Education, Inequality, Cost of Living – Page 9 – Office of the Leader of the Opposition

PROVISION OF MULTI-RELIGIOUS PRAYER ROOMS AT AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITIES, POLYTECHNICS AND ITES

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education (a) whether multi-religious prayer rooms may be provided at all autonomous universities, polytechnics and Institutes of Technical Education; and (b) if not, what are the constraints that inhibit such a provision. Mr Chan Chun Sing: The Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) are secular institutions which provide aContinue reading “PROVISION OF MULTI-RELIGIOUS PRAYER ROOMS AT AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITIES, POLYTECHNICS AND ITES”

BUDGET MEAL CRITERIA IN NEW LEASE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HDB RENTAL COFFEE SHOPS

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development (a) what is the dollar amount that is deemed as a budget meal under the new lease renewal requirements for HDB rental coffee shops; and (b) in view of the new requirement to provide four budget meals spread across different stalls, what is the motivationContinue reading “BUDGET MEAL CRITERIA IN NEW LEASE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HDB RENTAL COFFEE SHOPS”

INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF OFFENCES UNDER COMPULSORY EDUCATION ACT

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education in the last five years (a) how many individuals have been convicted of offences under the Compulsory Education Act; and (b) what is the duration of absence that schools will wait for before invoking the Compulsory Education Act. Mr Chan Chun Sing: As non- and irregular attendance issuesContinue reading “INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF OFFENCES UNDER COMPULSORY EDUCATION ACT”

DIFFERENCE IN INCOME TAX PAYABLE FOR WORKING MOTHERS FROM NEW WORKING MOTHER’S CHILD RELIEF

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance based on the personal income tax data of working mothers for Year of Assessment 2022, what is the percentage of mothers who would (i) pay a higher amount of income tax, (ii) experience no change in income tax paid and (iii) payContinue reading “DIFFERENCE IN INCOME TAX PAYABLE FOR WORKING MOTHERS FROM NEW WORKING MOTHER’S CHILD RELIEF”

CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONVERTING SINGLE-SEX SCHOOLS TO CO-ED SCHOOLS AND FOR RELOCATING SCHOOLS

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry has plans to relocate schools other than Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) that are currently located in higher income neighbourhoods like Bukit Timah to the HDB heartlands; and (b) what are the Ministry’s consideration in deciding to relocate schools. Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the MinisterContinue reading “CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONVERTING SINGLE-SEX SCHOOLS TO CO-ED SCHOOLS AND FOR RELOCATING SCHOOLS”

MANDATORY UNIT PRICING FOR ESSENTIAL FOOD ITEMS IN SUPERMARKET AND GROCERY STORE CHAINS

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry whether the Ministry will consider implementing mandatory unit pricing for necessary food items in supermarket and grocery store chains to promote price transparency and as a check against shrinkflation. Mr Gan Kim Yong: The Price Kaki app, developed by the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE), allows consumersContinue reading “MANDATORY UNIT PRICING FOR ESSENTIAL FOOD ITEMS IN SUPERMARKET AND GROCERY STORE CHAINS”

ELIGIBLE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS USING EDUSAVE TO PURCHASE PERSONAL LEARNING DEVICES

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Education what is the percentage of eligible secondary school students who have used Edusave to purchase their personal learning device since the introduction of the National Digital Literacy Programme. Mr Chan Chun Sing: About 95% of Singapore Citizen (SC) students at secondary schools have tapped on their Edusave accounts toContinue reading “ELIGIBLE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS USING EDUSAVE TO PURCHASE PERSONAL LEARNING DEVICES”

DISCRETION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO ADMIT PRIMARY ONE STUDENTS DIRECTLY AND AHEAD OF BALLOTING

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Education (a) whether primary schools have the discretion to admit primary one students directly and ahead of any balloting conducted, should the number of registrants exceed the school vacancies; and (b) if so, what are the circumstances under which direct admission is permissible and what is theContinue reading “DISCRETION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO ADMIT PRIMARY ONE STUDENTS DIRECTLY AND AHEAD OF BALLOTING”