Mother Tongue Languages and Third Language
[Updated 18 Dec 2024 @ 6.45 pm]
Mother Tongue Languages in YTSS
In YTSS, we offer Chinese Language, Malay Language, Tamil Language, Higher Chinese Language and Higher Tamil Language during curriculum hours.
Students taking Higher Malay Language will be given option to study the subject at one of the following centres, namely: MOELC/Anderson Sec Sch/Bukit Panjang Govt High/Raffles Institution/Tanjong Katong Sec School. Please keep us inform of your choice centre by 23 December 2024 so that we can proceed to register with the centre.
If your child has been offered the option of pursuing Higher Mother Tongue, please indicate if he or she will be accepting the offer through the Form SG sent via PG by 23 December 2024.
Exemption from Mother Tongue Languages
It is compulsory to study an official Mother Tongue Language in secondary school. For a child to be exempted from Mother Tongue Languages in secondary school, an official exemption letter from MOE needs to be provided in order for your child/ward to be exempted from Mother Tongue Languages.
1. If your child has been earlier exempted from Mother Tongue Languages in primary school, the exemption will still be valid in secondary school.
2. If your child did not take Mother Tongue during PSLE, it does not automatically mean that he or she is exempted from Mother Tongue Languages.
3 If your child has been exempted from Mother Tongue Languages in primary school or did not sit for Mother Tongue during PSLE, please email our Subject Head (Chinese Language), Mr Lim Teck Chye at lim_teck_chye@schools.gov.sg by 23 December 2024, with relevant supporting details (e.g. exemption letter from CPDD).
Offering of Third Language (Chinese Special Programme/Malay Special Programme/ Japanese)
You will be receiving notification of your child’s application of Third language via PG.
If your child has been offered the option to pursue a Third Language by Ministry of Education, please register online at the posted centre’s website between 19 December 2024 – 2 January 2025. Please contact MOELC at 62587794 (11 Bishan Street 14 S(579782) if you have any queries.