Outram Institute was the first centre in Singapore specialising in commercial studies.
Outram Institute prepared students for the GCE 'A' Level Examinations.
Outram Institute functioned on a full-day basis and teaching modes included lectures and classroom instruction.
Admission is based on the aggregate point of first language and four relevant subjects.
In 1989, Outram Institute was the first pre-university centre in Singapore to offer the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry examination, on top of the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination.
It underwent repainting, renovation and upgrades in 1994, with a new volleyball court and walkway to Block B from the canteen and Internet introduced in 1995.
[citation needed] Townsville Institute (Chinese: 城景高级中学) was the fourth centralised institute established in Singapore in 1988[4] to offer a three-year curriculum leading to the Singapore Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level examination.
[citation needed] With a fall in demand in three-year pre-university courses in favour of two-year junior college courses, Seletar Institute witnessed a rapidly falling enrolment, to 130 students in 1995.
[2] This move was to allow consolidation of expertise and teaching resources of the two institutes, and provide students with more customised programmes and facilities, thereby enhancing the delivery of the three-year pre-university education programme.