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Your Constitutional Rights
Rights in respect to education
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| [ Publication date Jan 01, 2001 ] |
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"(1) ... there shall be no discrimination against any citizen of Singapore on the grounds only of religion, race, descent or place of birth ... - in the administration of any educational institution maintained by a public authority, and, in particular, the admission of pupils or students or the payment of fees; or
- in providing out of the funds of a public authority financial aid for the maintenance or education of pupils or students in any educational institution (….).
(2) Every religious group has the right to establish and maintain institutions for the education of children and provide therein instruction in its own religion, and there shall be no discrimination on the ground only of religion in any law relating to such institutions or in the administration of any such law.
(3) No person shall be required to receive instruction in or to take part in any ceremony or act of worship of a religion other than his own."
Article 16 of the ConstitutionAll citizens of Singapore have a right not to be discriminated against on the ground of religion, race, descent or place of birth when:- - being admitted to, receiving education from or paying fees to any educational institution (school) funded by the government; and
- financial aid is being provided by the government to any educational institution. This includes schools outside Singapore.
Religious groups can set up their own religious schools where religious instructions are given. No student can be forced to receive instruction in or to take part in any ceremony or act of worship of a religion other than his own.The next part of this article concerns the Constitution and the Government. |
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