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”
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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”
ASSESSING CDC VOUCHER IMPACT AND POTENTIAL REFORMS BASED ON EQUITY AND INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance in view that Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers are currently issued on a per household basis (a) whether the Ministry has studied the effect of this policy affecting those who live with extended family members or sublet from main tenants; (b) whetherContinue reading “ASSESSING CDC VOUCHER IMPACT AND POTENTIAL REFORMS BASED ON EQUITY AND INDIVIDUAL NEEDS”
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”
DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION APPLICATIONS AND SUCCESS RATES FOR GIFTED EDUCATION PROGRAMME STUDENTS
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”
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”
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