Education Endowment Scheme (Edusave Pupils Fund) Regulations

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 —

(a)	any polytechnic or university established under any written law in Singapore; and
(b)	any other educational institution which offers any course leading to a diploma or degree, as the Minister may approve; [S 490/2001 wef 01/10/2001]

“integrated programme” means an education programme which provides an integrated secondary and pre-university education;

[S 290/2004 wef 01/01/2004]

“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);

“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. 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, he is a pupil of a prescribed school.

[S 290/2004 wef 01/01/2004]

4. [Deleted by S 290/2004]

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.

(2) The Ministry may require the parents or guardian of the pupil to furnish such information as the Ministry considers necessary to make its determination.

[S 290/2004 wef 01/01/2004]

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;

(ea)

in the case of a member who is enrolled in an integrated programme in a prescribed school or junior college, such fees and charges payable by him to the prescribed school or junior college as may be approved by the Minister;

[S 290/2004 wef 01/01/2004]

(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 institution 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 institution 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]

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