SINGAPORE: Close to S$300,000 was given out to some 230 students with physical disabilities, or have parents with physical disabilities.

This was part of an education programme driven by the Society for the Physically Disabled and its corporate partners.

Separately, scholarship awards were also presented to five outstanding students, to encourage them to pursue further studies.

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of State for Education Lui Tuck Yew commended mainstream schools who've taken steps to integrate students with disabilities into the community.

They included Admiralty Secondary School and Evergreen Primary School.

Mr Lui said such partnerships between the industry, Voluntary Welfare Organisations and Education Ministry will help to level the playing field for students with disabilities. -CNA/vm