Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
—(1) Without prejudice to the generality of Article 12, there
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16.—(1) Without prejudice to the generality of Article 12, there
shall be no discrimination against any citizen of Singapore on the
grounds only of religion, race, descent or place of birth —
(a) 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
(b) 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 (whether or not maintained
by a public authority and whether within or outside
Singapore).
(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
own.
(4) For the purposes of clause (3), the religion of a person under the
age of 18 years shall be decided by his parent or guardian.
THE GOVERNMENT
The President
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