Mother Tongue Language Exemption for Primary School Students

Debated in Parliament on 14 Nov 2012.

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In the 2012 Primary school cohort, about 1,600 students (3%) were exempted from taking their mother tongue language, with roughly half being mid-stream entrants who had not studied any mother tongue and the rest exempted on medical grounds due to learning disabilities.
Exempted students are assessed for PSLE based on their performance in English, Mathematics, and Science, with their total score statistically adjusted to be comparable to peers who take all four subjects.
The adjustment ensures that exempted students' PSLE aggregates are on par with those of students who offer mother tongue and have similar scores in the three core subjects.

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Lam Pin Min

Dr Lam Pin Min asked the Minister for Education (a) how many students in the 2012 Primary school cohort are exempted from taking their mother tongue language; (b) what is the breakdown of the reasons for these exemptions; and (c) how will these students be managed in terms of their PSLE scores compared to their peers who take all four PSLE examinable subjects.

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Heng Swee Keat

About 1,600 students (3%) of the 2012 Primary school cohort were exempted from taking their mother tongue languages. Of these students, about half entered our schools mid-stream and have not studied any of the mother tongue languages. The rest of the students were exempted on medical grounds as they have learning disabilities.

For the PSLE, a pupil exempted from mother tongue is assessed based on his performance in English, Mathematics and Science. The total score of these three subjects is statistically adjusted so that it reflects an aggregate score comparable to those of his peers who offer mother tongue and have similar total scores for these three subjects.

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In the 2012 Primary school cohort, about 1,600 students (3%) were exempted from taking their mother tongue language, with roughly half being mid-stream entrants who had not studied any mother tongue and the rest exempted on medical grounds due to learning disabilities.
Exempted students are assessed for PSLE based on their performance in English, Mathematics, and Science, with their total score statistically adjusted to be comparable to peers who take all four subjects.
The adjustment ensures that exempted students' PSLE aggregates are on par with those of students who offer mother tongue and have similar scores in the three core subjects.

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Mother Tongue Language Exemption for Primary School Students

Debated in Parliament on 14 Nov 2012.

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In the 2012 Primary school cohort, about 1,600 students (3%) were exempted from taking their mother tongue language, with roughly half being mid-stream entrants who had not studied any mother tongue and the rest exempted on medical grounds due to learning disabilities.
Exempted students are assessed for PSLE based on their performance in English, Mathematics, and Science, with their total score statistically adjusted to be comparable to peers who take all four subjects.
The adjustment ensures that exempted students' PSLE aggregates are on par with those of students who offer mother tongue and have similar scores in the three core subjects.

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Lam Pin Min

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Heng Swee Keat

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In the 2012 Primary school cohort, about 1,600 students (3%) were exempted from taking their mother tongue language, with roughly half being mid-stream entrants who had not studied any mother tongue and the rest exempted on medical grounds due to learning disabilities.
Exempted students are assessed for PSLE based on their performance in English, Mathematics, and Science, with their total score statistically adjusted to be comparable to peers who take all four subjects.
The adjustment ensures that exempted students' PSLE aggregates are on par with those of students who offer mother tongue and have similar scores in the three core subjects.

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