Students Benefiting from Expansion of Edusave Scheme

Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef asked the Minister for Education with the expansion of the Edusave Scheme as announced in August 2013, how many more students will benefit in the respective categories of madrasah students, home-schooled children and children studying overseas.

Mr Heng Swee Keat: With effect from 2014, Edusave Contributions (EC) will be extended to all children who are Singapore Citizens (SC) aged seven to 16. This expansion will benefit around 300 SC children per cohort enrolled in the madrasahs, around 50 SC home-schooled children per cohort, and around 1,500 SC children per cohort residing overseas.