PROPORTION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN POLYTECHNICS AND INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING

MP He Ting Ru

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education for each year in the last five years, what is the proportion of students with disabilities admitted to (i) polytechnics and (ii) other Institutes of Higher Learning.

Mr Chan Chun Sing: MOE does not track the intake of students with disabilities at the Institutes of Higher Learning. Our data covers a wider range of students with special educational needs (SEN), which includes disabilities like physical and visual impairment, as well as learning and behavioural conditions.

Between 2019 and 2023, around 3% to 5% of those admitted to the polytechnics, Institute of Technical Education and Autonomous Universities were students with SEN.

Ministry of Education
1 March 2024

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