Education Ministry urged to examine student dropout from gender perspective

Former deputy education minister Teo Nie Ching called for the Education Ministry to conduct a survey on the dropout rates of male and female students after schools are reopened.

Speaking in an online forum yesterday (March 8), she said it is crucial for the ministry to examine the dropout rate from a gender perspective.

"We noticed that when secondary school education is not compulsory, due to some family issues, parents have the tendency to...