---
id: sgfact.swda.regulates-private-education-institutions
kind: fact
title: "Regulation of Private Education Institutions"
url: https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/fact/sgfact.swda.regulates-private-education-institutions
language: en
evidence_status: verified
collection_as_of: 2026-11-04
---

# Regulation of Private Education Institutions

TPGateway states that entities providing or offering private education in Singapore must be registered as PEIs; registration and course permission are administered by SWDA. This does not mean every tuition or AEIS-preparation centre is a full-time school.

## Record details

- **Value:** Private Education Institutions (PEIs) under the Enhanced Registration Framework and Private Education Act
- **Status:** verified
- **Relationship:** regulates
- **Subject:** [Skills and Workforce Development Agency](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/entity/sg.agency.swda)
- **Value type:** string

## Sources

- [https://www.tpgateway.gov.sg/resources/information-for-private-education-institutions-%28peis%29/enhanced-registration-framework-%28erf%29/registration-requirements](https://www.tpgateway.gov.sg/resources/information-for-private-education-institutions-%28peis%29/enhanced-registration-framework-%28erf%29/registration-requirements) — Accessed 2026-10-21

## Explore connections

- Topics: [International students in Singapore](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/topic/sgtopic.education.international-students)
- Topics: [Private-school and private-candidate routes](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/topic/sgtopic.education.private-school-candidate-routes)
- People & organisations: [Skills and Workforce Development Agency](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/entity/sg.agency.swda)

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