vernacular school

vernacular school (plural vernacular schools)

1. (Malaysia, education) A type of primary school where either Mandarin or Tamil is the medium of instruction.

   Synonym: national-type school

   Antonym: national school

   • 2022 March 29, Jananey Ramachandran, “Ex-deputy minister, educationist explain need for remove classes”, in Free Malaysia Today:

     The medium in vernacular schools is either Tamil or Chinese.