GRADUATES OF OVERSEAS UNIVERSITIES, AND NUMBER OF SUCH GRADUATES WHO ARE ALIENS, EMPLOYED IN GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT-AIDED SCHOOLS

Mr A. R. Lazarous asked the Minister for Education to state-

(a) the number of graduates employed in Government and Government-Aided Schools who are from-

(i) British Universities,

(ii) American Universities,

(iii) Australian Universities,

(iv) Indian Universities,

(v) Ceylonese Universities,

(vi) Chinese Universities,

(vii) Hongkong University;

(b) the number of graduates in each category who, being neither Singapore citizens nor possessing the requisite residential qualification for citizenship, have been absorbed into the permanent establishment; and

(c) the number of graduates in each category who are (i) on contract; and (ii) on a month-to-month basis.

Mr Chew Swee Kee: (a) (b) (c) Total No. of graduates in each category who, being neither Total No. of graduates Total No. of Singapore citizens in each category graduates in nor possessing the who are:- University Government/ requisite residential Government- qualification for On On month-Aided Schools citizenship, have Contract to-month been absorbed into basis permanent establishment (i) British 32 13 2 17 (ii) American 23 2 - 21 (iii) Australian 1 - - 1 (iv) Indian 91 9 - 82 (v) Ceylonese 2 - - 2 (vi) Chinese 346 2 - 344 (vii) Hongkong 12 - - 12 --- -- - --- Total 507 26 2 479 --- -- - ---