Ministry of Education

EDUCATION POLICY

· Implementation of a national education system that prioritises the use of the Malay Language as the official national language and the use of major languages such as English and/or Arabic as a medium of instruction;

· Provision of 12 years of education for every student that is, 7 years of primary education including a year of pre-school, 3 years of lower secondary and 2 years of upper secondary, or vocational or technical education;

· Provision of a suitable and uniform public examinations administered according to the level of education, including special needs, in all schools throughout the nation;

· Provision of Islamic Religious education in accordance with Ahli Sunnah Wal-Jamaah, through the school curriculum;

· Provision of facilities for mathematics, science, technical and information and communications technology education in order to enable students to obtain knowledge and skills that are relevant and necessary in the constantly changing world of employment;

· Provision of self-development and enrichment programmes through co-curricular activities in accordance with the national philosophy;

· Provision of opportunities in higher education for those with appropriate qualifications and experience, such opportunities to be offered based on national needs as and when they arise; and,

· Preparation of the best possible educational infrastructure in order to fulfil national needs.