Streaming of Students at Primary 3 or 4

4 Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Education whether primary school students are streamed into different classes when they are in Primary 3 or Primary 4.

Mr Chan Chun Sing: Primary schools allocate students to Primary 3 classes to ensure a good mix of gender, race and learning ability. This creates a rich learning environment for students to learn holistically, enhance their socio-emotional competencies and broaden their perspectives. Class allocations are maintained from Primary 3 to Primary 4, to provide stability and continuity in teacher-student relationships. This enables teachers to strengthen pastoral care for students and better cater for individual student's development.