Up to 400 Primary 1 Places Available Each Year in Singapore’s Madrasahs

 

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Up to 400 Primary 1 places are available each year in full-time madrasahs in Singapore, said Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Dr Yaacob Ibrahim on Tuesday (Jan 20).

He was responding to a Parliamentary question by MP for Aljunied GRC Muhamad Faisal on the enrolment figures for madrasahs and the measures that MUIS has put in place to encourage enrolment.

 Dr Yaacob said that from 2012 to 2014, Madrasah Alsagoff Al-Arabiah enrolled 30 P1 students each year, Madrasah Al-Maarif Al-Islamiah enrolled 67 students and Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah - which is under the Joint Madrasah System (JMS) - took in about 204 students each year.

Madrasah Wak Tanjong Al-Islamiah did not enrol any P1 students between 2012 and 2014 as it failed to meet the annual PSLE benchmark in order to continue to admit P1 students. However, it has since met the benchmark and started admitting P1 students again in 2015.
     
 Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah and Al-Arabiah Al-Islamiah stopped taking in P1 students from 2009 when they became part of the (JMS), under which they took in only secondary school students.

Dr Yaacob said that students who enrol in madrasahs are required to take five additional Islamic subjects, and have to take admission tests to ensure that they will be able to cope with the demands of the curriculum.

Source : ChannelNewsAsia