Originally posted by FireIce:
http://ourstory.asia1.com.sg/dream/edu/edu.html
extract
Speak More Mandarin
In the mid-1970s, with China opening up in terms of trade, the
Government decided to promote the use of Mandarin as the common
language for the Chinese. The "Speak More Mandarin, Use Less
Dialects" campaign was launched in 1979.
Singapore's economy performed so well in the 1970s that student
intake was increased at various educational levels. Enrolment at
the secondary level rose from 148,000 (in 1969) to 176,000 (in
1979). Enrolment in vocational and technical institutes rose from
2,800 to 14,000 over the same period. The intake at the Singapore
Polytechnic and Ngee Ann Polytechnic rose from about 3,500 (in
1966) to 11,000 (in 1980).
[b]In 1978, a number of reputed Chinese secondary schools became
Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools where English and Chinese
were both taught at first-language level.[/b]
OK..
Me dun really go bother abt all this
I believe only SAP scheme was kept, rest chinese was all washed out
in 1980's
