Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Ms He Ting Ru, Sengkang GRC
Question
To ask the Minister for Education in the last five years (a) how many applications are received from parents in each year to homeschool their children; (b) how many of such applications are approved; and (c) what is the breakdown of the applications received based on age of the children.
Response
1. Over the last five years, MOE received around 70 home-schooling applications annually, of which the vast majority were at Primary 1. MOE engages parents who express interest in home-schooling extensively to verify that they are eligible, and have the commitment and capabilities to home-school their child before commencing the application process. As such, nearly all applications were approved.