Education Endowment Scheme Act
(CHAPTER 87A, Section 24)
Education Endowment Scheme
(Edusave Pupils Fund) Regulations
Rg 4
G.N. No. S 533/1992

REVISED EDITION 1998
(15th June 1998)
[1st January 1993]
Citation
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Education Endowment Scheme (Edusave Pupils Fund) Regulations.
Definitions
2.  In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“additional miscellaneous fees” means the additional miscellaneous fees payable under regulation 91(1)(c) of the Education (Schools) Regulations (Cap 87, Rg 1);
“adopted” means adopted by virtue of an order of court under any written law in Singapore or elsewhere;
“autonomous school” means a Government school or a Government-aided school which is granted such degree of autonomy over its administration and curriculum as the Minister may determine;
“child” includes any adopted child and any illegitimate child;
“Government school” means a primary or secondary school organised and conducted directly by the Government;
“Government-aided school” means a primary or secondary school which is —
(a)established by any person other than the Government; and
(b)conducted by a committee of management which is in receipt of a grant-in-aid from the Government under the Education (Grant-in-Aid) Regulations (Cap. 87, Rg 3) for the defraying of the expenses incurred for conducting the school;
“independent school” means a secondary school which is —
(a)specified in any order made under section 3(1) of the School Boards (Incorporation) Act (Cap. 284A); or
(b)conducted by a governing board constituted under any written law and which is listed under the category “Independent Schools”’ in the Schedule to the Education Endowment Scheme (Prescribed Schools) Regulations (Rg 1);
“institution of higher learning” means any polytechnic or university established under any written law in Singapore;
“Ministry” means the Ministry of Education;
“second-tier miscellaneous fees” means the second-tier miscellaneous fees payable by a pupil of a Government school or a Government-aided school under regulation 91(1)(c) of the Education (Schools) Regulations (Cap. 87, Rg 1);
“sibling” —
(a)in relation to a child who is not an adopted child, means —
(i)a brother or a sister, or a half-brother or a half-sister who was born of his natural mother; or
(ii)an adoptive brother or an adoptive sister who is an adopted child of his natural mother, but who was not at the time when he or she was adopted, a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund;
(b)in relation to an adopted child, means —
(i)an adoptive brother or an adoptive sister who was born of his adoptive mother; or
(ii)an adoptive brother or an adoptive sister who is an adopted child of his adoptive mother, but who was not at the time when he or she was adopted, a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund;
“special education school” means a school which provides special education for pupils with physical or mental disabilities and which is listed under the category “Special Education Schools” in the Schedule to the Education Endowment Scheme (Prescribed Schools) Regulations (Rg 1);
“standard miscellaneous fees” means the standard miscellaneous fees payable by a pupil of a Government school or a Government-aided school under regulation 91(1)(c) of the Education (Schools) Regulations (Cap. 87, Rg 1).
Requirements for membership in Edusave Pupils Fund
3.—(1)  A child shall become a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund if, in addition to satisfying the requirement of section 8(a) of the Act —
(a)he is a pupil of a prescribed school;
(b)subject to paragraph (4), he is the first, second or third child of his natural or adoptive mother; and
(c)he has less than 3 siblings who are members of the Edusave Pupils Fund.
(2)  For the purpose of paragraph (1)(b), a child is considered as —
(a)the first of his natural or adoptive mother if he has no older sibling;
(b)the second of his natural or adoptive mother if he has only one older sibling; and
(c)the third of his natural or adoptive mother if he has only 2 older siblings except that where the third child has any sibling born at the same birth, every such sibling is deemed to be a third child.
(3)  For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) and (c) —
(a)no account is to be taken of any sibling of the child who died before attaining the age of 16 years;
(b)subject to sub-paragraph (c), where 2 or more siblings become eligible for membership in the Edusave Pupils Fund at the same time, membership in the Edusave Pupils Fund is to be in order of seniority and accordingly, the older sibling is deemed to have become a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund before the younger sibling; and
(c)where 2 or more siblings who are deemed to be the third child under paragraph (2)(c) become eligible for membership in the Edusave Pupils Fund at the same time, no account is to be taken of their order of seniority and they are deemed to have become members of the Edusave Pupils Fund at the same time.
(4)  Any child who is not a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund by reason only of the fact that he has 3 older siblings shall become a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund —
(a)where any one of his siblings who is a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund dies before attaining the age of 16 years; or
(b)at the option of the parent of the child, where any one of those siblings is physically or mentally disabled and has never been a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund.
(5)  The option under paragraph (4)(b) must be made within such period and in such form as the Ministry may require.
(6)  Any child who is adopted at a time when he has become a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund shall remain a member thereof, notwithstanding that his adoptive mother has, at the time of his adoption, 3 or more other children.
Transitional provisions relating to pupils of special education schools
4.—(1)  Regulation 3(1)(c) does not apply where the child referred to in that regulation is a pupil at a special education school on 1st October 1996.
(2)  Subject to paragraph (3), every relevant child shall on 1st October 1996 become a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund.
