Debated in Parliament on 4 Feb 2013.
Mrs Lina Chiam asked the Minister for Education for each of the past five years, what is the number of students who continue their education in (i) Polytechnics and (ii) Institute of Technical Education (ITE) colleges, out of the entire cohort of GCE "N" Level students.
In each cohort, around 9,500 students who studied in the Normal Technical (N(T)) and Normal Academic (N(A)) courses progressed on to ITE.
Around 7,500 students who studied in the N(T) and N(A) courses progressed on to the polytechnics, some after first completing a NITEC and Higher NITEC in ITE.
Regardless of their initial qualifications, there are opportunities for all Singaporeans to pursue continuing education and training even after starting work.
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