Debated in Parliament on 8 May 2024.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education in each year from 2018 to 2023 (a) how many places were available for (i) Nitec in Nursing (ii) Higher Nitec in Nursing and (iii) Diploma in Nursing programmes respectively at all educational institutions; (b) how many students applied for these courses; (c) how many were accepted; and (d) how many students met the minimum entry requirements but were denied admission because the courses were oversubscribed.
The number of places set aside for courses at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and polytechnics is determined by taking into account factors such as manpower needs of the different sectors and students’ interests.
Between 2018 and 2023, about 500 places were set aside for the Nitec in Nursing at the ITE each year, with all places filled. About 900 students per year applied to the course as their first choice, with about half of these applicants admitted. There is no available data for the Higher Nitec in Nursing, as the course was newly introduced in 2024.
Over the same period, about 1,400 places were set aside for the Diploma in Nursing at Nanyang Polytechnic and Ngee Ann Polytechnic, with about 1,300 students admitted to these courses each year. Half of these were applicants who met the admission requirements and placed nursing as their first choice.
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