The Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education (Ms Sim Ann): Mr Speaker, Sir, clarification. In my reply to a supplementary question during the Parliamentary sitting on 17 February 2012, I had referred to the proportion of international scholars who have been awarded Second Upper Class Honours and above in our universities as being about 45%. [ Please see Official Report on 17 February 2012, Pg 1202. ]

This is incorrect. The correct figure should be 67%. Forty-five percent refers to the proportion of international students who have been awarded Second Upper Class Honours and above in the 2011 university graduating cohort. I am sorry for the error.

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