Talking in Parliament on Wednesday, PM Lee Hsien Loong said that the government is working to improve education at all levels to create "ladders of opportunity".
He said that they want to make it possible for all Singaporeans to do well regardless of their background or family situation.
In the field of education, this will be achieved by ensuring that every child gets a good education and ensuring that all levels of schooling will be improved, PM Lee explained.
One of the key focuses to achieve this is also to make schools spend less when organising activities such as school trips so that children from poorer backgrounds do not feel disadvantaged.
PM Lee also promised to help working Singaporeans benefit from social mobility by giving more opportunities to working Singaporeans through skill upgrading programs and the continuing education and training scheme.
Two new training centres have been constructed with the 2nd one opening in Pay Lebar later this year. PM Lee encourages workers to make use of these centres to improve their skills and give them chances to switch careers if need be.
Another point that PM Lee made about open opportunities was for people to be more open and informal with each other so that everyone may feel equal.
He urged rich people not to flaunt their wealth and not to look down on others. Instead all Singaporeans should respect each other.