17 August 2020

Education Minister Lawrence Wong has said that the Ministry of Education will continue to ensure that education in Singapore remains a social leveller.

He said that this will involve ensuring that schools “remain an uplifting force to help students from more difficult backgrounds”. These include those who do less well academically in schools, as well as those from less well-off families.

Mr Wong was speaking to reporters at Marsiling Secondary School last week, in his first media doorstop since the Cabinet reshuffle two weeks ago.

During the visit, Mr Wong spoke to students in some classes, and toured the school grounds. He also made a stop at the school’s vertical vegetable garden, which is used in an applied learning programme to teach students about environmental issues such as food sustainability.

Mr Wong said Dr Maliki will assist him in overseeing the Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families Taskforce (Uplift) initiatives, as well as matters related to the higher learning institutes.