Data on Primary and Secondary School Students Taking School Buses

Debated in Parliament on 11 Nov 2013.

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Seah Kian Peng asked the Ministry for the number and percentage of primary and secondary school students who use school buses, both currently and for 15, 10, and 5 years ago, with a breakdown by school level.
Heng Swee Keat provided data from the 2000 and 2010 Census showing that primary school students using school buses decreased from 26.5% (83,000 students) in 2000 to 20.7% (58,000 students) in 2010.
The response also noted that less than 2% of secondary school students used school buses, indicating a very small minority at the secondary level.

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Seah Kian Peng

Mr Seah Kian Peng asked the Minister for Education (a) how many children, in absolute number and as a percentage of total school population, currently go to school in school buses; and (b) what is this data for 15, 10 and five years ago and what is the breakdown in terms of Secondary and Primary schools.

Heng Swee Keat

Based on the data collated by the Department of Statistics as part of the Census of Population in 2000 and 2010, the proportion of Primary school students who travelled to school via school bus decreased from 26.5% (or 83,000 students) in 2000 to 20.7% (or 58,000 students) in 2010. Only a small minority of Secondary students (less than 2%) travelled to school via school bus.

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Seah Kian Peng asked the Ministry for the number and percentage of primary and secondary school students who use school buses, both currently and for 15, 10, and 5 years ago, with a breakdown by school level.
Heng Swee Keat provided data from the 2000 and 2010 Census showing that primary school students using school buses decreased from 26.5% (83,000 students) in 2000 to 20.7% (58,000 students) in 2010.
The response also noted that less than 2% of secondary school students used school buses, indicating a very small minority at the secondary level.

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Data on Primary and Secondary School Students Taking School Buses

Debated in Parliament on 11 Nov 2013.

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Seah Kian Peng asked the Ministry for the number and percentage of primary and secondary school students who use school buses, both currently and for 15, 10, and 5 years ago, with a breakdown by school level.
Heng Swee Keat provided data from the 2000 and 2010 Census showing that primary school students using school buses decreased from 26.5% (83,000 students) in 2000 to 20.7% (58,000 students) in 2010.
The response also noted that less than 2% of secondary school students used school buses, indicating a very small minority at the secondary level.

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Seah Kian Peng asked the Ministry for the number and percentage of primary and secondary school students who use school buses, both currently and for 15, 10, and 5 years ago, with a breakdown by school level.
Heng Swee Keat provided data from the 2000 and 2010 Census showing that primary school students using school buses decreased from 26.5% (83,000 students) in 2000 to 20.7% (58,000 students) in 2010.
The response also noted that less than 2% of secondary school students used school buses, indicating a very small minority at the secondary level.

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