singapore permitted
Part 19 CONTROL OF BOOKS TO BE USED IN SCHOOL
112 Minister may prohibit importation of textbooks
113 Director-General may prohibit use of book
Part 20 GENERAL
114 School name to be displayed
115 Refusal to register
116 Limitation of number of pupils
117 Leaving certificates
118 Returns
Part 21 APPEALS
119 Appeals