IP and IB students admitted into Nursing

NOTICE PAPER NO. 2027
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 5 JULY 2023

Name of Member of Parliament
Mr Yip Hon Weng,
MP for Yio Chu Kang SMC

Question No. 4632

To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry has data on the number of students from the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and the Integrated Programme (IP) who have been admitted to diploma in nursing or degree in nursing programmes at local Institutes of Higher Learning in the past three years.

Answer

1 Over the past 3 years, a total of 10 students from the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and Integrated Programme (IP) were admitted to the NUS’s Nursing degree programme.  There were 5 students from the IBDP and IP admitted to NYP’s and NP’s Nursing diploma programmes, where most entered after completing Year 4 of their IB or IP studies.

2 Our Institutes of Higher Learning will assess all applicants for nursing courses holistically, taking into account both academic performance and course fit. For IBDP or IP students who are keen on nursing as a career, we encourage them to apply for admission to polytechnic Nursing diploma programmes on the basis of Year 4 grades, and the NUS Nursing degree programme on the basis of Year 6 grades.

3 An overview of the various admission pathways into Nursing programmes at the IHLs is available on MOH Holdings’ Care to Go Beyond website. Information on each IHL’s admission processes and requirements can also be found on their respective websites.