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The M alaysian government reviewed t he legislat ive provision and educat ion policies which came int o effect
aft er our count ry achieved Independence. This result ed in t he Educat ion Act 1996 and t he New Educat ion
Policy 1999 which is t he basis of our present educat ion syst em.
In a concert ed effort t o consolidat e our educat ion syst em furt her, t he M inist ry of Educat ion has come up
wit h t he Educat ion Development M ast er Plan for t he period of 2006-2010.
Educat ion Act 1996 is an ext ension of t he Educat ion Act 1961; and t hus some of t he provisions from t he
Educat ion Act 1961 had been abolished or deemed not appropriat e and ret ained and some st ill revolved wit h
t he Razak Report which has remained t he basic nat ional educat ion policy ever since.
Educat ion Act 1996
The aim of t he Educat ion Act 1996 are t o furt her consolidat e t he nat ional educat ion syst em for t he
generat ion in accordance wit h t he count rys aspirat ion of making M alaysia t he cent er of excellence for
educat ion and t o out line t he legislat ion relat ed t o educat ion.
Legislat ive provisions
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M inist er of educat ion given t he power t o est ablish and maint ain
pre-schools
Children from poor families in urban area given opport unit y t o
received pre-schooling
Compulsory use of Pre-school curriculum, guidelines produced by
M OE for all t ypes and cat egories of pre-schools
compulsory for pupils from all t ypes and cat egories of schools t o
sit for public examinat ions
Islamic Educat ion made a core subject and t aught t o all M uslim
pupils in all primary schools
Allocat ion t o special educat ion
Cont inuat ion of st at us quo of nat ional t ype primary schools and
60 privat e Chinese schools
Cont inuat ion of t he Unified Examinat ion for nat ional-t ype primary
school pupils
Cont inuat ion of t he School Board of Governors and mission
schools
Teaching of indigenous languages (if appropriat e and pract ical)
No necessit y t o regist er religious classes e.g. Bible classes
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Technical and
Vocat ional
Teacher Training
Comparison bet ween Educat ion Act 1996 and t he Educat ion Act 1961
Aspect
Basis
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M edium of
Inst ruct ion
Indigenous
language
No provision
No provision
Cat egories of
schools
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No provision
Pre-school
curriculum
No compulsory guidelines
Post -secondary
educat ion
No clear provision
Teaching of Islamic
Educat ion
Board of
Governors
To be abolished if no longer
funct ional except for Chinese
nat ional-t ype, government aided
and privat e schools (Sect ion 62)
Polyt echnics
No provision
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Twinning Programs
and Linkage
No provision
Role of Head
Power of/t o:
Regist rar/Regist rar -invest igat e (Sect ion 137)
-ent er wit hout any warrant
(Sect ion 138)
-init iat e and conduct proceedings
-compound any wrongdoing
No provision
SECONDARY EDUCATION
Provide post -secondary educat ion (Form 6) and
mat riculat ion program as ent ry point s for basic degree
learning
TECHNICAL
Consolidat e t echnical and vocat ional
educat ion t o produce st udent s who
are t echnically-orient ed in order t o
meet t he count rys needs for a
skilled work force
POLYTECHNICS
Set -up new polyt echnics
Increase
Est ablish collaborat ion bet ween local universit ies and
polyt echnics
Set -up branch campuses t hroughout t he count ry
TERTIARY EDUCATION
Improve physical facilit ies
Increase st udent int ake in inst it ut ion of higher learning
Provide dist ance educat ion
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The present cult ure and classroom pract ice will have t o be changed. Teachers have t o move away from rot elearning and drill st rat egies t o a form t hat st imulat e t hinking, creat ivit y, cat ering for st udent needs,
individual abilit ies and learning st yle as well as t arget ed t owards more equit able access.
St udent s will have t o be more concerned and t ake responsibilit y of t heir own learning and at t he same t ime
get t ing t he full support and assist ance of t heir parent s and t he communit y where t hey belong.
Smart school upholds t he concept of change in t he learning cult ure based on memory and examinat ionorient at ion t o t hat of creat ive t hinking and problem solving. Smart school also call for holist ic and int egrat ed
development of individuals pot ent ial in order t o produce individuals who are physically, emot ionally, spirit ually
and int ellect ually well-balanced whilst being t echnology savvy and globally and int ernat ionally-inclined.
Smart school aims t o produce a knowledge-based work force who will navigat e our count ry t owards an
informat ion-based economy. St udent s of Smart schools who will be absorbed int o t he workforce for t he
M ult imedia Super Corridor will assist in t ransformat ion of t echnology leading t o a highly t echnology based
local indust ry.
