Because the diplomas conferred by independent secondary schools are not recognized by the government, many parents realize that it is not easy for Chinese to enter government service, and it is necessary to be skilled in all three languages for private organizations, so they also take this into account in sending their children to the independent secondary school.
因獨中的文憑並不被政府承認，許多家長瞭解華人不易進入政府機關，而私人機構又須精通三種語文，因此，也衝著這點送孩子念獨中。