Actions Taken to Assist Full-time Teachers' Workload based on OECD TALIS 2024 Report Results

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan asked the Minister for Education whether the Ministry will consider hiring more administrative staff or piloting contingent teaching assistants similar to those of international schools and universities to help secondary school teachers focus on their core teaching duties, following the recently released OECD TALIS 2024 report, which found that full-time secondary school teachers worked more hours than the OECD average but fewer hours on teaching.

Mr Desmond Lee: This question has been addressed as part of the oral reply to Parliamentary Question Nos 2 to 5 on 4 November 2025. [Please refer to "Addressing Teachers' Stress Levels and Supporting Their Mental Well-being", Official Report, 4 November 2025, Vol 96, Issue 9, Oral Answers to Questions section.]