Less than 1% of P1 cohort admitted under community leaders scheme

Less than 1% of P1 cohort admitted under community leaders scheme

    By Olivia Siong
    POSTED: 09 Jul 2013 12:24 AM
 
Less than one per cent of the Primary One cohort has been admitted under the active community leaders scheme.

SINGAPORE: Less than one per cent of the Primary One cohort has been admitted under the active community leaders scheme.

Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said this in a written parliamentary reply on Monday to MP for Hougang SMC Png Eng Huat.

Mr Png had asked how many Primary One places are given to children of community leaders.

Phase 2B is open to children of active community leaders, parent volunteers and endorsed members of religious groups or clans that are directly connected with the school.

To qualify for Phase 2B priority, community leaders have to serve actively for at least one year prior to the P1 registration exercise.

Mr Heng said the number of children admitted in Phase 2B has remained fairly constant for the past two years -- at about seven per cent of the Primary One cohort.

He added most of the community leaders serve more than the minimum period, and continue to serve even after their children gain admission into the school.

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