More students learning higher mother tongue languages
Rise in number taking Higher Chinese, Higher Malay or Higher Tamil at O levels in past decade
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Mr Lim Wee Ming, 44, with his wife, Ms Koh Shin Nuo, 41, and their children (from far left) Nerelle, nine, Xavier, 14, and Iden, 11. Both Xavier and Iden are taking Higher Chinese in school.
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They may have a reputation for being more challenging but classes in higher mother tongue languages are gaining popularity, with more students taking them up in secondary school.
At the O levels, 31 per cent of Chinese language students studied Higher Chinese last year, up by about 5 percentage points in the past decade.