BROADENING EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN JUNIOR COLLEGES

31. Assoc Prof Chin Tet Yung asked the Minister for Education whether in the light of the attempt to broaden the education of university students, similar steps will be taken with regard to students in junior colleges.

RAdm Teo Chee Hean: Any review of the JC curriculum has to be tied with the University curriculum and admission criteria. A committee to Review University Admissions System, chaired by Prof Shih Choon Fong, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, NUS, has been set up. The implications of changing the University Admissions Criteria will go beyond the universities and will have an impact on all levels of education, including JC education. The committee will only complete its work at the end of this year, after which MOE will have to study the recommendations and decisions made to ensure the continued relevance of our JC education.