| CME | Civic and moral education |
| DISE | Diploma in Special Education |
| ENABLE | Encouraging Achievement and Better Learning programme. (ENABLE aims to assist children with average to above-average abilities to maximise their learning potential. See section 1.2.2.) |
| ESN | educational sub-normality |
| GCE 'A' Level | Singapore Cambridge (UCLES) General Certificate of Education Advanced Level examination (aged 18+, on completion of upper/post-secondary education) |
| GCE 'AO' Level | Singapore Cambridge (UCLES) General Certificate of Education Alternate Ordinary Level examination |
| GCE 'N' Level | Singapore Cambridge (UCLES) General Certificate of Education Normal Level examination (usually taken at age 16+, on completion of [lower] secondary education) |
| GCE 'O' Level | Singapore Cambridge (UCLES) General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level examination (usually taken at age 16/17+, on completion of [lower] secondary education) |
| GEP | Gifted Education Programme |
| HI | hearing impairment |
| ID | intellectual disability |
| IEP | individual education programme |
| IRS | Individual research study |
| IT | Information technology |
| ITE | Institute for Technical Education |
| LSP | Learning Support Programme (see section 1.2.2) |
| MEd | Master in Education |
| MH | Multi-handicap |
| MOE | Ministry of Education |
| NCSS | National Council of Social Services |
| NFER | National Foundation for Educational Research (in England and Wales) |
| NIE | National Institute of Education |
| PSLE | Primary School Leaving Examination |
| QCA | Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (England) |
| SEN | special educational needs |
| SPED | special education |
| SPPB | Specialised Pupil Programmes Branch |
| UAP | Underachievers Programme |
| UCLES | University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (in England)
(sets the GCE 'A' level examinations for Singapore) |
| VH | visual handicap |
| VWO, VWOs | voluntary welfare organisation(s) |
| GCE 'A' Level |
Singapore Cambridge (UCLES) General Certificate of Education Advanced Level examination (age 18+), taken on completion of upper secondary junior college courses |
| GCE 'AO' Level | Singapore Cambridge (UCLES) General Certificate of Education Alternate Ordinary Level examination |
| GCE 'N' Level | Singapore Cambridge (UCLES) General Certificate of Education Normal Level examination (usually taken at age 16+, on completion of [lower] secondary education) |
| GCE 'O' Level | Singapore Cambridge (UCLES) General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level examination (usually taken at age 16/17+, on completion of [lower] secondary education) |
| Junior college | upper secondary educational institution for students aged 16/17+, which offers two-year pre-university courses leading to the Singapore Cambridge (UCLES) General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE 'A' Level) examinations and tertiary education |
| practicum | A period of intensive development by trainee teachers which enables them to acquire beginning teacher competencies through teaching practice in schools |
| principal, (plural, principals) |
Headteacher(s) |