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Reference No:    EDUN C27-03-175

Date: 18 July 1998

Mon 20 Jul 98 at 1100 hours

BOARDING AWARDS SCHEME

            The Ministry of Education has established the Boarding Awards Scheme to provide Singaporean children  whose parents are working or residing abroad an opportunity to continue their secondary education in Singapore. Parents who put their children in schools in Singapore can be assured that their children will receive a balanced and all-round education with an emphasis on bilingualism, stay in touch with their Singapore friends and develop a keener sense of being Singaporean.

2         The Boarding Awards Scheme, sponsored by the Singapore Totalisator Board , will cover 50% of the boarding fees. Students awarded the Edusave Entrance Scholarship for Independent Schools will receive 100% of the boarding fees. To be eligible for the Boarding Awards, the child as well as one parent must be a Singapore citizen. Up to 60 awards will be given out this year. The award will be tenable over the entire duration of the students’ secondary education as long as both parents continue to work or reside overseas during the tenure of the award.

3         The five hostels participating in the Boarding Awards Scheme are:

	Anglo-Chinese (Independent) Boarding School
	Anglican House
	Hua Zhong Hostel
	Nanyang Girls’ Boarding School
	Raffles Institution Boarding School

4         The hostels provide boarders with a safe and familiar environment where they can experience the comforts and security of a "home away from home". The hostel environment will be stimulating where academic, social and cultural activities that they organises such as regular preparation time, camps and festive celebrations are organised. Boarders also receive help with their school work from resident tutors. The hostels are equipped with recreational facilities as well as reading rooms and computer rooms. Parents can be assured that their children will receive a good Singapore education and be well taken care of while they are away.

5         Parents who are working abroad can obtain brochures from Singapore Missions and Contact Singapore offices overseas to find out more about the Boarding Awards Scheme. The information is available on the MOE Internet website at http://www.moe.edu.sg/esp/eduinfowhere queries and applications can be made on-line. Alternatively, parents can write directly to the following address for more information :

Education Information Guidance Unit
Pupil Placement Section
Ministry of Education
Kay Siang Road
Singapore 248922
Tel No: 6470 9353
Fax No: 6476 2432

6         The Senior Minister of State (Education), Dr Aline Wong will launch the Boarding Awards Scheme on 20 Jul 98 in conjunction with the Summer Holiday Immersion Programme for students from the Singapore International School in Hong Kong.

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

For more information, please contact:

Ms Violet Loo
Assistant Director (Scholarships)
Pupil Services Division
Tel: 6470 9284
Handphone: 9628 3678