Should Chinese illiterate parents register their kids in Chinese schools?

Should we register our son in a Chinese primary school? My husband and I are chinese illiterate and at home, we communicate in English. Like many parents, we wanted to register our son in a Chinese school for various reasons:
1. Chinese is an important language - even non Chinese parents are sending their kids to Chinese schools
2. Chinese schools are strong in Math and Science
3. Generally, Chinese schools are better in managing discipline.

However, we are really worried. Can our son cope? He is still slow in catching up with his studies and activities even though he has made some improvements since last year (see my earlier posting about 'My son is slow in speech development'). But can he really cope? He does not speak the language and learning the Chinese strokes seems like a difficult task. Discipline may be better in Chinese schools, but being protective parents, we worry that it gets too strict especially if he has difficulty following!

I have friends who prefer the Kebangsaan schools. To them, Chinese is just another language that can be picked up. And English, no matter what, is and will still be the key 'business' language. They are of opinion that building IQ and EQ are more important and that the non-Chinese schools can deliver better. Most of all, they do not believe that children should be pressured into doing mountains of homework!!

Finally, we decided to register my son in a Chinese school. Why? A kindergarten principal advised us .. it is harder to be accepted in a Chinese school and we still have time to coach my son. Worse case, it is easier to pull him out of a Chinese school for a Kebangsaan school later.

Next ... I am looking out for Chinese enrichment classes (even home tuition) to help my son...