Concerns raised about Chinese language Leaving Cert exam
Ireland is the only country to refuse to accept traditional script, according to the Leaving Cert Mandarin Chinese Concern Group.
A decision to rule out accepting traditional Chinese on the Leaving Cert Mandarin Chinese exam next year demonstrates a great misunderstanding about the language.
That’s according to members of the Chinese community here, who say it is discrimination to limit the written exam to just simplified Chinese, primarily used in mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. The subject is due to be examined for the first time in 2022.
