STUDENTS IN HDB FLATS
Parliament of Singapore · 14 September 2009
Official Report, 14 September 2009, Vol 86, Issue 10 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
STUDENTS IN HDB FLATS
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Mr Seah Kian Peng asked the Minister for Education what proportion of students in the top 10 secondary schools in Singapore live in HDB flats.
Dr Ng Eng Hen: Our secondary schools are not ranked as the Member has asked but receive different awards for various achievements. MOE will therefore provide information requested based on the top 10% of students, based on PSLE scores, where more than 60% live in HDB flats. Among the Secondary 1 students who enrolled in Integrated Programme (IP)(1) schools in 2009, more than half live in HDB flats.
Our education system aims to provide opportunities for all students to go as far as possible, regardless of their home background.
(1) Schools that offer IP to Secondary 1 students in 2009 are Anglo-Chinese (Independent), Dunman High, Hwa Chong Institution, Nanyang Girls' High, National Junior College, NUS High School Of Mathematics and Science, Raffles Girls' (Secondary), Raffles Institution and River Valley High.
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 14 September 2009. Republished on SGParliament.