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| Students who are
experiencing financial difficulties can apply for various schemes. |
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| MOE
Financial Assistance Scheme |
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| A) Eligibility Criteria |
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Student is
a Singapore Citizen and
meets one of the following
conditions:
(a) The family's Gross Household Income does not exceed $2,500 per month or
(b) Per Capita Household Income (PCI) does not exceed $625*
*PCI is gross monthly household income divided by number of members in the household. E.g., household with a gross monthly income of $3,000 but 5 members will qualify, as PCI is $600.
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| B) Types Of Benefits |
| The types of
benefits provided to MOE FAS recipients are shown in the table below: |
| Item |
Academic Level |
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Secondary |
| School
Fee |
Full
waiver |
| Standard
Misc Fee |
Full
waiver |
| Exam
fee |
75% waiver
of National Examination Fees, including mother tongue language and
subjects taken at separate sittings (100% waiver for students under
MCYS PAS) |
| Textbooks |
Free
textbooks and workbooks, on need basis |
| School
attire |
Free school
attire, on need basis (Enhanced benefit from Feb 09) – 2 sets of
uniforms, 2 sets of PE attire, 2 pairs of socks and 1 pair of
shoes |
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| To apply, please
download the application form. |
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| Other
Financial Assistance Schemes |
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Needy students who do not meet the MOE Financial Assistance Eligibility Criteria may still submit an application for financial assistance offered by the school and other agencies. Please approach the staff at the General Office.
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| NEU PC
Plus Programme |
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The NEU PC Plus programme, by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) offers affordable PCs and broadband access to students and people with disabilities from low income families. Sucessful applicant can purchase a PC with free software and 3 years of free broadband and subscription at a subsidised price. To be eligible you must satisfy the following :-
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- 1. Student must be a Singaporean or Permanent Resident
- 2. Gross household income shall not exceed $2,700 per month or per capita monthly gross income of household is not more than $700
- 3. Must be a full time student
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To apply for NEU PC
programme please download application form Application Form (For students and people
with disabilities)
To apply for NEU Broadband programme please download application form Application Form |
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| Needy families may also
approach South West CDC directly for other
financial assistance. The contact address is as follows:- |
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South West CDC,
South West Community Development Council (Service Centre),
The JTC Summit,
8 Jurong Town Hall Road
#03-11 Singapore 609434Tel: 6316 1616 Fax: 6316 7251
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