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Singapore-MOE Award

Eligibility

The Singapore-MOE Award (SMA) is awarded to non-Singapore citizen P6 GEP pupils who

  1. have met the Primary Six GEP promotion criteria, and
  2. are enrolled in the Integrated Programme at an Independent School at Secondary One.

Award Quantum

The SMA award quantum for pupils admitted into Secondary One from 2008 onwards is $2,400, or the annual school fees charged for pupils who are Singapore citizens by the Independent School offering the Integrated Programme, less the annual amount of school and standard miscellaneous fees, paid by pupils who are Singapore citizens in government / government-aided schools, whichever is lower.

If you are admitted to one of the Ministry’s special programmes (like the Art Elective Programme or Music Elective Programme) or awarded any other fee subsidy or scholarship (eg. GEP Fees Subsidy, SAP Scholarship, Humanities Scholarship), the SMA award quantum will be $2,400 or the annual school fees for pupils who are Singapore citizens less the annual amount of school and standard miscellaneous fees paid by pupils who are Singapore citizens in government / government-aided schools, whichever is lower, less any fee subsidy provided under the special programme, Ministry / school programme or any other scholarship.

Foreign pupils are required to pay the difference between the rate of school fees for foreign pupils and the award quantum while Singapore Permanent Residents are required to pay the difference between the rate of school fees for Singapore Permanent Residents and the award quantum.

Tenure

The tenure of the award is six years, up to the final year of the Integrated Programme. The scholar must make good progress each year in order to continue receiving the award.

Application and Award Process

Upon the release of the PSLE results, pupils eligible for the SMA will be informed. No application is required for the award. Eligible pupils will be offered the SMA, provided that they are posted to an Independent School and enrolled in the Integrated Programme of that school at Secondary One. Upon the release of the school posting results in December, the Ministry will inform eligible pupils whether they have been offered the SMA.

Pupils eligible for the SMA who are admitted to secondary schools under the Direct School Admission Exercise (DSA-Sec) will be offered the award if they are admitted to an Independent School and are enrolled in the Integrated Programme at Secondary One.