Programme for Rebuilding and Improving Existing Schools

Programme for Rebuilding and IMproving Existing schools (PRIME) is a programme initiated by the Ministry of Education in 1999 to upgrade and rebuild school buildings in Singapore.

Under this framework, school infrastructure is made more flexible to support teaching approaches that better engage students, thus giving schools more room to innovate in teaching and learning.

For example, the schools could have modular classrooms that can be opened up for larger group lectures, or partitioned for smaller group discussions; special-purpose rooms could be designed such that multiple usage of such rooms can be made possible; common areas such as corridors and study areas could be designed such that they can be expanded learning spaces.

Launched in May 1999, PRIME was estimated to cost S$4.5 billion and is implemented in phases.

Where feasible, a school will remain on-site while construction work is carried out for either upgrading or rebuilding.