Mind Mapping of Starting a Private Education, Academic school
Summary:
1. You need to register a business entity for school that has 10 or more children. Business entities can be Sole Proprietorship, partnership or private limited company.
2. Choose a right name that does not have words "Singapore", "National", School names in Singapore "Raffles" etc. Note that 'Academy" or "Institution" indicates that it is a school that offers post secondary or tertiary education, and the facilities can accommodate 500 students at any given time.
3. Choose a right premises that comply to the rules and guidelines for educational facilities such as the size of classroom and student ratio. A planning permission is required and has to be obtain from Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore (URA).
4.Renovation requires proper approval from relevant authorities like BCA, FSB. Once the building work completed, a Certificate of Statutory Completion and/or a Temporary Occupation Permit before you can occupy the space. Application for all this work can be done by Registered Architect or Professional Engineer
5. It is mandatory for all private academic schools, including schools that offer External Degree Programs (EDP), to register with MOE in Singapore. When you register the school, you are also required to register the school curriculum and teachers. A education plan for each course has be submitted that states the learning outcomes, teaching methodology, class schedules, resources and materials. You will need to also submit the qualification documents of the teachers conducting the courses.
Starting on December 21, 2009, all private academic schools must also register with the Council for Private Education to operate in or from Singapore The schools affected are those that offer full-time courses in degree programs and placement tests. Schools that offer online and/or international curriculum are required to register. To read more about the Council of Private Education, please see our article on Mandatory Registration for Private Education Institutions.
6. Committee of Management. Part of the registration requisites also stipulates that a private academic school to have a Committee of Management. It has to have a minimum of one member and a maximum of nine. The Committee of Management's role is to ensure the school stays in compliance with the provisions of the Education Act.
