sentence: Students can also choose to learn a third language in secondary school.
sentences_before: The national language of Singapore is Malay and the other official languages of Singapore are English, Mandarin and Tamil. English is the language of choice because it is the language that almost everyone in Singapore knows. It is the first language taught in schools and the language used by the government. Students are also taught their mother tongue language. This means that the Chinese will learn Mandarin and the Malays will learn Malay, and so on.
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headings: Singapore
categories: ASEAN Members