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Three cheers for local students
05:55 AM Dec 21, 2010
by Saifulbahri Ismail
SINGAPORE - Local students have done well in their studies. The Education Ministry (MOE) says significant progress has been made in the overall percentage of students with at least three O Level and five O Level passes over the last 10 years. Malay and Indian students showed marked improvements.
Releasing the breakdown by ethnic groups, the Ministry says the percentage of Indian students who obtained a least five O Level passes had risen from 66.2 per cent in 2000, to 73 per cent last year.
Those who had at least three O Level passes rose from 87.2 per cent to nearly 91.8 per cent.
The president of the Indian self-help group SINDA, Ms Indranee Rajah, said this showed that the students are more committed and working harder.
Ms Indranee also pointed out the contributions made by the Indian Permanent Resident students, saying some of them had done very well. But she added many local Indian students also did very well.
In the case of Malay students, the percentage with at least five O Level passes had risen from 52.8 per cent to 62.9 per cent.
Those with at least three O Level passes improved from 79.5 per cent to 88.1 per cent.
This is compared with the overall percentage for three O Level passes, which has risen from 92.3 per cent to 95.1 per cent, and a rise from 77.8 per cent to 81.9 per cent for five O Level passes.
Madam Halimah Yacob, a member of the Education Government Parliamentary Committee, was heartened by the Malay students' performance.
She said: "It showed that Malay students are capable of better performance if they set their minds to it. It also shows that the efforts put in by the various programmes have borne fruit."
At the GCE A Level Examinations, the overall percentage of students with at least three A or H2 Passes and a pass in General Paper or Knowledge and Inquiry, has improved over the last 10 years - from 82 per cent in 2000 to 88 per cent last year, with Malay students displaying the greatest improvement.
The percentage of P1 cohort admitted to post-secondary institutions has also improved steadily over the last decade - from 84 per cent in 2000 to 93 per cent last year. Saifulbahri Ismail
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