Graduates’ employment outcomes by foreigners and locals

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Ms Hazel Poa, Non-Constituency Member of Parliament

Question

To ask the Minister for Education (a) in each of the last 20 years, what are the numbers and percentages of foreign graduates from local universities and local polytechnics who entered our workforce respectively; and (b) what is the median starting salary of these foreign and local graduates respectively.

Response

1. The proportion of international students in our Institutes of Higher Learning has been 10% on average. Their employment outcomes and wages are similar to the local students.