Mother Tongue Enquiries

Higher Mother Tongue Eligibility

Students must get either:

• An overall PSLE Score of 8 or better

• An overall PSLE Score of 9 to 14 and get AL 1 / AL 2 in MTL or Distinction / Merit in HMTL

• Schools will also have the flexibility to allow students who do not meet the above criteria to offer HMTL, if they are assessed to have exceptional ability in MTL and are able to do HMTL without affecting their performance in other subjects

For detailed information, please refer to the MOE website on Higher Mother Tongue Languages (HMTL). 

For students who are interested in taking Higher Mother Tongue, you may wish to attend the Zoom session (details below).

Zoom Details for Mother Tongue Subject Enquiries

There will be a half-hour zoom session on 21 Dec 2023 from 10am to 1030am for the following enquiries:

• Higher Mother Tongue

• NTIL (Non-Tamil Indian Languages)

• Tamil Language

• Asian Languages

• Foreign Languages

• Exemption of MT Languages

The Zoom details are as follows:

• Zoom Link URL: https://moe-singapore.zoom.us/j/85619960197 

• Meeting ID: 856 1996 0197

• Passcode: 631661

If you have missed the Zoom session, you may contact Mdm Tan Lay Teng at +65 6594 0122 or Mdm Tan Woan Chyn at +65 6594 0156

Outcome for 3rd Language Application

For students who have applied for 3rd language for Secondary School, you may contact Mdm Tan Lay Teng at to know your outcome.

Mdm Tan Lay Teng: +65 6594 0122 

tan_lay_teng@schools.gov.sg