Exemption from MT (Chinese)
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ruohoo97:
I also thought to be exempted from MT must be of medical reason. But for those children who grow up in other countries are also allowed to be exempted, they however have to choose another second language to fulfill bilingual education requirement.
For PSLE at least , these overseas kids do not need to do any second language. Only 3 subjects. Many of these kids come back to attend school during summer holidays in their p6 year and then leave right after taking PSLE to return late for their school year in the other country . Enough on their plates already ! And rather commendable considering the amount of time they actually have in preparing for PSLE. -
phankao:
maybe it applies for foreigners.. but her ds was advised to take chi in p1, but since failing it till p6.. fyi, she appeal to the sch which gone thru many ding dongs b4 they came back to say since it is her ds/s worst subject, they will allow him to drop but got to take another language...
I've never heard that you can drop due to it being the \"worst subject\". It's either the child has a learning disability that is certified by a psychologist and the exemption is approved by MOE, or that the child has been away with parents out of Singapore for an extended period - for which, also need to apply to MOE for approval.verykiasumummy:
thks for ur info... so there is a difference whether to drop it due to worst subject or drop due to medical reasons...
Can \"suka, suka\" drop subject just bc not do well in it? THen if my child always fail math, I can apply to \"drop\", ah? :yikes:
of cos, not suka suka, she wasnt given that option to drop until her ds was p6. the sch kept saying not advisable, not recommended so drag drag drag till p6... -
jtoh:
yes that's true... but the options for 2nd language were native too.... haha...
Your friend's case is different. She's a foreigner so she has a valid reason to drop the MT which is not native to her. That is why her son was asked to choose another language as a 2nd language instead.verykiasumummy:
oh was bringing up about exemption from mt to my fren and she said exemption doesnt mean no more mt... it just means no written exam...
her ds dropped mt in p5 due to mt being the worst subject and it was approved. but she was later informed that she has to choose any language for her ds.. according to her, the list includes thai, german, french, japanese, spanish..... and in the end she chose french...
they were given a list of schools that offer that french class and her ds got to attend it like it were school, not like tuition where u can skip when u cant make it...
this is of cos from my fren, her exp... dunno if it applies to any parent here??
There is no such thing as dropping a subject because it's your worst subject. -
slmkhoo:
My daughter is one of these kids. We were back in Singapore for 3 mths for PSLE and then we are overseas again until next year (Sec 2). The school has not said anything about needing another language if she is exempted from MT, but since we want her to try Chinese anyway, we haven't pursued this.[/quote]Hi slmkhoo, I'm just curious, why would you like your daughter to take PSLE though she has been studying overseas?phankao:
[quote=\"ruohoo97\"]I also thought to be exempted from MT must be of medical reason. But for those children who grow up in other countries are also allowed to be exempted, they however have to choose another second language to fulfill bilingual education requirement.
For PSLE at least , these overseas kids do not need to do any second language. Only 3 subjects. Many of these kids come back to attend school during summer holidays in their p6 year and then leave right after taking PSLE to return late for their school year in the other country . Enough on their plates already ! And rather commendable considering the amount of time they actually have in preparing for PSLE. -
My son just rejoined the local education system at P3 and has been granted exemption for Chinese. There’s no need to choose another second language. And it’s optional for the child to sit in Chinese classes and take exams like the rest of his peers. A classmate of his has chosen to opt out from Chinese classes whereas he chooses to continue with the classes and exams.
Even with the exemption, a child is still able to revoke the exemption at P6 and opt to take PSLE, if he or she desires to. -
slmkhoo:
So far all the overseas kids I've heard of generally are exempted MT for PSLE, and yes, they come back during Summer Break and stay on to do PSLE, flying back to rejoin their new school term which would have already started by then. They are exempt MT but don't have to do another alternative 2nd language leh.Gxmas:
Hi slmkhoo, I'm just curious, why would you like your daughter to take PSLE though she has been studying overseas?
We are returning to Singapore in the middle of her Sec 2 year. SPERS is only at year-end, so rather than approaching individual schools for a place mid-year when we return, we thought she might as well take the PSLE to reserve a sec school place. She was posted to a school during the posting exercise and is on leave of absence till we return. We also did it to give her a taste of what the competition is like in Singapore as she has been very laid-back all these years overseas. We wouldn't have done it if she had had to take MT - adapting to 3 subjects \"Singapore-style\" was enough work. But we will ask her to study MT when we are back since she has 2.5yrs to work for the 'O' levels. -
Hi ladies
Wanna check with u if anyone knows.
When applying for uni or higher education, do we need to show proof of exemption? When u are exempted, do u get a letter stating that u are exempted and u are to show that in future? My concern is, my reason for exemption is due to special needs. So will it end up being forever in the records since every time we apply for a sch, we gotta show the exemption and thus the ‘history’ gets passed on? -
mashy:
this is something i afraid, is the hard truth...Hi ladies
Wanna check with u if anyone knows.
When applying for uni or higher education, do we need to show proof of exemption? When u are exempted, do u get a letter stating that u are exempted and u are to show that in future? My concern is, my reason for exemption is due to special needs. So will it end up being forever in the records since every time we apply for a sch, we gotta show the exemption and thus the 'history' gets passed on?
the \"history\" does get passed on as the schools will ask why about the exemption. -
If you are exempted in pri school, you are automatically exempted in
Sec school. By the time the child is in sec 4, O level results are based on best 6-7 subjects, Chinese can be excluded.
There are fewer repercussions than some people think. -
Exemption is granted generally when child misses first 2 years of primary education.
It is also granted to children with learning disability. This has to be accompanied by a doctor’s letter.
Children who are exempted will have their PSLE t score pro rated based on
3 subjects, EMS.
If they are strong in EMS, these children usually have high T scores.
If you are thinking of going to s SAP school, you can’t ask for exemption.
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