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”
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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”
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”
PROPORTION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN POLYTECHNICS AND INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING
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”
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”
UNIVERSAL CODE FOR STANDARD OF CARE AT HOMES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND AT DAY CENTRES FOR PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Government will consider implementing a universal code of conduct prescribing a standard of care across all (i) homes for children and adults with disabilities and (ii) day activity centres for persons with special needs. The Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for SocialContinue reading “UNIVERSAL CODE FOR STANDARD OF CARE AT HOMES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND AT DAY CENTRES FOR PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS”
PROPORTION OF SOCIAL WORKERS AND STAFF TO PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) in each of the last three years, what is the ratio of (i) social workers and (ii) staff members to persons with special needs at homes for adults and children with disabilities, non-profit organisations and day activity centres; and (b) whether the MinistryContinue reading “PROPORTION OF SOCIAL WORKERS AND STAFF TO PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS”
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”
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