(3)  Where a relevant child has a younger sibling who is not a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund, the relevant child shall not become a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund under paragraph (2) unless his parent has opted under paragraph (4) to make him a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund and, in that case, the relevant child shall be deemed to have become a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund on 1st October 1996.
(4)  Where a relevant child has a younger sibling who is not a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund, the parent of the relevant child may, within such period and in such form as the Ministry may specify, opt to make either the relevant child or a younger sibling of the relevant child a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund.
(5)  Where the parent opts under paragraph (4) to make a younger sibling a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund, the younger sibling shall —
(a)if he is not a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund by reason only of the fact that he has 3 older siblings, be deemed to have become a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund on 1st October 1996; or
(b)if he is not a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund by reason only of the fact that he has 3 older siblings and he is not a pupil at a prescribed school, become a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund when he becomes a pupil at a prescribed school.
(6)  Sub-paragraph (b) of regulation 3(4) shall not apply where the sibling referred to in that sub-paragraph is a relevant child.
(7)  For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of regulation 3(4), the sibling referred to in those sub-paragraphs is deemed to be a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund if he will become a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund under paragraph (5).
(8)  In this regulation, “relevant child” means a child who —
(a)was a pupil at a special education school at any time on or after 1st January 1996 and before 1st October 1996;
(b)was not a pupil at a special education school on 1st October 1996; and
(c)satisfies the requirements of section 8(a) of the Act and regulation 3(1)(b).
Ministry to determine eligibility of child for membership in Edusave Pupils Fund
5.—(1)  The Ministry shall determine the eligibility of every pupil of a prescribed school for membership in the Edusave Pupils Fund on the basis of such information as the Ministry may require the parents or guardian of the pupil to furnish.
(2)  Any question as to whether the child satisfies regulation 3(1)(b) shall be determined by the Minister whose decision shall be final.
Prescription of purposes for which moneys in Edusave account may be withdrawn
6.  The moneys standing to the credit of a member of the Edusave Pupils Fund in his Edusave account may be withdrawn for the purpose of defraying —
(a)in the case of a member who is a pupil of an independent school or a special education school, such amount of the fees payable by him to the school which exceeds the school fees and standard miscellaneous fees which would have been payable by him had he been a pupil of a Government school or a Government-aided school;
(b)in the case of a member who is a pupil of a Government school or a Government-aided school —
(i)the second-tier miscellaneous fees payable by him to the school; and
(ii)where the Government school or the Government- aided school is an autonomous school, the additional miscellaneous fees payable by him to the school;
(c)in the case of a member who is a pupil of any training institute under the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore, such fees and charges payable by him to the training institute as may be approved by the Minister;
(d)in the case of a member who is a pupil of the Assumption Vocational Institute on or after 1st April 1994, such fees and charges payable by him to the Assumption Vocational Institute as may be approved by the Minister;
(e)in the case of a member who is a student of a junior college, such fees and charges payable by him to the junior college as may be approved by the Minister;
(f)in the case of a member who is a pupil of a prescribed school or a student of a junior college, the whole or part of the expenses of any extra-curricular activity or enhancement programme conducted by the prescribed school or junior college; and
(g)in the case of a member who is a full-time student of an institution of higher learning, the tuition fees and such other charges payable by him to the institution as may be approved by the Minister.
Application for withdrawal of moneys from Edusave account
7.—(1)  Every application for the withdrawal of moneys from a member’s Edusave account shall be made to the Ministry in such form as may be required by the Ministry.
(2)  The duly completed application form and any supporting documents which may be required by the Ministry shall be submitted to the Ministry through the prescribed school, junior college or institution of higher learning of which the member is a pupil or student.
(3)  The manner in which the moneys in a member’s Edusave account may be withdrawn and the minimum amount which may be withdrawn at any one time shall be determined by the Minister.
Application of moneys withdrawn from Edusave account
8.—(1)  Where an application for the withdrawal of moneys from a member’s Edusave account has been approved by the Ministry, the Board shall cause the necessary arrangements to be made for the amount of the withdrawal to be remitted to the Ministry or the prescribed school, junior college or institute of higher learning of which the member is a pupil or student, whichever is applicable.
(2)  Upon receipt of the amount of a withdrawal remitted under paragraph (1), the Ministry or the prescribed school, junior college or institute of higher learning, as the case may be, shall cause the necessary arrangements to be made for the amount of the withdrawal to be applied for the defraying of the fees, charges or expenses in respect of which the withdrawal was made.
Insufficiency of moneys in Edusave account
9.  Where the balance in a member’s Edusave account is insufficient to defray any fees, charges or expenses in respect of which an application has been made for the withdrawal of moneys from the member’s Edusave account, the amount of such fees, charges or expenses as remain unpaid shall be paid for in cash by the parents or guardian of the member, where he has not attained the age of 21 years, or by the member where he has attained the age of 21 years.
Statements of accounts
10.—(1)  The Board shall issue a statement of account to every member of the Edusave Pupils Fund at least once in every 12 months.
(2)  Every statement of account referred to in paragraph (1) shall be in such form and shall contain such particulars as the Board may determine.
[G.N. Nos. S 533/92; S 452/93; S 499/96]