Parliamentary Replies
September 14, 2009
Proportion of Students Living in HDB Flats
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Seah Kian Peng, MP of Marine Parade GRC
Question
To ask the Minister for Education what proportion of students in the top ten secondary schools in Singapore live in HDB flats.
Response
Our secondary schools are not ranked as the Member has asked but receive different awards for various achievements. MOE will therefore provide information requested based on the top 10% of students based on PSLE scores where more than 60% live in HDB flats. Among the Secondary 1 students who enrolled in Integrated Programme (IP)1 schools in 2009, more than half live in HDB flats.
Our education system aims to provide opportunities for all students to go as far as possible, regardless of their home background.
Footnote
- Schools that offer IP to Secondary 1 students in 2009 are Anglo-Chinese (Independent), Dunman High, Hwa Chong Institution, Nanyang Girls’ High, National Junior College, NUS High School Of Mathematics And Science, Raffles Girls’ (Secondary), Raffles Institution and River Valley High. ↵