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Temasek JC student Lim Jia Yi with her teacher Koh Swang Cheng. Jia Yi is part of the first cohort to be tested solely on local playwright Kuo Pao Kun's works for her A-level exam's drama appreciation portion.
PHOTO: TEMASEK JUNIOR COLLEGE
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When Lim Jia Yi, an 18-year-old Temasek Junior College student, sits her Chinese language and literature A-level examinations this year, she will not be tested on Teahouse - a mainstay of the curriculum since 2006.
The Lao She classic was phased out of the Chinese literature curriculum last year.
