齐齐动手　一同追梦－专访圣升明径学校校长王祚隽

Assumption Pathway School — Multiple Pathways for Hands-on Training

2007年1月，新加坡第一所专为小六会考不及格学生所开办的北烁学校正式成立。2009年1月，第二所相同类型的专门学校——圣升明径学校正式开课。
为了把辍学生减到最低，实现“有一个辍学生也太多”的目标，新加坡教育部在三年内开办了两所专门录取在小学离校考试中成绩不及格生，以具有献身精神的教师通过提高学生自信心的品德教育、基础教育和职业技能教育，来把这些成绩在最底层的学生留在学校里，接受品格、学术和技能训练，成为社会有用之人。圣升明径学校校长王祚隽在接受《新学》新加坡教育双语双月刊采访时说：“学生在考试中不及格，不表示他们是失败者，他们同样可以拥有梦想。有了梦想，我们要尽量协助他们去实现梦想。

Some may think of Singapore as having an unforgiving educational landscape, where students who do not do well in school have no future. But there are schools that offer such students a safety net and where different methods are employed to give them the skills and knowledge to survive and prosper in the modern world.
One such school for students in Singapore who fail their Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) or who are struggling in mainstream schools is Assumption Pathway School (APS). Previously known as Assumption Vocational Institute, the School, which accepts students who have failed their PSLE, would usually be regarded as a last resort. But for the many youngsters who have passed through its doors, the School has been a blessing as it has provided them with engaging learning experiences in a caring community.