Allow more foreign pupils to join public schools
There are expatriates who would love to enrol their children in public schools while paying unsubsidised fees, yet the Government would rather limit their enrolment and merge schools because of the lack of students.
There are expatriates who would love to enrol their children in public schools while paying unsubsidised fees, yet the Government would rather limit their enrolment and merge schools because of the lack of students.
They are forced to enrol in international schools or leave the country because they cannot afford to educate their children here. Then, people complain about foreigners not assimilating.
These issues could be tackled by lifting the enrolment restrictions.
Victor Chew
This comment was first posted on todayonline.com in response to “School mergers: More questions than answers” (April 25).
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