Singapore has demonstrated an unfailing commitment to equity and meritocracy. Meritocracy was a cornerstone
philosophy of Lee Kuan Yew’s government from the beginning. He believed it was the most efficient way to run a
government and the only way to create a peaceful multi-ethnic society. The system of education during colonial
times was highly elitist and separated by ethnicity and religion; he
system in which talent and hard work would prevail.