Ministry of Education Raises Fees for Foreigners
Thu, 21/12/2006 - 21:41 — Editor
The Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) will be implementing a revised fee structure for public and government schools, polytechnics and universities. Non-Singapore citizens admitted from academic year 2008 will pay higher fees.
The changes for the tertiary institutes (polytechnics and universities) are :
- Permanent Residents (PR) will pay 10% more than Singapore citizens. Currently, PRs pay the same amount as citizens.
- Foreigners will pay 50% more than Singapore citizens. Currently, foreigners pay 10% more than citizens.
As an illustration, annual tuition fees for medicine-related courses (undergraduate course unless indicated otherwise) are tabulated below:
| Course | Current Fees for Citizens (SGD p.a.) |
Revised Fees for PRs (SGD p.a.) |
Revised Fees for Foreigners (SGD p.a.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing/ Physiotherapy (Diploma) | 2,100 | 2,310 | 3,150 |
| Nursing | 7,000 | 7,700 | 10,500 |
| Medicine/ Dentistry | 17,520 | 19,272 | 26,280 |
The above table is based on academic year 2006's fees. Future years' tuition fees may change.