Everyone should have access to Mandarin at a local school says the schools Minister
"I want to develop Confucius classrooms and further develop Mandarin in comprehensives. There should be an opportunity for everyone to access Mandarin at a local school," he said. Chinese pupils have the best results of all ethnic groups in national curriculum tests at 11, with 86% reaching the required standard compared with 80% of white British children. The figures include recent immigrants who do not have English as a first language.