Committee of Supply 2024 debate, Day 3: Pritam Singh on funding for bilingual education
In Parliament on Friday (Mar 1), Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh noted that bilingual education is a cornerstone of Singapore’s education policy, stating how in the early 1990s, the Government had moved to allow Indian students to sit for five non-Tamil Indian languages (NTILs) at major examinations such as the O-Levels. He wanted to know when was the last time that the Ministry of Education (MOE) raised grants for Singaporean students taking the NTILs. He also asked if the ministry independently assesses the salaries of NTIL teachers and whether they are remunerated reasonably in view of the important role they play in MOE's bilingual language policy.
In Parliament on Friday (Mar 1), Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh noted that bilingual education is a cornerstone of Singapore’s education policy, stating how in the early 1990s, the Government had moved to allow Indian students to sit for five non-Tamil Indian languages (NTILs) at major examinations such as the O-Levels. He wanted to know when was the last time that the Ministry of Education (MOE) raised grants for Singaporean students taking the NTILs. He also asked if the ministry independently assesses the salaries of NTIL teachers and whether they are remunerated reasonably in view of the important role they play in MOE's bilingual language policy.
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