Education

• 70% of secondary, 10% of primary schools start after 7:30am weekly.
• Schools decide start times autonomously, weighing student profiles, programmes, transport.

• SPARK accredits preschool processes, not measurable child development outcomes.
• Validation uses documentation, staff interviews, and scheduled classroom observations.
• ECDA publishes accredited preschool list and shares findings with centres.

• Giam proposed driving schools teach circuit/simulator, private instructors teach on-road, to ease wait times.
• TP is reviewing driving school capacity due to demand, but won't resume private driving instructor licences.
• Licences stopped in 1987 for a professional, standardised driver education framework.

All bus depot technicians handling high-voltage maintenance must obtain NESS-BUS certification, ensuring safety for electric bus battery work.

• Minister clarified his earlier answer on AI tools in SLS.
• Primary school use is limited to the classroom.
• Secondary school students may use AI directly in some assignments.

• MP requested more than four yearly ECG hours for earlier career exposure.
• MOE cited extra activities, MySkillsFuture portal, and counsellors supplementing curriculum.
• MOE will review allocation; prioritises both knowledge and career preparation amid AI.

• MOE introduces AI literacy from Primary 1, supervised AI tool use from Primary 4 via curated SLS tools.
• Safeguards prevent spoon-feeding, misuse, and cognitive offloading; data is anonymised.
• Approach is calibrated, research-backed, with longitudinal studies planned to monitor impacts on child development.

• MP asks if AI adoption cuts junior lawyers' routine work and if new training framework addresses it.
• Minister defers answer to a later parliamentary session.

• ApLMs are free, funded by MOE grants, with students able to take up to three.
• Modules come from polytechnics/ITE in six clusters, or private vendors.
• Take-up higher in schools with more poly/ITE-bound students; MOE doesn't track by profile.

• MOE announced a whole-of-society anti-bullying plan with values education, safer schools, more resources and community partnerships.
• Discipline is restorative; caning only for egregious boy offenders, with safeguards and SEN considerations.
• Schools will get online reporting, extra manpower; MOE will track bullying outcomes and review.

• MOE gives temporary fuel-cost support for school bus operators, with more aid for May-June and fare hikes allowed from July.
• Ad hoc bus rates may be adjusted reasonably; 42 contracts already facilitated temporary increases.
• MOE rejects taking over bus operations, keeping competitive bidding but will help ensure service continuity.

• More than 20 resident workers benefited from Capability Transfer Programme in 2024-2025.
• Total supported to date exceeds 1,000 workers.
• Funding went to precision engineering and environmental services sectors.

• Space sector welcomes mid-career professionals from adjacent fields like aerospace, AI, and engineering.
• Reskilling via IHL courses and SkillsFuture supports transitions into satellite and mission roles.
• Agencies and companies offer grants, advisory services, and training to accelerate sector growth.

• UES success measured by engineering/tech job uptake; nearly 200 scholars met bonds since 1997.
• No extension to poly diploma holders without merit distinction was approved.
• Existing scholarships by agencies, companies, universities make new scheme unnecessary.

• Space talent needs are met by existing disciplines, with new space specializations at Ngee Ann Polytechnic and NUS.
• Students get significant subsidies; NSAS programs train local researchers and engineers to develop and teach curricula.

• O/A-Level passes use different grade bands to show eligibility for post-secondary courses.
• PSLE has no pass-fail; it places students into suitable educational programmes.
• Different education stages use varied benchmarks for pedagogical and policy reasons.

• HDB cannot guarantee proximity to child's school; applicants select from available vacancies.
• HDB and MOE align relocation exercises with school transfer cycles to minimize disruption.
• ComLink+ family coaches assist public rental households with children's education transitions.

• Tripartite partners help displaced food manufacturing workers reskill and redeploy into new jobs.
• Programmes cater to varying needs, from job-ready workers to those requiring extra training.

• PEIs should align courses with industry needs for better graduate employment.
• SSG publishes annual graduate employment surveys to inform student choices.
• Government offers job matching, training, and traineeships to support PEI graduates.

• GES covers full-time programmes including adult learners; part-time/CET tracked separately via surveys and administrative data.
• Econometric study found part-time post-diploma graduates enjoyed wage premium up to 11%.
• SkillsFuture surveys also measure training effectiveness, work performance, and enhanced responsibilities beyond employment outcomes.