To implement t his, Smart school has out lined t o meet t he needs of individual, societ y and st akeholders in:
Producing a comput er-savvy workforce equipped wit h t hinking skills
Democrat izat ion of educat ion
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In comparison, schools set up in t he past were separat ed from one anot her but current ly are unit ed under
one st andardized educat ion syst em. Pupils from diversified races int eract wit h one anot her from an early age
t hus ensuring our count ry moving t owards nat ional unit y.
Lurah Bilut Vision School is one of t he pioneer set -up. Request ed by local resident comprising M alays,
Chinese and Indians. Built in an open area of 10 acres wit h neit her boundary nor fencing. Pupils from t hree
schools have ample opport unit y t o int eract wit h each ot her.
The core issues commonly relat ed t o t he Vision Schools was t o what ext ent t he exist ing school syst em
adhered t o t he principles of a diversified school syst em as list ed below:
-inculcat ion of et hnic and cult ural diversit y t hrough print ed and non-print ed mat erial such as books,
magazine, audio-video, int ernet and et c. celebrat ion of fest ivals
-equalit y in implement at ion of school rules in accordance t o t he cult ure and belief of each et hnic group such
as food selling
-academic and non-academic st aff of all races t o enhance social int eract ion
-fost ering of posit ive et hnic ident it y awareness and t he absence of superiorit y or inferiorit y complex founded
on et hnicit y
-open communicat ion across et hnic groups t hrough int eract ion during recess and co-curricular act ivit ies
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-open communicat ion across et hnic groups t hrough int eract ion during recess and co-curricular act ivit ies
Some classroom pract ices and issues need t o be given considerat ion by aut horit ies t o ensure cont inuit y of
such syst em:
-inadequat e pract ice of collaborat ive t eaching; import ant t hat pupils exposed and comprehend different
cult ural and social viewpoint s
-inadequat e specialized t raining for Vision Schools t eachers in areas of cross-cult ural communicat ion skills,
cult ural sensit ivit y
-balance bet ween t eachers and pupils backgrounds so as t o bridge t he social gap as well as enhance
mut ual underst anding
One flop st ory was from Tasik Permai Vision School Complex
Basic Reading and Writ ing Classroom Int ervent ion Program (KIA2M)
At a meet ing t o st rengt hen nat ional schools (Sekolah Kebangsaan) held on 22 November 2005, pupils failure
t o mast er basic reading and writ ing skills was brought up. The Curriculum Development Cent er was given t he
mandat e t o implement KIA2M program. The special program was conduct ed by t he M alay language t eachers
for a durat ion of t hree t o six mont hs.
The goal is t o enable 100% Year 1 t o mast er 2R t hat is basic reading and writ ing skills. The aims are
out lined:
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The t arget group is Year 1 pupil who need remediat ion fall int o t hree groups: i) t hose who need remediat ion
in class ii) t hose who need t o be in special remedial class iii) t he slow learners who have yet t o mast er t he
basic reading and writ ing skills
The program is compulsory for Sekolah Kebangsaan only.
KIA2M t eachers are from Year 1 M alay language t eachers, special remedial t eachers and assist ant and
t eachers who t each Physical and Healt h Educat ion, M usic educat ion and Visual Art s educat ion
Teaching and Learning st rat egies consist of six st eps: nominat ion, screening t est , planning, t eaching,
evaluat ion and follow-up.
i) nominat ions and screening t est are done t oget her and t hey will be classified based on t he t est as
follows:
-0-9 referred t o medical pract it ioner
-10-44 undergo KIA2M program
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ensure equit y and equalit y in educat ion whereby all cit izens are given fair and just educat ional
opport unit ies regardless of locat ion or et hnicit y, inclusive of t he physically impaired; all given
opport unit ies t o mast er t he 3Rs irrespect ive of t hey are from poor families, rural or urban or int erior;
improvement of ICT access
fully develop t he pot ent ial of all schools so as t o fall wit hin excellence clust er and t hus achieve
measurable success as t o chart our count ry and educat ion syst em on t he world map by ident ifying
clust er schools and int roducing various programs t o enhance st rengt hs and compet it iveness of schools
in t he educat ion clust er
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Thrust 2 Developing
Human Capit al
Thrust 3
St rengt hening nat ional
schools
schools
Thrust 4 Bridging t he
educat ion group
-improve rural infrast ruct ure and educat ional facilit ies
-increase schooling at t endance and reduce drop-out risk
-increase t he number of opt ion t eachers in t he int erior
-cont inuous improvement of subsidy allocat ion for pupils, special
needs pupils and minorit y groups
Thrust 5 Enhancing
t eaching profession
C r e ate d on N ov 12, 2010 and e d ite d last 08 Januar y, 2011 b y Pe nge nd ali@2006
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