Statistics on School Counsellors in Primary and Secondary Schools and Measures to Improve Early Mental Health Intervention for Students

36 Dr Wan Rizal asked the Minister for Education (a) how many school counsellors are currently deployed in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools respectively; (b) what is the average student-to-counsellor ratio in primary and secondary schools currently; and (c) what measures are in place to improve access to early mental health intervention for students.

Mr Desmond Lee: This question has been addressed by written answer on 23 September 2025. Please refer to the response to Parliamentary Question No 70 for oral answer in the 23 September 2025 Order Paper. [Please refer to ​"Allocation of Counsellors to Schools", Official Report, 23 September 2025, Vol 96, Issue 3, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]