SCHOLARSHIPS (P6)

[Zann]

tutormum:

The child must be a citizen and in the top 10% of the cohort to get the scholarship. Similarly, for Merit Bursary, the child must be a citizen and in the top 25% with a family income of not more than $4k a month. If the child scores among the top 25% but has a higher income, the award will not be given. In other words, if the top 10% (for scholarship) and 25% (for bursary) are non-citizens, no award will be given.

With more and more \"foreign talents\" emerage, it means citizens' kids got to study extra hard to be in the top 10%. This is especially so for schools in the west where there are a lot of \"foreign talents\" . May be good to think of migrating to the east liao ...

[MdmKS]

You mean that may attract foreign talent to become citizen?

[keroppi]

MdmKS:

You mean that may attract foreign talent to become citizen?

No way. Just to qualify for the $400 a year? A bit desperate, right?

[usaik]

tutormum:

Yes and no depending on various factors. If the school is competitive, the enrolment is usually higher. More pupils will be eligible for the award but the chance will still be lower if there are lots of high ability pupils. However, there are some schools with high enrolment with a wide range of different abilities pupils. If your child is a high scorer there, the chances will be higher to get that award. For a child from a less popular school, the chances is lower as the enrolment is lower. e.g. School A is popular and has 10 classes of 40 with a total 400 pupils for a particular level. So a child has to be 40th in level position to be in the top 10%. School B is less popular and has only 4 classes of 40 with a total 160 pupils for that level. In this case, to be in the top 10%, the child must be 16th in level position. In other words, it depends on the ability of your child compared to others in the school and the total population of that school.

Thanks for the clarification.

[elkniwt]

Like to find out if anyone has an idea how MOE decides the top 5% / 10%? Is it based on position in standard? For e.g. if there are 174 students, 5% = 8.7, will they round up or round down? Will the child in position 9 get the 5% award?


Thanks!

[phtthp]

besides academic results, how do they judge a child’s character - for scholarship ?

[Tinkerbelle]

phtthp:

besides academic results, how do they judge a child's character - for scholarship ?

The Edusave scholarships are awarded strictly based on academic achievements. As for The Eagles Award, only students who display excellent leadership skills & have contributed to the sch will be awarded.