For those entering polytechnic, students leaving secondary schools face a two-month period during which they have to pay adult fares.
Currently, for instance, students leaving secondary schools qualify for concessionary fares for only the first month after they graduate. For those entering polytechnic, where the academic year starts in April, they face a two-month period during which they have to pay adult fares. Under the current fare structure, students pay between 48 cents and 70 cents by card for bus or MRT journeys, compared with $1.09 to $2.37 for adults.
The council is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport that regulates the fares and service standards of public buses and the MRT. Singapore Polytechnic aerospace electronics student Bryce Sim, 16, who started his first term in April 2024, found himself topping up his stored value card more frequently while working as an intern at a Catholic organisation after finishing his secondary school.
Mr Chee also said in his Facebook post that students holding concession cards or school smart cards will have the option to convert them to SimplyGo concession cards from early September 2024.