Ho Peng, Director-General of Education at MOE, to retire after 36 years of service

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TITLE: Ho Peng, Director-General of Education at MOE, to retire after 36 years of service

POSTED: 24 Feb 2015 15:12
URL: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...l/1676824.html

Ms Ho Peng will continue to serve as an advisor from Apr 1, says the Ministry of Education (MOE). Current Deputy Director-General (Curriculum) Wong Siew Hoong will take on her portfolio.
SINGAPORE: The Director-General of Education Ms Ho Peng will be retiring from the Education Service on Mar 31, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) in a media release on Tuesday (Feb 24).

The 60-year-old will continue to serve as an advisor to MOE from Apr 1. Mr Wong Siew Hoong, 55, will succeed her and concurrently hold his position of Deputy Director-General (Curriculum).

Ms Ho first joined the Education Service in 1979 as a teacher in National Junior College, before holding various positions at the ministry headquarters. Among the projects she oversaw at MOE were the launch of the 21st Century Competencies Framework in 2009, the opening of pilot MOE Kindergartens last year, and the establishment of the Academy of Singapore Teachers.

“Ms Ho Peng will be remembered for her commitment, sound professional judgement, action-orientation and peoplecenteredness,” said Permanent Secretary for Education Chan Lai Fung. “Under her strong leadership, she has led a quiet transformation of what and how we need to teach our children, to ready them for the future.”

Reflecting on her 36 years of service, Ms Ho said: “It has been a great honour and privilege to serve with dedicated and professional colleagues, both in schools and HQ. Our education system has come a long way in the last 50 years. I am proud of the people we have serving in the education system.”

- CNA/ct


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