2013_JJC_H1_Econs_QP

JURONG JUNIOR COLLEGE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2013 ECONOMICS Higher 1 8819/01 2 September 2013 3 hours READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and class on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all questions. Section B Answer one question. Start each question on a new piece of paper. Fill in the necessary information on the cover sheet. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely with the cover sheet at the top. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 8 printed pages.

2     Section A Answer all questions in this section. Question 1 Education and its merits Table 1: Government expenditure on education (Thousand Dollars) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total 6,959,285 7,527,667 8,229,69 8,685,326 9,875,445 10,789,740 Recurrent Expenditure 6,351,717 6,785,625 7,476,521 7,837,909 8,998,709 9,743,977 Primary Schools/ Secondary/Junior Colleges 3,122,956 3,618,288 3,729,318 3,809,233 4,407,659 4,382,909 Institute of Technical Education 249,154 253,506 281,262 262,509 328,067 347,338 Tertiary 2,548,043 2,410,538 2,865,478 3,072,091 3,554,419 4,242,479 Universities 1,719,156 1,491,382 1,808,987 2,014,807 2,305,921 2,944,796 National Institute of Education 100,147 102,243 110,378 112,474 123,625 118,558 Polytechnics 728,741 816,913 946,113 944,810 1,124,873 1,179,125 Others* 431,564 503,292 600,463 694,076 708,564 771,251 Development Expenditure 607,569 742,043 753,173 847,417 876,736 1,045,763 * Includes MOE Headquarters, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Science Centre Board, SIM-Open University Centre, Special Education, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts and Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board. Source: Yearbook of Statistics, Singapore, 2012 Table 2: Enrolment in educational institutions by sector (Number) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total 688,310 700,774 704,117 704,719 698,544 689,060 Primary Schools/Secondary Schools/Junior Colleges 530,423 534,737 528,932 521,594 510,714 498,563 Institute of Technical Education 22,954 23,465 24,367 24,846 24,789 25,279 Tertiary 134,933 142,572 150,818 158,279 163,041 165,218 Source: Yearbook of Statistics, Singapore, 2012

3     Extract 1 Asia spending billions on tutors Asian parents are spending billions of dollars on private tutors for their children, and the practice is growing despite doubts over its e ffectiveness. Private tuition is a lucrative business not only in wealthy countries but also in some of the region's poorer n