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Regulation 30

of Education Endowment and Savings Schemes (Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards) Regulations

Regulation 30

Pupils eligible for Edusave Merit Bursaries

Amended byS 599/2016 wef 25/11/2016S 666/2017 wef 01/01/2018S 599/2016 wef 25/11/2016S 790/2022 wef 07/10/2022S 702/2025 wef 01/11/2025S 824/2024 wef 30/10/2024S 824/2024 wef 30/10/2024S 824/2024 wef 30/10/2024S 824/2024 wef 30/10/2024S 668/2019 wef 02/10/2019S 824/2024 wef 30/10/2024

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 599/2016 wef 25/11/2016S 666/2017 wef 01/01/2018S 599/2016 wef 25/11/2016S 790/2022 wef 07/10/2022S 702/2025 wef 01/11/2025S 824/2024 wef 30/10/2024S 824/2024 wef 30/10/2024S 824/2024 wef 30/10/2024S 824/2024 wef 30/10/2024S 668/2019 wef 02/10/2019

A pupil (other than an applicable pupil) shall be eligible for the Edusave Merit Bursary in any academic year if —

(a)

he is —

(i)

enrolled in any Government school, Government‑aided school, independent school, Government junior college, Government-aided junior college or specified educational institution; or

(ii)

a full-time pupil of any polytechnic or the Institute of Technical Education;

(b)

he is a citizen of Singapore;

(ba)he is not the holder of any other academic award in that academic year;

(c)

he is living in a household of which —

(i)

the average gross monthly household income does not exceed $9,000; or

(ii)

the average per capita gross monthly household income does not exceed $2,250;

(d)

being a pupil mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(i) —

(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

(iii)

if the pupil is enrolled at the secondary level and —

(A)

is a relevant pupil — the pupil has obtained the qualifying score in the relevant assessments; or

(B)

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

(e)

being a pupil mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) —

(i)

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

(ii)

he has obtained the qualifying score in the relevant assessments.

(f)

[Deleted by S 599/2016 wef 25/11/2016]

Subregulation 1A

[Deleted by S 668/2019 wef 02/10/2019]

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 824/2024 wef 30/10/2024

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.