EDUCATION SYSTEM IN BRUNEI

BY: AMIR AIZUDDIN BIN SEBI @ HASBI ARIKA WIRA BIN KARIM SHAMYR EASMETH BIN ALLUWIE

THE COUNTRY FLAG

THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI

SULTAN HAJI HASSANAL BOLKIAH MU'IZZADDIN WADDAULAH

WHERE IS BRUNEI?

English

EDUCATION
Free provided to all citizens Malay is the national language

School Fees and Miscellaneous Fees

Primary level: do not have to pay school fees. They pay a nominal amount for miscellaneous fees, which schools use to help finance certain activities and special programmes. secondary and pre-university levels: subsidized school fees. Citizens who attend private schools at the primary and secondary levels may also apply for an education allowance. Students will need to be at least 5 years old to be eligible.

The school year

Term 1: Early January Mid March Term 2: Late March Mid June Term 3: Late June End of August Term 4: Mid September End of November

EDUCATION POLICY

Seven Years of primary education

Three years of lower secondary

Two years of upper secondary (vocational /technical)

Two years of pretertiary education

A SCHOOL IN BRUNEI

PRIMARY LEVEL
Stay for six years Primary 1 To Primary 6

Will sit for the Primary Certificate of Examination PCE / PSR Penilaian Sijil Rendah

Pre-school level for 1 year at the age of 5

SECONDARY SCHOOL
Consists of 7-8 years - 5 to 6 years of Form 1 to Form 5 - 2 years pre-tertiary education 3 public examinations: BJCE (sat at the end of form 3) BCGEO (O level which is usually sat the end of Form 5) BCGEO (A level which is usually sat the end of pre-university education) - Required to enter university

LOWERSECONDARY LEVEL
Duration 3 years Last year Penilaian Menengah Bawah (PMB) Further to Upper Secondary School for two years

SYLLABUS IN LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL

Mainstream subjects

Bahasa Melayu, English Language, Mathematics, Science, Islamic Religious Knowledge, History and Geography

Compulsory and examinable subjects

Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB or Malay Islamic Monarchy), Physical Education (PE) and Cocurriculum

Compulsory but non examinable subjects

Computer Studies, Agriculture, Home Science, Commercial Studies, Woodwork, Technical Drawing, Metalwork, Music, Art & Design, Design and Technology, and a third language (Arabic, Chinese or French).

SYLLABUS
Electives (optional and examinable subjects) All subjects are taught in English except for Islamic Religious Knowledge, MIB, Art and Handicrafts and the third language.

Level II subjects Core subjects (Mathematics, English and Science comprise 70% of the topical content in the regular lower secondary academic curriculum)

Bahasa Melayu (Malay language), English Language, Mathematics, Science, Geography, Islamic Religious Knowledge, MIB and Physical Education.

Modular-based optional subjects

Metalwork, Woodwork, Commercial Studies, Art and Handicrafts, Agriculture, Home Science, and Technical Drawing.

UPPER SECONDARY LEVEL

LIST OF UNIVERSITIES IN BRUNEI

Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA) Institut Teknologi Brunei Seri Begawan Religious Teachers University College Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical College Jefri Bolkiah Engineering College Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Nursing College Business School Nakhoda Ragam Vocational School Sultan Bolkiah Vocational School

BENEFITS OF SPN 21
SPN 21 is the acronym for Sistem Pendidikan Negara Abad Ke-21, The National Education System for the 21st Century Greater emphasis on 'character building' No retention from Year 1 to Year 10/11 (except for those with less than 85% attendance Multiple pathways to higher education Multiple choices of educational programmes based on students' interests, needs and abilities Opportunities to pursue 4-year or 5-year programmes before sitting for the Brunei- Cambridge General Certificate of Education 'O' Level examination Continuous and seamless curriculum from Years 7-10/11

BENEFITS OF SPN 21
Acquisition of basic technical, vocational and business skills that is useful for self-employment and other career opportunities Opportunities for technical and vocational education in higher institutions Special Educational Needs Programme for students with special needs Specialised Education Programme for the gifted and talented Opportunities for acquisition of valuable and marketable skills Improvement in students' achievement Improvement in national standards with benchmarking against international standards Improvement in teaching and learning standards

DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MALAYSIANS EDUCATION AND BRUNEIS EDUCATION

Similarities
6 years of primary education PMR and BJCE after 3 years of lower secondary education

Differences
MALAYSIA SPM after 2 years taking PMR BRUNEI GCE O Level may be taken 2 or 3 years depending on BJCE level Pre-school at the age of 6

Pre-school at the age of 5

Primary 1 at the age of 6

Primary 1 at the age of 7

References
http://www.bruneipress.com.bn/brunei/brunei.html http://www.moe.edu.bn/web/spn21/1 http://www.moe.edu.bn/web/moe/edusys/secedu?p_p_id=1 5&p_p_action=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_ col_id=&p_p_col_pos=0&p_p_col_count=0&