Enrolment of first-year junior college students

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong, Non-Constituency Member of Parliament

Question

To ask the Minister for Education (Schools) (a) what has been the enrolment of first-year junior college students for the years 2013-2017; and (b) what is the projected enrolment for first year junior college students for 2019.

Response

1. The number of first-year junior college students from 2013 to 2017 is as follows:

The decrease over this period is due to falling birth rates, with the exception of 2017, which corresponds to the 2000 dragon year cohort.

2. The projected enrolment for first-year junior college students for 2019 is about 12,800.