Primary 1 School Registration under Phases 2B and 2C

Debated in Parliament on 5 Aug 2014.

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Assoc Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene suggested reserving a fixed percentage (20%-25%) of places in all Primary schools for registrants in Phases 2B and 2C, instead of the current 40 places, to enhance open access, especially in popular schools.
Heng Swee Keat acknowledged the shared goal of ensuring accessibility without prior connections to schools and noted that MOE will monitor the impact of the current 40-place reservation before considering further changes to the P1 framework.
The debate centers on balancing open access to Primary schools through reserved places while assessing the effectiveness of the new policy before making adjustments.

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Assoc Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene

Assoc Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene asked the Minister for Education instead of reserving 40 places in every Primary school for registrants in Phases 2B and 2C of Primary 1 school registration, whether the Ministry will consider reserving a fixed percentage, such as 20%-25%, in every Primary school for registrants in Phases 2B and 2C to further enhance open access to all Primary schools, especially for the popular ones.

Heng Swee Keat

We are glad that Assoc Prof Tan shares the same view with MOE that all our Primary schools should remain accessible to students without prior connections to the school.

As this is the first year that MOE has implemented the reservation of 40 places in every Primary school for registrants in Phases 2B and 2C, we will monitor the effect of this change before deciding whether further changes to the P1 framework are necessary.

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Assoc Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene suggested reserving a fixed percentage (20%-25%) of places in all Primary schools for registrants in Phases 2B and 2C, instead of the current 40 places, to enhance open access, especially in popular schools.
Heng Swee Keat acknowledged the shared goal of ensuring accessibility without prior connections to schools and noted that MOE will monitor the impact of the current 40-place reservation before considering further changes to the P1 framework.
The debate centers on balancing open access to Primary schools through reserved places while assessing the effectiveness of the new policy before making adjustments.

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Primary 1 School Registration under Phases 2B and 2C

Debated in Parliament on 5 Aug 2014.

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Assoc Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene suggested reserving a fixed percentage (20%-25%) of places in all Primary schools for registrants in Phases 2B and 2C, instead of the current 40 places, to enhance open access, especially in popular schools.
Heng Swee Keat acknowledged the shared goal of ensuring accessibility without prior connections to schools and noted that MOE will monitor the impact of the current 40-place reservation before considering further changes to the P1 framework.
The debate centers on balancing open access to Primary schools through reserved places while assessing the effectiveness of the new policy before making adjustments.

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Assoc Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene

Heng Swee Keat

We are glad that Assoc Prof Tan shares the same view with MOE that all our Primary schools should remain accessible to students without prior connections to the school.

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Assoc Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene suggested reserving a fixed percentage (20%-25%) of places in all Primary schools for registrants in Phases 2B and 2C, instead of the current 40 places, to enhance open access, especially in popular schools.
Heng Swee Keat acknowledged the shared goal of ensuring accessibility without prior connections to schools and noted that MOE will monitor the impact of the current 40-place reservation before considering further changes to the P1 framework.
The debate centers on balancing open access to Primary schools through reserved places while assessing the effectiveness of the new policy before making adjustments.

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Primary 1 School Registration under Phases 2B and 2C

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Assoc Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene

Heng Swee Keat

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Primary 1 School Registration under Phases 2B and 2C

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Assoc Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene

Heng Swee Keat

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