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Breakdown of Direct School Admission Intake by Household Income

Published on: 26 Feb 2026

NewsParliamentary replies

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Ms Elysa Chen, Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC

Question

To ask the Minister for Education what percentage of students admitted through the Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme come from (i) bottom 20% (B20) (ii) bottom 40% (B40) and (iii) bottom 60% (B60) families, respectively, in term of household income.

Response

  1. The Ministry of Education (MOE) does not track the household income distribution of students admitted via the Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme.