Category Archives: Ministry of Education

CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION BY INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN DSA SELECTION PROCESS

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Education whether individuals who are involved in the selection process for the Direct School Admission (DSA) exercise in schools are required to (i) make a conflict of interest (COI) declaration or (ii) abstain from the selection process should there be a COI or close affiliation with theContinue reading “CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION BY INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN DSA SELECTION PROCESS”

ACCESSIBILITY TO SKILLSFUTURE COURSES TO BOOST CAREER PROSPECTS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education considering the low uptake of SG Enable’s Capability Development Grant and the need to enhance course accessibility for persons with disabilities (PwDs) to boost their career prospects, whether the Ministry has considered mandating that all SkillsFuture-funded training providers shall implement reasonable accommodations for PwDs who willContinue reading “ACCESSIBILITY TO SKILLSFUTURE COURSES TO BOOST CAREER PROSPECTS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES”

ASSESSED IMPACT OF REDUCED JUNIOR COLLEGE PLACES ON STRESS LEVELS FOR GCE “O” LEVEL STUDENTS SEEKING ADMISSION

Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Education (a) for Junior Colleges (JCs) that take in students progressing from the Integrated Programme (IP), how many and what proportion of places were reserved for GCE “O” Level holders not progressing from the IP in the years of admission 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively; and (b) whether theContinue reading “ASSESSED IMPACT OF REDUCED JUNIOR COLLEGE PLACES ON STRESS LEVELS FOR GCE “O” LEVEL STUDENTS SEEKING ADMISSION”

STUDENT- AND PARENT-FRIENDLY CAREER RESOURCES AND COUNSELLING THAT MAP SHORTAGE OCCUPATION LIST TO EDUCATION PATHWAYS

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education whether the Ministry will (i) work with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to develop student- and parent-friendly career resources which map MOM’s Shortage Occupation List to the relevant education pathways (ii) provide counselling to link skills shortages to suitable courses of study (iii) organise industry outreachesContinue reading “STUDENT- AND PARENT-FRIENDLY CAREER RESOURCES AND COUNSELLING THAT MAP SHORTAGE OCCUPATION LIST TO EDUCATION PATHWAYS”

ENROLMENT IN NURSING PROGRAMMES IN ALL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FROM 2018 TO 2023

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education in each year from 2018 to 2023 (a) how many places were available for (i) Nitec in Nursing (ii) Higher Nitec in Nursing and (iii) Diploma in Nursing programmes respectively at all educational institutions; (b) how many students applied for these courses; (c) how many wereContinue reading “ENROLMENT IN NURSING PROGRAMMES IN ALL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FROM 2018 TO 2023”

REVIEW OF GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGES THROUGH BOARD OF TEACHING AND TESTING OF SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education (a) when was the last time the Ministry increased the grants extended to the provision of Non-Tamil Indian Languages through the Board of Teaching and Testing of South Asian Languages; and (b) when will the Ministry undertake a review of the sufficiency of such grants in future. MrContinue reading “REVIEW OF GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGES THROUGH BOARD OF TEACHING AND TESTING OF SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES”

PROBE INTO RECENT MOBILE GUARDIAN DATA BREACH INCIDENT AND IMPACT ON CYBERSECURITY MEASURES FOR SCHOOL APPS

 Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry has been informed of any identifiable lapses in data security practices that resulted in the breach of Mobile Guardian’s user management portal that affected 127 schools; (b) whether there are more schools, than the reported 127 schools, that utilise the application; (c)Continue reading “PROBE INTO RECENT MOBILE GUARDIAN DATA BREACH INCIDENT AND IMPACT ON CYBERSECURITY MEASURES FOR SCHOOL APPS”

APPLICATION RATES FOR CO-EDUCATIONAL AND SINGLE-GENDER SCHOOLS FROM 1980 TO 2020

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education what is the average application rate for co-educational schools as compared to single-gender schools in Singapore for each decade from 1980 to 2020. Mr Chan Chun Sing: The Ministry of Education does not track such statistics as parents can apply for different school types in different phasesContinue reading “APPLICATION RATES FOR CO-EDUCATIONAL AND SINGLE-GENDER SCHOOLS FROM 1980 TO 2020”

AGE-APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMMES IN SCHOOLS

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education (a) amongst the schools that currently have financial literacy programmes, how many are (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools, respectively; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider developing age-appropriate content for financial literacy to be taught in all schools starting from upper primary levels. MrContinue reading “AGE-APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMMES IN SCHOOLS”

PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT AND STRESS OF INSTITUTING SINGLE SEC EXAMINATION SITTING FOR MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE SUBJECTS

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education whether the Ministry has assessed if instituting one written Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) examination sitting for Mother Tongue Language (MTL) subjects will result in additional psychological stress and pressure on students arising from (i) having only one chance to pass MTL examinations instead of two previouslyContinue reading “PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT AND STRESS OF INSTITUTING SINGLE SEC EXAMINATION SITTING FOR MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE SUBJECTS”