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一直以來，教育被政府視為促進公平、取得國

家進步和經濟發展的重要社會政策工具。然而

，新加坡在為了應付發展需求而選擇性栽培某

些學府的當兒，無意間擴大了人民的社會差距

。精英主義已經滲透並貶損我國的教育體系。

新加坡需要一個不論社會背景、重點培育好公

民和國家未來領導的全國學校。這篇設計論文

假定一個由五大學術構成的嶄新教育楷模，由

此通過客觀的反思來深入探討我們對公共建築

類型固有的偏見，以及建築學的意義和局限。

 

Education has always been regarded by governments as a 

meritocratic social leveller towards national and economic 

progress. Yet, in the course of developing select educational 

institutions across the island to feed the demands of an aspiring 

nation, we have unwittingly widened the social disparity of our 

people. Elitism has seeped into and disparaged the meritocratic 

education system. This design thesis posits the establishment 

of a National School that operates on a distinct curriculum for 

those who aspire to inculcate the core values of Singapore’s 

exemplary nation building process. I propose 5 pillars of learning: 

Personal Wellness, Culture & Civilization, Innovation & Creation, 

Governance and Commerce. Singapore needs a National School 

that focuses on the production of good citizens to be future leaders 

regardless of their social background. The proposed site along 

Grange Road had been Admiralty House, Raffles Institution and 

is currently Headquarters for the Ministry of Education. I propose 

for the critical re-evaluation of programmatic requirements in public 

buildings especially schools due to the innate biases and apathetic 

attitude we have towards established building types. It is through 

such a discourse do we realise the significance and limitations of 

architecture in hope for an egalitarian society.