DRAMA, dance, choir, chess are some of the co-curricular activities (CCAs) which primary one and two pupils can join as the Education Ministry creates more opportunities for pupils in primary schools to learn life-skills.

Education Minister Ng Eng Hen on Thursday announced that his ministry will increase contributions to the Edusave Accounts for primary and secondary school students to enable them to join CCAs.

The ministry will remove the age cap - at 16 - for secondary school students who are eligible for these accounts. About 9,700 students will gain from this change. While upper primary and secondary school students have a raft of CCAs to choose from, primary one and two pupils are often neglected as they are seen as too young to be spending long hours in school. Currently, it is not compulsory for primary school pupils to join CCAs.

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