INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (Enrolment in Secondary 1 classes for 1991)

Parliament of Singapore · 14 January 1991 · 7th Parliament

Official Report, 14 January 1991, Vol 56, Issue 12 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Tay Eng SoonYu-Foo Yee Shoon
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Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon asked the Minister for Education what is the enrolment in Secondary 1 classes in independent schools for 1991 and whether there has been an increase or decrease as compared to 1990.

The Senior Minister of State for Education (Dr Tay Eng Soon)(for the Minister for Education): Mr Speaker, Sir, I am answering on behalf of my Minister.

Sir, 3,606 pupils applied for admission to Secondary 1 in the six independent schools in 1991 as against 3,937 applicants in 1990. The number of applicants exceeded the 1,793 Secondary 1 places available in the six independent schools.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 14 January 1991. Republished on SGParliament.