PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION

Wednesday, 30th December, 1970

Mr Tay Boon Too asked the Minister for Education the numbers of pupils who sat for the Primary School Leaving Examination in each of the four language streams in hte years 1968 to 1970, and the percentages of passes in each case.

Mr Lim Kim San: The number of pupils who sat for the Primary School Leaving Examination in each of teh four language streams in the years 1968 to 1970, and the percentages of passes in each case are as follows:- Year Stream No. Sat No. Passed % Passed 1968 English 44,707 24,395 54.6 Chinese 19,302 11,482 59.5 Malay 5,881 1,961 33.3 Tamil 241 108 44.8 Total: 70,131 37,946 54.1 1969 English 47,879 23,930 50.0 Chinese 19,388 11,962 61.7 Malay 6,092 3,271 53.7 Tamil 235 129 54.9 Total: 73,594 19,292 53.4 1970 English 49,720 27,472 55.3 Chinese 18,452 11,278 61.1 Malay 5,371 2,680 49.9 Tamil 241 104 43.2 Total: 73,784 41,540 56.3