1 in 5 TOP PSLE PUPILS from poorer homes

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Nov 25, 2010
TOP PSLE PUPILS
1 in 5 from poorer homes
System gives every child a chance to excel, says Mr Masagos, in debate on preschool education
By Zakir Hussain

THERE are pupils from the bottom one-third of families who make it to the top one-third of PSLE performers.

Children from these families on lower incomes and whose parents are less well educated form 20 per cent of such top scorers, Minister of State for Education Masagos Zulkifli told Parliament yesterday.

Those from poorer households also continue to climb up the education ladder, he added. One in eight undergraduates in public universities lives in a one-, two- or three-room flat. These smaller units make up 30 per cent of all Housing Board flats.

Mr Masagos cited these figures to show that the education system provides opportunities for every child to do well, regardless of family background.

He was speaking during a debate on how best to improve access to and quality of preschool education so that all children have an equal chance in life.

Nominated MPs Viswa Sadasivan and Audrey Wong had moved a motion urging the Government to conduct a comprehensive review of preschool education.

 

[Spock]

I am more interested in the breakdown of the backgrounds of scholarship recipients. This will be an indication of whether the government has been helping to even out the disparities throughout the entire race.

 

[no_faith]

hahaha, this news will drive LKY to his grave.
his belief of matching couples wif the same high level education will have a clever next generation has failed.
he cant believe parents wif low education can give brith to a top student.
a big blow for him.:oIo:

this is the effort of individual to excel, this kind of credit the govt also wan ah? :oIo: