Malaysia – According to Senior Minister Datuk Radzi Jidin, the Education Ministry would stop utilizing the Form 3 Assessment (PT3) this year. To replace formal testing, Radzi said his government would implement more school- and class-based evaluations. The Covid-19 outbreak, which compelled schools to shut and lessons to move online, wreaked havoc on national exams, including the PT3. “PMR (Penilaian …

Malaysia – By consenting to a discussion on Sunday, MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong ordered DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng to be a man and stand by his allegations. After Lim alleged that the MCA president had not contributed to the development of SJK (C) Kuek Ho Yao in Seri Austin, Johor Baru, Wee declared he was serious …

Malaysia – According to Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, there has been a substantial rise in the number of Covid-19 education clusters recently, with 92 recorded in the most recent epidemiological week (ME) 7/2022. He said that 61 education clusters were registered the week before (ME6). From January 1 to February 19, the Crisis Preparedness and Response …

Singapore – Primary school students will return to school for face-to-face lessons progressively from next week, while the year-end examinations for Primary 3 and 4 students will be cancelled, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Thursday (Oct 7). Year-end examinations for Primary 5 pupils will, however, still proceed under strict Covid-19 infection controls, MOE said in a statement. This …

In response to the water surge phenomena that occurred on August 18, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has allotted RM2.4 million to carry out repair work at four schools in the area that were severely damaged by the floods that followed. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Yan, Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Langkasuka, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) York Khoon, and SK Haji …

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has called the attention of the Ministry of Education (MoE) to continue in its efforts in putting the needs of the educators, parents and pupils first as well as to be attentive to their suggestions in order to aid the development of the teaching and learning (PdP) platforms to ensure that the learning process remains …

Selangor PH MPs, along with state assemblymen are demanding the MoE to stand up for Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam as the student activist is presently being criticized following the latter’s revelation of gender inequality happening in schools. The 11 MPs and 27 assemblymen have expressed their dismay to the MoE’s lack of action and for turning a blind eye about …

SINGAPORE: In some Western cultures, gender identity concerns have become fiercely disputed sources of division, and Singapore should not import these cultural wars, Education Minister Lawrence Wong said on Monday (Feb 1). Mr. Wong responded to a parliamentary question from Sengkang Workers’ Party MP He Tingru about the policies and guidelines of the Ministry of Education (MOE) on students with …

The Ministry of Education has given the flexibility to school managers to modify the school opening procedures as long as they conform to its guidelines. Deputy Minister of Education II Muslimin Yahaya said improvements to the guidelines were tolerated as each school had a particular atmosphere and number of students. On June 10, Minister of Education Dr. Mohd Radzi Md …