Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education in the past five years (a) how many students in the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) have applied for Direct School Admission (DSA) into secondary schools; and (b) how many students in GEP have been successful in at least one DSA application. Mr Chan Chun Sing: Over theContinue reading “DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION APPLICATIONS AND SUCCESS RATES FOR GIFTED EDUCATION PROGRAMME STUDENTS”
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RETAKING GCE A LEVEL EXAMINATIONS AS SCHOOL CANDIDATE RATHER THAN AS PRIVATE CANDIDATE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Education (a) whether there are plans to allow students who have passed their GCE A-level examinations but fare poorly to retake the examinations as a school candidate instead of a private candidate; (b) whether one or more pre-University institutions can be designated as a school where suchContinue reading “RETAKING GCE A LEVEL EXAMINATIONS AS SCHOOL CANDIDATE RATHER THAN AS PRIVATE CANDIDATE”
FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING SUITABILITY OF PLANNED OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS FOR SCHOOL AND INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING TRIPS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education with regard to the Global Education Programme (a) whether there is any standard framework that is applied to assess if the planned overseas destination is unsafe or no longer suitable; (b) what support is given to Institutes of Higher Learning and schools in determining whether the destinationContinue reading “FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING SUITABILITY OF PLANNED OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS FOR SCHOOL AND INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING TRIPS”
NUMBER OF WORKING YEARS REQUIRED TO RECOVER COST FROM RECIPIENTS OF GOVERNMENT TUITION GRANTS FOR POLYTECHNIC AND UNIVERSITY STUDIES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education what is the respective estimated number of years that a recipient of the Ministry’s Tuition Grant Scheme for (i) polytechnics and (ii) universities will have to work and pay taxes before the costs of the grant are recovered. Mr Chan Chun Sing: The Tuition Grant Scheme supportsContinue reading “NUMBER OF WORKING YEARS REQUIRED TO RECOVER COST FROM RECIPIENTS OF GOVERNMENT TUITION GRANTS FOR POLYTECHNIC AND UNIVERSITY STUDIES”
ASSESSMENT OF RECENT CLASSROOM SHARING OF ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education what have been the lessons learnt arising from feedback and concerns raised by some parents about the historically selective and allegedly imbalanced treatment of the Israel-Hamas conflict under the Character and Citizenship Education curriculum. Mr Chan Chun Sing: These questions have been addressed in the Ministry of Education’s CommitteeContinue reading “ASSESSMENT OF RECENT CLASSROOM SHARING OF ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT”
CASES OF PRESCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS BREACHING STAFF-CHILD RATIOS AND MEASURES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) in 2023, what is the proportion of preschools and kindergartens that breached the minimum qualified staff-child ratios during programme hours for (i) three months (ii) six months and (iii) more than six months; (b) what measures are taken to ensure the ratio isContinue reading “CASES OF PRESCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS BREACHING STAFF-CHILD RATIOS AND MEASURES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE”
FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATES ON STUDY LOANS UNDER MOE TUITION GRANT SCHEME AND INTEREST CHARGED
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education in each year of the last 10 years (a) how many full-time students in diploma or undergraduate courses in the Institutes of Higher Learning have taken up study loans under the MOE Tuition Grant Scheme; (b) what is the average interest rate these students are being chargedContinue reading “FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATES ON STUDY LOANS UNDER MOE TUITION GRANT SCHEME AND INTEREST CHARGED”
Funding for Bilingual Education
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Chairman, bilingual education is a cornerstone of our education policy. In the early 1990s, the Government moved to allow Indian students to sit for five non-Tamil Indian languages, or NTILs, at major examinations, such as the “O” levels. Separately, and in recognition of the status of Tamil as an official IndianContinue reading “Funding for Bilingual Education”
SPED Schools
Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap (Aljunied): Sir, a couple of weeks before the Budget Statement, I received an email from one of my residents, Mr X, who shared his plight of not qualifying for a subsidy for the SPED school fees for his child as he did not meet the per capita income criteria. HeContinue reading “SPED Schools”
ENROLMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY OF SKILLSFUTURE COURSES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education (a) in the last five years, what is the number of persons with disabilities who applied for SkillsFuture courses and were rejected by training providers; (b) whether there were any rejections due to the providers being unable to provide reasonable accommodations for such applicants; (c) what areContinue reading “ENROLMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY OF SKILLSFUTURE COURSES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES”
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