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. OurContinue reading “PROPORTION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN POLYTECHNICS AND INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING”
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Artificial Intelligence in Education
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, given the increasing demand for AI skills in the workforce, it is crucial to help our students develop not just good foundations and fundamental skills but also become proficient in using common AI tools. For example, all students need to be taught how to correctly input prompts intoContinue reading “Artificial Intelligence in Education”
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS RECEIVING TUITION GRANTS AND THEIR EMPLOYMENT STATUS AFTER GRADUATION
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education in each year from 2017 to 2023 (a) how many international students who received the MOE Tuition Grant graduated from local Institutes of Higher Learning; (b) how many failed to update the Ministry of their employment status with Singapore entities within (i) one year (ii) two yearsContinue reading “INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS RECEIVING TUITION GRANTS AND THEIR EMPLOYMENT STATUS AFTER GRADUATION”
STUDENTS TAKING TAMIL AND NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGES FOR SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education (a) what was the overall cohort size and of that the total number of students taking Tamil and Non-Tamil Indian languages (NTILs) for each year from 2013 to 2023 for (i) PSLE (ii) N-level (iii) O-level and (iv) A-level examinations respectively; and (b) what is the difference inContinue reading “STUDENTS TAKING TAMIL AND NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGES FOR SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS”
STATISTICS ON STUDENTS TAKING TAMIL AND FIVE NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGE IN 2013 AND 2023
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education (a) how many students sat for Tamil and the five non-Tamil Indian languages (NTILs) at the PSLE, “N”, “O” and “A” level examinations respectively, in 2023; (b) what was the number of students who sat for the same examinations in 2013; and (c) what is the total MinistryContinue reading “STATISTICS ON STUDENTS TAKING TAMIL AND FIVE NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGE IN 2013 AND 2023”
FACTORS SUPPORTING MOVE OF OUTRAM SECONDARY SCHOOL TO SENGKANG AND MEASURES TO RETAIN SCHOOL’S HERITAGE
41 Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education with regard to the relocation of Outram Secondary School to Sengkang (a) what were the factors which led to the decision; (b) whether there will still be sufficient school places for students when new housing comes onstream; and (c) whether any consultation took place with stakeholders ofContinue reading “FACTORS SUPPORTING MOVE OF OUTRAM SECONDARY SCHOOL TO SENGKANG AND MEASURES TO RETAIN SCHOOL’S HERITAGE”
CHANGE IN SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC’S COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN OCTOBER 2023 AND RESULTANT IMPACT ON STUDENTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education (a) whether there was a technical outage caused by a system change in the Singapore Polytechnic course management system at the start of the semester on 16 October 2023; (b) if so, how many students were affected by this event; and (c) how did the SingaporeContinue reading “CHANGE IN SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC’S COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN OCTOBER 2023 AND RESULTANT IMPACT ON STUDENTS”
INCIDENTS OF DISINVITATION OF SPEAKERS AND CANCELLATIONS OF EVENTS AT AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITIES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education whether he can confirm that incidents of disinvitations of speakers and cancellations of events at the autonomous universities are not due to advisory or instructions transmitted by the Ministry. Mr Chan Chun Sing: The autonomous universities (AUs) manage their own events, including deciding which speakers they wishContinue reading “INCIDENTS OF DISINVITATION OF SPEAKERS AND CANCELLATIONS OF EVENTS AT AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITIES”
MEASURES TO DEVELOP BASELINE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LITERACY OF STUDENTS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Sir, I note that the Minister shared how schools are using generative AI in the instruction of their students, has there been any change in the stance of MOE on the use of generative AI for graded school work and assignment submissions? Secondly, do schools specifically teach all students onContinue reading “MEASURES TO DEVELOP BASELINE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LITERACY OF STUDENTS”
PROPOSAL TO REVIEW FORMAT OF GCE “A” LEVELS TO CATER TO BROADER-BASED EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education in light of the UK’s decision to replace the A- and T-levels with a single Advanced British Standard qualification (a) whether the Ministry plans to review the format of the GCE A-levels to better cater to broader-based educational requirements; (b) whether there are plans to evolveContinue reading “PROPOSAL TO REVIEW FORMAT OF GCE “A” LEVELS TO CATER TO BROADER-BASED EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS”
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