Asia Sentinel
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Singapore's Ethnic Education Problems
Written by Ben Bland
Room on the boat for Singapore's Malays?
Ethnic Malays at the bottom of the ladder
Contrary to popular perception, Singapore does actually have a working
Parliament, in which ministers are occasionally asked questions, some
of which are not plants.
In Parliament Monday, one such incident occurred when Zaqy Mohamed,
vice-chairman of the ruling People's Action Party's youth wing and an
ethnic Malay MP, asked the education minister what was being done
about the persistent educational under-performance of ethnic Malay
students compared to Singaporeans of other ethnic backgrounds.
The problem is a serious and persistent one. Figures from the
Education Ministry show that while Singaporean exam results have
increased across the board over the last decade, the stark disparities
between the city-state's main three ethnic groups remain.
In 2008, just 59.3 percent of Malay students achieved 5 passes at
O-level, the exams taken by 15 and 16-year-olds, compared to 86.2
percent of Chinese and 73 percent of Indians.
For additional details, please see The Asia File at Asian
Correspondent.
www.AsiaSentinel.com
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Singapore government dodges Malay education issue again
Feb. 23 2010 - 06:36 pm
In other words: nothing to do with me, mate.
It's not surprising to see the government dodging this intractable and
controversial issue again. The question is whether the PAP's seeming
indifference is motivated more by its over-arching self-help
philosophy or by the fact that a Chinese-dominated party in a
Chinese-dominated nation is not too bothered by the underperformance
of the Malay minority.
http://asiancorrespondent.com/the-asia-file/singapore-government-dodges-malay-ed\
ucation-issue-again
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Singapore's Ethnic Education Problems
Written by Ben Bland
Room on the boat for Singapore's Malays?
Ethnic Malays at the bottom of the ladder
Contrary to popular perception, Singapore does actually have a working
Parliament, in which ministers are occasionally asked questions, some
of which are not plants.
In Parliament Monday, one such incident occurred when Zaqy Mohamed,
vice-chairman of the ruling People's Action Party's youth wing and an
ethnic Malay MP, asked the education minister what was being done
about the persistent educational under-performance of ethnic Malay
students compared to Singaporeans of other ethnic backgrounds.
The problem is a serious and persistent one. Figures from the
Education Ministry show that while Singaporean exam results have
increased across the board over the last decade, the stark disparities
between the city-state's main three ethnic groups remain.
In 2008, just 59.3 percent of Malay students achieved 5 passes at
O-level, the exams taken by 15 and 16-year-olds, compared to 86.2
percent of Chinese and 73 percent of Indians.
For additional details, please see The Asia File at Asian
Correspondent.
www.AsiaSentinel.com
+++++++++++++
Singapore government dodges Malay education issue again
Feb. 23 2010 - 06:36 pm
In other words: nothing to do with me, mate.
It's not surprising to see the government dodging this intractable and
controversial issue again. The question is whether the PAP's seeming
indifference is motivated more by its over-arching self-help
philosophy or by the fact that a Chinese-dominated party in a
Chinese-dominated nation is not too bothered by the underperformance
of the Malay minority.
http://asiancorrespondent.com/the-asia-file/singapore-government-dodges-malay-ed\
ucation-issue-again
deepthroat: and they say Singapore's PAP Government does not discriminate the Singaporean Malays
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