More students can take mother tongue language elective programme from 2027
Singapore's Ministry of Education is expanding its Language Elective Programme for Chinese and Tamil starting in 2027 to provide students with deeper cultural and linguistic exposure. Additionally, an AI-powered essay marking system will be introduced to assist secondary school teachers.
Why it matters
Educational policy shifts and the integration of AI in grading reflect broader trends in digital transformation and cultural preservation in schooling.
Education Minister Desmond Lee announced the changes at the Mother Tongue Languages Symposium 2026 at the Singapore Expo on Aug 1.
Listen Summarise From 2027, the Language Elective Programme will expand, adding schools for Chinese and Tamil languages to offer more students advanced mother tongue learning and cultural exposure. Students who wish to learn Malay as a third language can also look forward to the expansion of the Malay (Special Programme) to a fifth centre at the National Junior College. MOE will launch an AI Essay Marking System in September to aid Chinese language teachers in secondary schools mark and give feedback on students' writing. AI generated
SINGAPORE – More students can deepen their study of mother tongue languages from 2027 as the Ministry of Education (MOE) expands the Language Elective Programme (LEP) at both the secondary and junior college levels.
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