Utilisation Rates of SkillsFuture Credits to Offset Tuition Fees at Autonomous Universities over Past Five Years

51 Mr Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik asked the Minister for Education (MOE), in each of the past five years (a) how many Singaporean students enrolled in postgraduate programmes at the autonomous universities utilised SkillsFuture credits to offset tuition fees; (b) how many were eligible for MOE postgraduate subsidies; and (c) how many were ineligible for such subsidies due to having previously received a Government subsidy or sponsorship for a completed undergraduate degree.

Mr Desmond Lee: Over the past five years, on average, about one in three Singaporeans pursuing postgraduate by coursework full qualification programmes at the autonomous universities received Ministry of Education (MOE) subsidies.

Regardless of whether they receive MOE subsidies, Singaporeans may utilise SkillsFuture Credit to offset fees for these postgraduate programmes. One in three have done so over the past five years.

Singaporeans who previously received Government subsidy or sponsorship for their undergraduate degree remain eligible for postgraduate subsidies.