Number of Students Handled by Roving and School-based Student Welfare Officers

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Education (a) for each year in the past five years, what is the mean and median number of students handled by each of the roving Student Welfare Officers (SWOs); and (b) what is the mean and median number of students handled by each of the school-based SWOs.

Mr Chan Chun Sing: On average, each Student Welfare Officer (SWO) based in school supports about 25 students in a year. Each roving SWO works with around 20 students across a number of schools.