Single-Session Schools

Mr Lim Biow Chuan asked the Minister for Education to date how many schools have introduced single-session hours and what is the progress on the plan to have all primary schools adopt single-session hours by 2016.

Mr Heng Swee Keat: By 2012, 95 out of 180 (53%) primary schools will be operating single-session. This is an increase from the 76 schools that were operating single-session in 2009, when MOE accepted the Primary Education Review and Implementation (PERI) Committee's recommendation to move all primary schools to single-session model.

In addition, 25 schools are currently undergoing upgrading, and 17 schools will commence upgrading from 2013, to facilitate their transition to single session.

MOE targets to facilitate the transition of the majority of Government primary schools to single-session by 2016.

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