A recent online survey has reaffirmed the Republic’s moniker as a “tuition nation” with eight in 10 respondents saying that tuition and enrichment programmes help children do better in schools.
Almost three in 10 felt that children should start tuition in pre-school.
The survey was carried out in April by Blackbox Research and involved 955 Singaporeans aged above 18. The findings were published last Thursday.
It was conducted anonymously but duplication of responses was prevented by unique links sent to the respondents.
While the survey found that 27 per cent of the respondents currently enrol their kids in tuition, only 4 per cent of those in the lowest monthly household income bracket (S$4,000 — RM10,000 — and below) do so. Full story...
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Almost three in 10 felt that children should start tuition in pre-school.
The survey was carried out in April by Blackbox Research and involved 955 Singaporeans aged above 18. The findings were published last Thursday.
It was conducted anonymously but duplication of responses was prevented by unique links sent to the respondents.
While the survey found that 27 per cent of the respondents currently enrol their kids in tuition, only 4 per cent of those in the lowest monthly household income bracket (S$4,000 — RM10,000 — and below) do so. Full story...
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