Breakdown of Students Taking Third Language Course in Past Five Years

Debated in Parliament on 14 Jan 2019.

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The total number of students taking a third language course has remained stable at about 6,000 annually over the past five years.
Each year, approximately 30% of third language students complete the course and sit for the GCE "O" level examination, with an average pass rate of 96%.
Students often drop third language courses due to the difficulty of managing the additional subject alongside increasing academic and co-curricular commitments.
The Minister for Education provided these statistics in response to a query on student numbers, completion rates, and examination pass rates for third language courses.
The data indicates consistent enrollment but a significant attrition rate before final examinations, primarily attributed to academic workload pressures.

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Rahayu Mahzam

Ms Rahayu Mahzam asked the Minister for Education in the past five years (a) what is the total number of students taking a third language course and the breakdown for each year; (b) what is the percentage of students completing the third language courses and taking them in the GCE "O" level examination; and (c) what is the number of passes for these examinations.

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In the past five years, the total number of students studying a third language has remained stable at approximately 6,000.

Each year, about 30% of Third Language students would complete the course and sit for the GCE "O" level examinations. The average pass rate is 96%. The reason given by students for dropping third languages is typically the difficulty of coping with this additional subject when their academic and Co-Curricular Activities commitments grow as they progress further in their secondary schools.

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The total number of students taking a third language course has remained stable at about 6,000 annually over the past five years.
Each year, approximately 30% of third language students complete the course and sit for the GCE "O" level examination, with an average pass rate of 96%.
Students often drop third language courses due to the difficulty of managing the additional subject alongside increasing academic and co-curricular commitments.
The Minister for Education provided these statistics in response to a query on student numbers, completion rates, and examination pass rates for third language courses.
The data indicates consistent enrollment but a significant attrition rate before final examinations, primarily attributed to academic workload pressures.

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Breakdown of Students Taking Third Language Course in Past Five Years

Debated in Parliament on 14 Jan 2019.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The total number of students taking a third language course has remained stable at about 6,000 annually over the past five years.
Each year, approximately 30% of third language students complete the course and sit for the GCE "O" level examination, with an average pass rate of 96%.
Students often drop third language courses due to the difficulty of managing the additional subject alongside increasing academic and co-curricular commitments.
The Minister for Education provided these statistics in response to a query on student numbers, completion rates, and examination pass rates for third language courses.
The data indicates consistent enrollment but a significant attrition rate before final examinations, primarily attributed to academic workload pressures.

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Rahayu Mahzam

Ong Ye Kung

In the past five years, the total number of students studying a third language has remained stable at approximately 6,000.

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The total number of students taking a third language course has remained stable at about 6,000 annually over the past five years.
Each year, approximately 30% of third language students complete the course and sit for the GCE "O" level examination, with an average pass rate of 96%.
Students often drop third language courses due to the difficulty of managing the additional subject alongside increasing academic and co-curricular commitments.
The Minister for Education provided these statistics in response to a query on student numbers, completion rates, and examination pass rates for third language courses.
The data indicates consistent enrollment but a significant attrition rate before final examinations, primarily attributed to academic workload pressures.

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