Education

Final push for SPM 2025

WITH the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations drawing near, Form Five students across the nation – the first batch to experience the cancellation of both the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) and the Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga (PT3) – must be feeling anxious.

Education

‘They don’t know about this option’

To ensure Malaysia's workforce remains future-ready, highly skilled and aligned with the country's economic ambitions, it is vital to understand the barriers that continue to hinder the momentum of technical and vocational education and training (TVET).

Education

Seven M’sian varsities among Asean’s Top 10

Seven Malaysian universities have made it into the top 10 list of Asean institutions in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026.

Education

APU wins with life-saving AI

THE rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has made it possible to perform many tasks more efficiently.

Education

Wan Azizah: Seek help, break stigma

Seek help when needed.

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Malaysia strengthens efforts to address marginalised children, youth in Asean, says ministry

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia continues to strengthen efforts to address the systemic and complex challenges faced by marginalised children and youth in the region through the Asean Out-of-School Children and Youth (OOSCY) Seminar held from Oct 28 to 30.

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Malaysia's unemployment rate declines to 3.2% in 2024, says DOSM

PUTRAJAYA: The unemployment rate declined to 3.2% while the number of graduates increased to 5.98 million in 2024, according to the 2024 Graduates Statistics released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) on Saturday (Nov 1).

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Over 413,000 students to sit for SPM 2025 from Nov 3

PUTRAJAYA: The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2025 examination, involving 413,372 candidates, will begin this Monday (Nov 3) and run until Dec 23 at 3,350 examination centres nationwide.

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Fadhlina inspects flood preparedness of Kedah schools

ALOR SETAR: The Education Ministry is working to ensure that schools' preparedness for disasters is at the best level and that the safety aspects of students, teachers and all education staff are maintained.

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Home Ministry mulls linking school CCTVs with police networks, says Saifuddin Nasution

KUALA LUMPUR: The Home Ministry is considering the proposal to link school closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems to the police to enable real-time monitoring and enhance security.

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Green light for Chinese classes

THE Education Ministry has reaffirmed that Chinese language classes can be held in national secondary schools (SMK) if there is demand from at least 15 parents, in line with the Education Act.

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Patriot: Ex-soldiers suitable for warden role in schools

PETALING JAYA: Former servicemen should be stationed as special wardens at schools to instil discipline among students, suggests the National Patriots Association (Patriot).

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Education Ministry projects recruitment of 200 new Chinese language teachers this year, Parliament told

KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry has reaffirmed that Chinese language classes can be held in national-type secondary schools (Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan) if there is a minimum demand from 15 parents, in line with the Education Act 1996 (Act 550).

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2026 school calendar returns to pre-Covid cycle

PETALING JAYA: The 2026 academic calendar for all national and government-aided schools will be from Jan 11 to Dec 31 for Group A states, and Jan 12 to Dec 31 for Group B states.

Education

Monash University announces new RM2.8bil campus in KL

KUALA LUMPUR: Monash University Malaysia has announced a partnership with Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) City to establish a RM2.8bil campus in the heart of the city, marking the university's largest-ever international education investment.

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Over 10,000 new teachers to be deployed nationwide in November

KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry will deploy 10,096 new teachers nationwide next month to fill existing vacancies and address shortages in several key subjects.

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School year for 2026 starts in January

PETALING JAYA: The 2026 academic calendar for all national and government-aided schools will officially return to a January start, says Fadhlina Sidek.

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Education Ministry to boost psychological support in schools through mental health first aid training

KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry will focus on implementing psychological first aid (PFA) training for teachers next year to strengthen psychological and counselling support in schools, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Tuesday (Oct 28).

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Cops vow to increase patrols in schools

SHAH ALAM : With over 1,200 student misconduct cases reported in Selangor, state police patrolmen will now make their presence felt by surveilling school compounds.

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Stakeholders: Parents, community must shoulder responsibility

PETALING JAYA: Enhanced police patrols will deter students from misconduct but everyone has a role to play in keeping schools safe, say stakeholders.