Singapore education should move beyond focus on grades to a meritocracy of skills, says education minister

(From left) SMU's Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice) and panel moderator Annie Koh, Google Singapore's country managing director Ben King, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing, SMU provost Timothy Clark and LinkedIn’s head of Asia, talent and learning solutions Frank Koo during a panel discussion at The Straits Times Education Forum. - ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

SINGAPORE, March 11 (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore is always known around the world for topping Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) rankings.

But Education Minister Chan Chun Sing on Saturday challenged Singaporeans to go beyond excellent Pisa scores and grade performance towards a meritocracy of skills, where regardless of where they start in life, everyone is given the chance to fulfil their potential.