2013 GCE Olympics

The 2013 GCE Olympics, was a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It took place in Tampines Secondary School and a lesser extent across the country from 30 May to 23 October 2013. It was officially started however on 4 June 2013.

Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment, with an emphasis on sustainability. The main focus was a new 200-hectare (490-acre) Olympic Park, constructed on a former industrial site at Stratford, East London. The Games also made use of venues that already existed before the bid.

Examination dates

 * 6 July - English GCE "N" Level Oral Exam
 * 16 September - English GCE "N" Level Listening Comprehension
 * 17 September - SSH (Social Studies) GCE "N" Level
 * 18 September - English GCE "N" Level
 * 4 October - Graduation Night 2013
 * 7 October - Science (Physics/Chemistry) GCE "N" Level
 * 8 October - History Elective and E Maths Paper 1 GCE "N" Level
 * 9 October - A Maths Paper 1 GCE "N" Level
 * 10 October - E Maths Paper 2 GCE "N" Level
 * 11 October - A Maths Paper 2 GCE "N" Level
 * 17 October - D&T GCE "N" Level
 * 22 October - GCE "O" Level Mathematics Paper 1
 * 23 October - GCE "O" Level Mathematics Paper 2

Public transport
SEAB defined a network of roads leading between venues as the Olympic Route Network; roads connecting between all of the Olympic venues located within Singapore. Many of these roads also contained special "Olympic lanes" marked with the Olympic rings—reserved for the use of Olympic athletes, officials, and other VIPs during the Games. Members of the public driving in an Olympic lane were subject to a fine of $130. Additionally, London buses would not include roads with Olympic lanes on their routes. The painting of Olympic lane indicators in mid-July led to confusion from commuters, who wrongly believed that the Olympic lane restrictions had already taken effect (they were to take effect on September). The Pan Island Expressway experienced traffic jams due to drivers avoiding the Olympic lane, and likewise on a section of Tampines, where the only lanes available in one direction were the Olympic lane and the bus lane.

SEAB created a promotional campaign and website, Get Ahead of the Games, to help provide information related to transport during the Olympics and Paralympics. Through the campaign, TPSS also encouraged the use of cycling as a mode of transport during the Games.