EDUCATION PRIORITY FOR CHILDREN OF GRADUATE MOTHERS

Parliament of Singapore · 6 March 1985 · 6th Parliament

Official Report, 6 March 1985, Vol 45, Issue 5 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Tony Tan Keng Yam
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Maj Fong Sip Chee asked the Minister for Finance, Minister for Education and Minister for Health if he will inform the House of

(1) the number of children who have been admitted under the priority scheme for third child born of graduate mothers;

(2) the breakdown figures of all Primary 1 cohorts admitted according to the new priority ratings; and

(3) the number of graduate mothers who gave birth to their third child in the year 1984.

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam: The answers are as follows: (1) The number of children who were admitted under the priority scheme for graduate mothers with at least three children was 157. (2) The figures are given in the attached (see Appendix IV) (Cols. 355 - 356). Appendix IV - 1984 REGISTRATION STATISTICS BY PHASES (Cols. 355 - 356) (3) The number of graduate mothers who gave birth to their third child in 1984 was 129.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 6 March 1985. Republished on SGParliament.