Singapore legislation
Regulation 30
of Education Endowment and Savings Schemes (Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards) Regulations
Regulation 30
Pupils eligible for Edusave Merit Bursaries
Subregulation 1
A pupil (other than an applicable pupil) shall be eligible for the Edusave Merit Bursary in any academic year if —
he is —
enrolled in any Government school, Government‑aided school, independent school, Government junior college, Government-aided junior college or specified educational institution; or
a full-time pupil of any polytechnic or the Institute of Technical Education;
he is a citizen of Singapore;
(ba)he is not the holder of any other academic award in that academic year;
he is living in a household of which —
the average gross monthly household income does not exceed $9,000; or
the average per capita gross monthly household income does not exceed $2,250;
being a pupil mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(i) —
he has attained at least a good grade for conduct in that year; (ii)if the pupil is enrolled at the primary level or the pre‑university level — the pupil has obtained the qualifying score in the relevant assessments; and
if the pupil is enrolled at the secondary level and —
is a relevant pupil — the pupil has obtained the qualifying score in the relevant assessments; or
is not a relevant pupil — the pupil is ranked in the top 25% of all pupils in the pupil’s level and course based on each pupil’s average rank for that year; and
being a pupil mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) —
he has demonstrated good conduct, as determined by the polytechnic or the Institute of Technical Education of which he is a full‑time pupil; and
he has obtained the qualifying score in the relevant assessments.
[Deleted by S 599/2016 wef 25/11/2016]
Subregulation 1A
[Deleted by S 668/2019 wef 02/10/2019]
Subregulation 2
In this regulation, “qualifying score”, in relation to a pupil (called the specified pupil), means the lowest aggregate score which is obtained by any pupil standing among the 25% of all pupils in the same level and course as the specified pupil who have obtained the highest aggregate scores in the relevant assessments.