Polytechnics up tuition fees
TUITION fees for polytechnic students here will go up this
academic year.
The five polytechnics here - Nanyang, Ngee Ann, Republic,
Singapore and Temasek - on Thursday jointly announced that they
will raise fees for diploma courses by $50 for Singapore citizen
students, and between $480 and $800 for new Permanent Resident (PR)
students.
New international students (IS) will have to pay between $480
and $1,070 more.
Three polytechnics - Singapore, Ngee Ann and Nanyang - will also
increase the fees for their existing polytechnic-foreign
specialised institution degree courses by 3 per cent in this
academic year.
The fee hike will also apply to existing PRs and foreign
students admitted before the 2010 academic year 'to achieve a
sharper differentiation by citizenship,' said a joint statement
from the five polytechnics.
'Fees for PRs and IS remain competitive as compared to those
charged by international and private schools to allow Singapore to
to continue to attract quality students and add diversity in the
educational environment,' it added.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, in a speech delivered at the
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Students' Union ministerial
forum last September, said that the Government will, over time,
sharpen the differentiation between Singapore citizens, PRs and
foreigners to reflect the responsibilities and privileges of
citizenship.
The polytechnics also gave the assurance that there are
sufficient financial assistance schemes in place so that no student
'will be denied the opportunity of a tertiary education because of
financial difficulties.'
--ST