#primary schools

COMMENT | Gambling on education with non-existent one-year gap

COMMENT | Gambling on education with non-existent one-year gap

What feels like urgency today may become a structural burden tomorrow.
201d ago
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MOE steps up preparations for 'double cohort' Year 1 intake

MOE steps up preparations for 'double cohort' Year 1 intake

Ministry has begun early planning, including school operations, teacher placement and classroom facilities.
235d ago
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Year 4 exams welcome, but must avoid 'high-stakes' pressure, say experts

Year 4 exams welcome, but must avoid 'high-stakes' pressure, say experts

NGO says success depends on how parents, teachers, and students respond.
235d ago
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After Year 1 diagnosis U-turn, MP tells govt to assess schools' capacity

After Year 1 diagnosis U-turn, MP tells govt to assess schools' capacity

PARLIAMENT | Radzi says the new policy is expected to significantly increase the number of students.
238d ago
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PM agrees to scrap Year 1 admission assessment

PM agrees to scrap Year 1 admission assessment

UPDATED 1.59PM | PARLIAMENT | Anwar says the diagnostic test may have unintended consequences.
238d ago
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COMMENT | Year One at six: Flexibility needing complete reform

COMMENT | Year One at six: Flexibility needing complete reform

Primary school system must be adjusted to accommodate younger students.
243d ago
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122,000 Year 1 pupils still lack 3M skills - Fadhlina

122,000 Year 1 pupils still lack 3M skills - Fadhlina

Minister attributes this to learning loss during pandemic, poverty, and needs of special children.
1y ago
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LETTER | Primary education should go back to basics

LETTER | Primary education should go back to basics

Students are being overloaded with advanced subjects they may not be ready for.
2y ago
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LETTER | Assessment reforms in primary schools: Parental roles

LETTER | Assessment reforms in primary schools: Parental roles

Parents need to understand that they are their kids’ first teachers. 
3y ago
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Zahid: Don’t treat teacher's comment as threatening education system

Zahid: Don’t treat teacher's comment as threatening education system

Umno president says it can be valuable feedback to improve it instead.
3y ago
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SK Kempadang shortlisted as Top 3 finalists in global school competition

SK Kempadang shortlisted as Top 3 finalists in global school competition

This Kuantan school created an automated system tracking pupils' progress.
3y ago
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Primary school pupils can do Covid-19 self-tests at home – Radzi Jidin

Primary school pupils can do Covid-19 self-tests at home – Radzi Jidin

The test kits will be provided by the school.
4y ago
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Govt to mandate weekly Covid tests at primary schools

Govt to mandate weekly Covid tests at primary schools

UPDATED 9.50PM | It's part of a long-delayed strategy to be unveiled on Monday.

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The largest home improvement retailer, MR.DIY slashes prices to help Malaysians head back to school

The largest home improvement retailer, MR.DIY slashes prices to help Malaysians head back to school

With the recent announcement from the Ministry of Education (MOE), schools are starting to reopen soon. The largest home improvement retailer, MR.DIY is here to help Malaysian parents get their children school ready with various school supplies.

5y ago
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Parents keep kids home, want MOE to close schools

Parents keep kids home, want MOE to close schools

COVID-19 | At least 10 schools have been affected by Covid-19 in the past two weeks.

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Yayasan MRCB donates 3,000 books to schools to support ‘Negara Membaca 2030’ vision

Yayasan MRCB donates 3,000 books to schools to support ‘Negara Membaca 2030’ vision

Yayasan MRCB donated 3,000 books worth RM50,000 to 12 selected schools located in the Klang Valley and Penang.

5y ago
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NUTP recommends primary schools to reopen in late September

NUTP recommends primary schools to reopen in late September

However, this is subject to the Covid-19 situation and the decisions of the NSC and Health Ministry, says its chief Aminuddin Awang.

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First day of school

First day of school

Accompanied by their parents, seven-year-olds throughout the nation turned up for the first day of the school year.

6y ago
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Sabah school's films hit the world stage, viewed millions of times

Sabah school's films hit the world stage, viewed millions of times

Filmmaking is used in this rural school as a way to help restless students focus and perform academically.

0s ago
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The value of an education

The value of an education

LETTER | Most PhDs are these days quite deliberately niche – to make it easier to get one and just plaster on the title.

6y ago
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Sarawak set to implement teaching of science, maths in English

Sarawak set to implement teaching of science, maths in English

This will be implemented next year, for Year 1 pupils in 1,026 primary schools in the state.

6y ago
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Experts weigh in to reimagine our national primary schools

Experts weigh in to reimagine our national primary schools

They provide input on how to make SRKs the school of choice for all Malaysians.

0s ago
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Maszlee dodges poser on free breakfast programme

Maszlee dodges poser on free breakfast programme

'There are so many questions, I don't know which to answer', education minister says.

7y ago
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Points to ponder over free breakfast programme

Points to ponder over free breakfast programme

LETTER | Why provide breakfast for all? There are students who do not need this.

7y ago
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