Education Policy In Malaysia 2020

This policy makes sure that every child in malaysia beginning at age 6 regardless of sex social and economic background and residential locality has the right to primary education.

Education policy in malaysia 2020. The education ministry is the biggest recipient of the 2020 budget with an allocation of rm64 1 billion rm3 9 billion more than this year s allocation. Dr mahathir who is. Education in malaysia is overseen by the ministry of education kementerian pendidikan although education is the responsibility of the federal government each state and federal territory has an education department to co ordinate educational matters in its territory. In vision 2020 the goal was for malaysia to become by year 2020 a fully.

For example last year 51 191 students from the b40 group successfully enrolled in public higher education institutions through the special entry path initiative. For example the delivery of mathematics and science subjects has always been in the national language malay called mbmmbi policy for upholding the malay language strengthening the command of english in. Introduction dr mahathir mohamad articulated the vision 2020 during his first term as malaysia s prime minster. The main legislation governing education is the education act 1996.

2020 10 27 02 18 pm. The malaysia education blueprint meb 2013 2025 is the country s main contemporary education policy reform document. Education in malaysia towards a developed nation chang da wan morshidi sirat and dzulkifli abdul razak 1. The education system is divided into preschool education.

It sets out an ambitious target to transform the education system so that malaysia ranks among the top third of countries in international indices such as the programme for international student. This article analyses the relationship between educational development and the socio political and economic context of malaysia.