ADMISSIONS TO PRIMARY 1 CLASSES IN 1972

Parliament of Singapore · 7 March 1972 · 2nd Parliament

Official Report, 7 March 1972, Vol 31, Issue 9 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Lee Chiaw MengMohd. Ariff Bin Suradi
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Tuan Haji Mohd. Ariff Bin Suradi asked the Minister for Education how many children were admitted to Primary I classes in 1972 in each of the four language streams.

The Minister of State for Education (Dr Lee Chiaw Meng) (for the Minister for Education): Mr Speaker, Sir, the number of children who were registered for admission to Primary I classes in 1972 in each of the four language streams is as follows: Malay 553 Chinese 14,348 Tamil 41 English 37,342 ------ Total 52,284 ======

Tuan Haji Mohd. Ariff Bin Suradi (Kampong Kembangan): (In Malay): Mr Speaker, Sir, from this total figure, how many children were admitted to Primary I classes this year, and what is the percentage of children who have been admitted to schools of their choice?

Dr Lee Chiaw Meng: Sir, I believe all these children have been admitted to Primary I classes, and about 95 per cent of them have been admitted to the schools of their choice.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 7 March 1972. Republished on SGParliament.