The Ministry of Education Brunei, Darussalam is responsible for providing quality education to children in Brunei. The ministry has the policy of providing minimum 12 years of education comprises 7 years of primary education and 5 years of secondary education. The ministry is also in the process of making education compulsory to all children.

The education system in Brunei is focused on literacy, numeracy, sciences, physical education, civics and moral education. Brunei has adopted bilingual policy in 1984 under which children learn two languages- Malay and English. School children are also exposed to ICT skills to promote creativity, independent learning and enhance higher order thinking skills.

Children go to Pre School for one year before attending primary school (1 to 3 year) and upper primary (4 to 6 year). Children learn basic skills of literacy and numeracy in primary classes.

The secondary education follows two levels- lower secondary, and upper secondary. The lower secondary level covers 3 years of education at the end of which students appear for the Lower Secondary Assessment or Penilaian Menengah Bawah (PMB) examination.

The level 2 lower secondary education is an alternative program for students who are more inclined towards vocational courses.

Education at the upper secondary level is general in nature with some provision for specialization in science, arts and technical fields. At the end of the second year, high academic achievers appear for the Brunei-Cambridge GCE Ordinary level (GCE ‘O’ Level) examination. The Sultanate of Brunei also has number of Science schools, Sports School, Privately-funded Schools, and Vocational Schools.