There have been countless narratives about moving away from an over-emphasis on academic grades. It’s no surprise, because in Singapore, nationwide efforts started well over 25 years ago. 

More recently, the Education Ministry introduced sweeping changes - the scoring system for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) was revamped in 2021 to reduce fine differentiation of results between students, and mid-year exams and weighted assessments in schools have been scrapped since 2019.