Teaching Staff

Teachers at the primary level are required to have a minimum academic qualification of GCE O-level (others join after their A-level) and follow a three-year training programme at the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education.

At the secondary level, teachers are required to have a first degree. Graduates in disciplines other than education must enrol into the post-graduate certificate of education courses within the first three years of their service before they can be confirmed in their position.

Principals are normally sent to Singapore for a one-year course (Diploma in School Management), while school inspectors are sent in the United Kingdom for the Her Majesty Inspectors (HMI) course (three months). Short- and long-term professional training programmes are also arranged for headmasters according to the needs. These courses are:

• School management;
• Supervisory and leadership teaching;
• School staff development;
• Implementation and evaluation of school curriculum