Streaming of Students in Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families' Taskforce Programme at PSLE

Debated in Parliament on 8 Nov 2022.

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Louis Ng asked for the percentage of students in the UPLIFT programme streamed into Normal Technical, Normal Academic, or Express after PSLE over the past three years, and whether MOE would collect this data if unavailable.
Chan Chun Sing explained that UPLIFT provides wraparound support for underperforming students from disadvantaged backgrounds, piloted from 2020 and expanded to about 900 students by 2022.
For the 45 Primary 6 students who took PSLE in 2020 and 2021 under UPLIFT, 11% qualified for Express, 20% for Normal Academic, 63% for Normal Technical, and 6% repeated Primary 6.
85% of these students took at least one Foundation subject, indicating a focus on foundational learning within the programme.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Education (a) for each year in the past three years, what percentage of students in the Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families Taskforce programme are streamed into (i) Normal (Technical) (ii) Normal (Academic) and (iii) Express standards following their PSLE; and (b) if this data is not available, whether the Ministry intends to collect it.

Chan Chun Sing

UPLIFT (Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families Taskforce) is a multi-agency initiative led by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to enhance upstream wraparound support for underperforming students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The UPLIFT Community Network programme was piloted from 2020 and has expanded to cover about 900 students in 2022. This includes 45 Primary 6 students who took their Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) in 2020 and 2021. While 85% took at least one Foundation subject, 11% qualified for the Express Course, 20% for the Normal Academic course, 63% for the Normal Technical course and 6% repeated Primary 6.

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Louis Ng asked for the percentage of students in the UPLIFT programme streamed into Normal Technical, Normal Academic, or Express after PSLE over the past three years, and whether MOE would collect this data if unavailable.
Chan Chun Sing explained that UPLIFT provides wraparound support for underperforming students from disadvantaged backgrounds, piloted from 2020 and expanded to about 900 students by 2022.
For the 45 Primary 6 students who took PSLE in 2020 and 2021 under UPLIFT, 11% qualified for Express, 20% for Normal Academic, 63% for Normal Technical, and 6% repeated Primary 6.
85% of these students took at least one Foundation subject, indicating a focus on foundational learning within the programme.

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Streaming of Students in Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families' Taskforce Programme at PSLE

Debated in Parliament on 8 Nov 2022.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Louis Ng asked for the percentage of students in the UPLIFT programme streamed into Normal Technical, Normal Academic, or Express after PSLE over the past three years, and whether MOE would collect this data if unavailable.
Chan Chun Sing explained that UPLIFT provides wraparound support for underperforming students from disadvantaged backgrounds, piloted from 2020 and expanded to about 900 students by 2022.
For the 45 Primary 6 students who took PSLE in 2020 and 2021 under UPLIFT, 11% qualified for Express, 20% for Normal Academic, 63% for Normal Technical, and 6% repeated Primary 6.
85% of these students took at least one Foundation subject, indicating a focus on foundational learning within the programme.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Chan Chun Sing

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Louis Ng asked for the percentage of students in the UPLIFT programme streamed into Normal Technical, Normal Academic, or Express after PSLE over the past three years, and whether MOE would collect this data if unavailable.
Chan Chun Sing explained that UPLIFT provides wraparound support for underperforming students from disadvantaged backgrounds, piloted from 2020 and expanded to about 900 students by 2022.
For the 45 Primary 6 students who took PSLE in 2020 and 2021 under UPLIFT, 11% qualified for Express, 20% for Normal Academic, 63% for Normal Technical, and 6% repeated Primary 6.
85% of these students took at least one Foundation subject, indicating a focus on foundational learning within the programme.

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Streaming of Students in Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families' Taskforce Programme at PSLE

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

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Streaming of Students in Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families' Taskforce Programme at PSLE

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Chan Chun Sing

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