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Mandarin / Putonghua lessons in Secondary Schools
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:04 am
by AHH
Apart from QE boys, does anyone know which boys/mixed schools in the area offer Mandarin/Putonghua either as an extra curricular class or as a language choice?
Re: Mandarin / Putonghua lessons in Secondary Schools
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:52 pm
by copella
Hi I have a friend whose child goes to Alexandra Park School in Haringey a good achieving comp where the children learn mandarin. Not sure to what level though.
Re: Mandarin / Putonghua lessons in Secondary Schools
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:56 am
by Pushy Dad
It has been my experience (I'm Chinese) that Mandarin doesn't get seriously pursued at GCSE level. Where you see the language listed in a school's GCSE results it is invariably 1 pass and I'm guessing that it is invariably some BBC kid who studied it at Sunday Chinese School.
If you are serious about it for your child then I suggest you locate a nearby Sunday Chinese School as opposed to letting it influence your choice of secondary school.