Reasons for teachers breaking their bonds

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang, Nee Soon GRC

Question

To ask the Minister for Education for each year in the past five years (a) how many and what percentage of teachers break their teaching bonds respectively; and (b) what are the top three reasons for breaking their bonds.

Response

1. In the past five years, about 10 teachers a year (or 1.5% of our average annual recruitment) left service without completing their teaching bonds. The top three reasons for leaving service were to pursue other career interests, or due to family or medical reasons.