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1. Why do you think the government chooses to issue the NRIC at age 15, and not anytime earlier or later? Give 2 reasons.

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if given earlier, one might lose it easier

our secondary school ic is given at sec 1 so if given earlier that ic is useless

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15 years is an appropriate age as we are mature enough and will not lose it/ break it as we are more responsible

We are closer to being an adult

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1. Has the sense of responsibility to take care of the IC

2. Needs your biometrics for when your older

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So that we can access essential government services and to be permanent residents by law and participate in social security benefits

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if we were to compare why we didnt get our nric at 16 instead, it could be due to how we need our nric for olvls and we get it at 15 so that we are familiar with our nric

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1) we are not mature enough yet

2) we may misplace it easily

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1. any age before 15 is not responsible enough to keep it

2. they want people at 15 to be responsible

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The government issues the NRIC at age 15 because teenagers are reaching a stage where they take on more responsibilities, like exams and part-time work. Also, their physical appearance is more developed, making the ID photo more reliable for identification.

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i think because below the age of 15, we arent so responsible over something so important but if given later we wouldnt hold such regard to it to be considered a milestone. So, 15 is a good age where we are responsible and we see so many ICs around that we will be excited and proud to receive our IC.

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i think that if the nric was given to someone less that 15, they would not be very responsible to take care of it and understand the value of it. also maybe because if we are younger our faces may look different so as we grow older it may be harder to check if it’s still the same person with the card.

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It is because most people are not matured enough at 12 years old and they are more prone to misplacing things.

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If issued earlier, people may be immature and lose it easily and cannot keep track of it - since connected to SingPass app. Any later and people may not be able to do age restricted things (e.g; watch age restricted movies, buy alcohol) or also not have an identification method for travelling or just identification in general for confirmation when meeting someone who doesn’t know who you are.

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We need our NRIC card for identification during our national exams next year. Those younger than 15 may not be responsible enough to take care of the card and may misplace it easily.

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I think if it is earlier than 15, we would probably face lots of issues of losing their NRIC as they are not of the age to be responsible in keeping their own NRIC.

However, I think if it is later than 15, it might cause a lot of issues that makes it harder for a lot of people of different ages to find the identity as that means probably 1/4 of the population do not have their identity cards.

I think if it just 15 years old, it would be where teens are more mature and that it is a nice age as its 15

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also at 15, all should have matured by now… and are ready to bear the responsibility of having an official form of identification

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Any younger than 15, we might tend to be immature and irresponsible with our belongings increasing chances of losing an important document that has all our personal details. At age 15 and onwards, many of us would also want to apply for jobs, needing a personal identification hence receiving the card after the age of 15 might be too late.

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I think that if it is given earlier than 15, it more prone for us to lose our NRIC as kids may not be as responsible in taking care of the IC and may easily lose it.

I think that it is not given later as it is a necessary identification in not just Singapore but other countries as well once you get to a certain age.

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1. If the government gave out the NRIC earlier than there would be a tendency of us loosing it or misplacing it

2. Our face shape and details may change as we are still growing at 12

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The government chose to give us at 15 as we would be mature enough and would not lose it easily.

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15 is age that one can understand her responsibilities that come with this identity, receiving the identity card can boost one’s sense of belonging to this country.

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I think it is because we need our NRIC for our O levels which is when we are at 16, so we get the NRIC at 15 years old, before taking O levels and we would be able to familiarise with it.

Also at 15, most students have matured. They would be able to take care of their belongings properly sch as the NRIC card and would not lose it

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I think it’s because 15 is when most of us mature and step up. At the age 13 and 14 we are just adapting to secondary school and maturing. By 15 we should be able to think wisely. 16 is a bit too late because by that time we are probably more adult. So our ic should be given in advance at 15

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It is because if we were younger we may not be responsible enough and will lose it. And our appearances change quickly when we are children so it’s going to be a waste of material as we need to change the nric more often

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I think that the government chose to give us our IC at 15 is to give us a sense that we’re stepping into adult hood in about 5 years. And they probably did not giving us at 16 because they want us to focus on our o levels

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at the age of 15, we are mature enough to handle or own nric and will not lose it. We are also old enough to understand the responsibilities that come with receiving our nric

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I think it’s so because at the age 15, it’s an age where we are starting to mature and being more responsible.

If we were to get it any older, we might face issues with getting identified

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i think the government feels that 15 is the most appropriate for us to receive our ICs as that may be when we are mature enough. If given later, we might not think it’s that important anymore.

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The government considers 15 year olds as adults and also at the age of 15 we start to take on more responsibilities and participate in activities that needs a higher level of identification. If it’s given earlier maybe we are immature and will lose it easily and If it’s given later it may be too late as we need to register for our O levels early in the year and we would need a formal identification.

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1. We need to be responsible and mature enough to keep it without losing or breaking it

2. I think you can get it from 13-16 however age 13-14 you are still adapting to secondary school and when your 16 you would be studying for o-level, so 15 would be th only option

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the government thinks that 15 is a suitable age where the child is mature enough to not lose the nric since it it’s important

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15 ?

because we’re almost hitting the age of 16 and they believe we have matured enough by then/give us a checkpoint that we’ve reached the age where we should be very responsible

we will loose our card if we’re below 15

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I feel that it’s because 15 is an age where teens slowly start to make their way into adulthood, where individuals are expected to take on more responsibilities and engage in various activities that require identification.

And I feel that teens are more responsible in taking care of their own stuff rather than younger ages

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i think the government chooses to do so because at 15 years old most of us are matured enough to be responsible over our own IC and it should not be delayed because the IC is a form of identification for us and strengthens our sense of belonging to singapore.

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Why do you think the government chooses to issue the NRIC at age 15, and not anytime earlier or later? Give 2 reasons.

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Why do you think the government chooses to issue the NRIC at age 15, and not anytime earlier or later? Give 2 reasons.

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I think if the government chooses to issue the NRIC before 15, we will not understand the real meaning behind NRIC and will not take it seriously

I think 15 is a good age to get our NRIC as we will be mature enough to know what is NRIC and that is it really important. It will also increase our responsibility for the future.

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1. It requires enough responsibility and experience to hold an ic , since sec 3 we have gone through many things such as camp and experience we have the maturity and responsibility to keep our things safe .

2. At the age below 15 , the card would not have much meaning as we may not have enough sense of identity and may not understand the value of the card .

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one reason is that the age 15 years old is considered mature and old enough to have a NRIC. 16 may not be a good age as the NRIC is needed for our o level exam registration, thus 15 is best

at 15 years old, we are more responsible so we will take care of the nric more carefully

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Many people are still not responsible at 14 or below 15 is like the age where people are more matured

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1. I think it’s because we got our new subject combinations at 15 which proves that we are mature and responsible enough to handle more important things, such as having our Ic

2. I think it’s because we are taking o levels next year so they had it made for us earlier just in case there are complications with the production of the ic and we would have one year in advance to make changes if necessary