The huge expense of running the schools has long been a big burden for the Chinese community, but the success of the undertaking is also their greatest source of pride, and the 55,000 students at the independent schools are seen as a "bastion of Chinese culture."
雖然獨中龐大的經費多年來一直是大馬華社的「不可承受之重」，但卻是華教人士最引以為榮的成就，5 萬 5 千名獨中生更被譽為「中華文化堡壘」。