Academic Performance of Government-Sponsored International Students in Autonomous Universities

Mr Yee Jenn Jong asked the Minister for Education over the past five years, what is the percentage of Government-sponsored international students in our autonomous universities that graduated with (a) bachelor's degrees, (b) Third Class Honours, (c) Second Class Honours, Lower Division, (d) Second Class Honours, Upper Division and (e) First Class Honours.

Mr Heng Swee Keat: On the average, over the past five years, about 30% of the international students who had scholarships received First Class Honours. Another 35% received Second Class (Upper) Honours, and a fifth obtained Second Class (Lower) Honours. The remaining 15% of the IS scholars graduated with either a Third Class Honours or without honours.