SINGAPORE, Oct 11 — School fees for non-citizens will go up by as much as S$150 (RM455) per month starting next year, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced today.
The new fees will apply to Permanent Residents (PRs) and international students in government and government-aided schools. School fees for PRs and foreigners were raised last year as well.
In the latest change, primary school students who are PRs will have to pay S$130 a month, up from S$110 a month currently. Meanwhile, the new monthly fee for Asean international students will go up to S$390 from S$370, while non-Asean international students will have to pay S$600 a month, from S$550.
At the secondary school level, school fees for PRs, Asean international students and non-Asean international students will go up by S$40, $50, and $150 respectively. The revised fees have been set at S$200, S$600, and S$950 respectively.
Finally, pre-university school fees for PRs and Asean international students will both go up by S$60 per month to S$280 and S$860. Non-Asean international students will have to pay S$150 per month more with the fee set at S$1,300.
There will be no changes for school fees for Singapore citizens. Currently, Singaporeans do not have to pay for primary school education. Monthly fees at the secondary and pre-university levels are at S$5 and S$6 respectively.
The revised fees come as part of a periodic review as well as efforts to “further differentiate fees by citizenship”, said the education ministry. — TODAY
