INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION (Training of University graduates)

Mr Teong Eng Siong asked the Minister for Education (a) how many University graduates have completed their training at the Institute of Education; (b) how many of them were from (i) the University of Singapore; and (ii) the Nanyang University; and (c) how many of them have been employed in secondary schools.

Mr Ahmad Mattar (for the Minister for Education): Mr Speaker, Sir, since the inception of the Institute of Education on 1st April, 1973, 217 university graduates have completed their training at the Institute of Education. Of this number, 58 of them were from the University of Singapore and 90 of them were from Nanyang University. Of the 217 who have graduated, 163 have been employed in secondary schools.