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Schools, parents can do better to navigate aid options
There are channels for financial help parents can tap, and schools can also guide them
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Although education in Singapore is already largely subsidised, with monthly fees for primary school pupils at $13, the Ministry of Education in April last year relaxed its eligibility criteria for financial assistance.
As a result of this, among other schemes, 90,000 students would have qualified for some form of support, 10,000 more than in previous years.
