Post-study and Employment Trends for Graduating Students of ITEs, Polytechnics, Autonomous Universities and Private Universities

34 Ms Hany Soh asked the Minister for Education what are the employment trends observed across industries in the past five years, in respect of graduates who did not further their studies and secured full-time permanent employment versus those who found fixed-term employment within six months of graduation, with a breakdown by (i) ITEs (ii) polytechnics (iii) autonomous universities and (iv) private universities.

35 Ms Hany Soh asked the Minister for Education in each of the past five years (a) what percentage of graduates who did not further their studies and secured full-time permanent employment within six months of graduation are from (i) ITEs (ii) polytechnics (iii) autonomous universities (iv) private universities; and (b) for graduates with fixed-term employment contracts, what is the median duration of such contracts by the same breakdown.

Mr Desmond Lee: This question has been addressed by written answer on 22 September 2025. Members can refer to the response to Question No 58 in the 22 September Order Paper. [Please refer to ​"Data on Fresh Graduates Employed on Fixed-term Contracts with Durations of One Year or Less", Official Report, 22 September 2025, Vol 96, Issue 2, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]