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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 Unveiled


Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 has been unveiled today.


Public will be able to view the blueprint during open days in the next three months.

The final plan will be presented to cabinet in December.

Below are some important points of the blueprint. What Do You Think ?

1) Language

All Year 1 to Year 3 students to undergo Literacy and Numeracy screening (Linus) twice a year in both English and Bahasa Malaysia (currently Linus tests are done only for BM)

After-school remedial classes for Years 4-6 (to phase out 'remove' classes for those with problems with English and BM after Year 6 by 2017)



All English teachers must pass Cambridge placement tests within the next two years

Accelerated pathway for high performers: 5 years (instead of 6) for UPSR and 4 years (instead of 5) for SPM

Compulsory English Literature module in secondary school

2) International standards

Benchmark mathematics and science tests on the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) and Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (Timss)

11 years of compulsory schooling (up from 6 years); by 2020, all school leavers have SPM or equivalent qualification

All special needs students in equipped special schools by 2025

Each child to learn a third language by 2025 (starting with Chinese, Tamil and Arabic). Spanish, French and Japanese will be offered later

3) Values

Each student must take part in community service

Some Moral Studies and Islamic Studies lessons will be conducted jointly, where there are shared values. Islamic and Moral Studies will also focus on core values of other major religions by 2017

Include private school students in Rancangan Integrasi Murid Untuk Perpaduan (RIMUP)

4) Teaching

Raise entry bar to teachers' training, with the aim of having only the top 30 percent of graduates become teachers from 2013

Teachers to be assessed annually by principals, with input likely by peers and parents

Fast track careers; high performers can be promoted from DG41 grade to DG54 in 25 years

Those who underperform to be redeployed to non-teaching tasks like co-curricular activities, discipline or administration

High-performing principals for rural or low-performing schools; New Principal Career Package, which includes coaching and on-boarding programmes, to be rolled out in waves in 2013

Teachers to do less administrative work and more teaching

5) Schools

Greater flexibility to schools for budget allocations and implementation of curriculum, starting from high-performing schools.

100 percent schools to have basic infrastructure by 2015 (starting with Sabah and Sarawak)

6) ICT

4G Internet for all schools by 2013 for paedagogy

7) Ministry

2,500 staff members moved from state education departments and the head office to district education departments

State and district education departments to have greater budgeting and personnel autonomy

8) Parents

Parents can access online monitoring of students' progress

500 more Trust schools

9) Transparency

Annual report to gauge if blueprint targets have been met, starting 2013, be available for public consumption

Comprehensive review of the blueprint in 2015, 2020 and 2025.

10) Funds

Focus funds on critical areas, like teacher training and cutting funds to non-critical programmes

*The full blueprint can be downloaded here.
http://myedureview.com/

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