They didn't see the point in paying all that tuition and then having to worry about getting the kids into overseas universities.
（吉隆坡獨中一個月學費及交通費平均為 150-200 馬幣，合 1200-1600 台幣；政府的國民中學則不需月費，只需繳一筆百元左右的雜費即可），何況念獨中還得煩惱出國升學的問題。