Category Archives: Education, Inequality, Cost of Living

AVAILABLE PLACES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DISABILITIES AND AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR ENROLMENT

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education (a) how many places are available in Special Education (SPED) schools for students with autism in (i) schools that serve children with other disabilities and (ii) schools that only serve children with autism; and (b) what is the average waiting time for enrolment in these schools. Mr ChanContinue reading “AVAILABLE PLACES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DISABILITIES AND AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR ENROLMENT”

SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Ministry will strengthen its support for (i) parents and caregivers of children with special needs and (ii) ageing parents who are caring for their grown-up children with special needs. Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education (a) how many students are thereContinue reading “SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS”

FREEZE ON INCREASES TO FEES IMPOSED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND STATUTORY BOARDS

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Finance whether the Government will consider mitigating fee increases by Government agencies and Statutory Boards for lower income households for the next 12 months.  Mr Lawrence Wong: This question has been addressed in MTI and MOF’s combined reply at the 11 January 2022 Parliament Sitting to Question Nos 82 andContinue reading “FREEZE ON INCREASES TO FEES IMPOSED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND STATUTORY BOARDS”

DATA ON EDUCATIONAL AND FAMILY BACKGROUNDS OF PSC SCHOLARS AND STEPS TO ENSURE DIVERSITY AMONGST THEM

Mr Leon Perera asked the Prime Minister (a) in the past 10 years, what is the annual proportion of PSC scholarship recipients from (i) Raffles Institution and Hwa Chong Institution (ii) other junior colleges (iii) polytechnics and (iv) other schools and institutes of higher learning, with a breakdown by housing type; (b) what measures are put in placeContinue reading “DATA ON EDUCATIONAL AND FAMILY BACKGROUNDS OF PSC SCHOLARS AND STEPS TO ENSURE DIVERSITY AMONGST THEM”

PROPOSAL FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES TO COVER INCREASED COSTS OF BRINGING IN MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS IN EVENT OF UNSUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will consider having some form of financial support for families to cover the increased costs of bringing in migrant domestic workers in the event of an unsuccessful employment relationship. Dr Tan See Leng: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) recognises that employers bear higher upfront costsContinue reading “PROPOSAL FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES TO COVER INCREASED COSTS OF BRINGING IN MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS IN EVENT OF UNSUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP”

FACTORS FOR PROVISION OF MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education (a) what are the parameters for deciding on offerings for mother tongue languages (MTLs) in Secondary schools; and (b) what are the reasons for not requiring all Secondary schools to offer classes for all three official MTLs (Chinese, Malay and Tamil). Mr Chan Chun Sing: The provision ofContinue reading “FACTORS FOR PROVISION OF MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS”

IMPACT OF NEW PSLE SCORING SYSTEM ON MADRASAHS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL ADMISSION BENCHMARK

Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap asked the Minister for Education in light of the revised PSLE scoring system in 2021 which uses scoring bands (Achievement Levels), what is the required benchmark that madrasahs have to attain for each cohort in order to be allowed to continue taking in primary one pupils. Mr Chan Chun Sing: The basisContinue reading “IMPACT OF NEW PSLE SCORING SYSTEM ON MADRASAHS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL ADMISSION BENCHMARK”

PLANS TO INCREASE DENSITY OF STUDENT CARE FACILITIES AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR PRIVATE AFTER-SCHOOL CARE FACILITIES IN NEW ESTATES LIKE SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether there are plans to meet potential demand in new estates with many young families, such as Sengkang and Punggol by (i) increasing the density of student care facilities such as community‐ and school‐based student care and (ii) increasing the issuance of permits forContinue reading “PLANS TO INCREASE DENSITY OF STUDENT CARE FACILITIES AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR PRIVATE AFTER-SCHOOL CARE FACILITIES IN NEW ESTATES LIKE SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL”

DATA ON INFANT CARE AND CHILDCARE AVAILABILITY AND ENROLMENT RATE IN SENGKANG IN PAST FIVE YEARS AND EXPECTED NUMBER OF NEW PRESCHOOLS IN SENGKANG BY 2023

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) in each of the last five years in Sengkang, what is (i) the respective number for infant care and childcare places that are available (ii) the enrolment rate for such places and (iii) the average waiting time for enrolment; and (b) what isContinue reading “DATA ON INFANT CARE AND CHILDCARE AVAILABILITY AND ENROLMENT RATE IN SENGKANG IN PAST FIVE YEARS AND EXPECTED NUMBER OF NEW PRESCHOOLS IN SENGKANG BY 2023”

FINDINGS IN ACADEMIC FREEDOM SURVEY 2021 BY ACADEMIASG

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Education whether the Government plans to (i) look into the survey findings of the Academic Freedom Survey 2021 published by AcademiaSG, notably that faculty who say they work on “politically sensitive” topics are more likely to feel constrained in their ability to research or engage the public compared withContinue reading “FINDINGS IN ACADEMIC FREEDOM SURVEY 2021 BY ACADEMIASG”