Malaysia – Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam and her family have unfortunately been “punished” as a result of Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam’s decision to speak out against a teacher and the authorities for trivializing rape in the classroom. In April 2021, Ain Husniza came up against a 43-year-old school teacher named Khairul Nizam Sanuddin, who made a rape joke while the class …

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 …

KUALA LUMPUR: Beginning March 1st, schools will reopen in stages, allowing school bus operators around the country to breathe a sigh of relief. While initially only affecting primary students, after a prolonged shutdown following the Covid-19 pandemic, this is sufficient to give them hope to rise again early last year. Amali Munif Rahmat, president of the Federation of School Bus …

PETALING JAYA – There will be no deferred national exams in Malaysia, like Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM, GCE O-level equivalent), Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM, certificate of vocational skills), Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM, GCE A-level equivalent). The first examinations will begin on Feb 22. Education director-general Habibah Abdul Rahim said that despite calls to do so, there would also be …

Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) plans to make history subject as non-compulsory for high school and equivalent students. The plan is included in the curriculum simplification plan and will be set in March 2021. Historian JJ Rizal criticized the Ministry of Education and Culture’s plan. According to him, this plan contains two sins. The first sin, the Ministry of …

METRO MANILA – Thousands of students, teachers affected across the country will be affected as hundreds of private elementary and high schools will be suspending its operation due to low enrollment of students. According to the data released by DepEd, 748 out of 14,435 private schools accross the country have sent their notice that it will temporarily suspend operations for …

Three schools in two border provinces, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Kanchanaburi, were temporarily closed because of fears of the Covid-19 outbreak from neighboring Myanmar. Students in Kanchanaburi came in close contact with illegal Myanmar border crossers who later fell ill and were hospitalized. The Ban Kui School in Thong Pha Phum was closed for three days and parents, teachers and …

The Indonesian Teachers Union Federation (FSGI) revealed that until August 18, 2020, as many 42 teachers and 2 education personnel had died due to being infected with coronavirus or Covid-19. FSGI Deputy Secretary General Fahriza Marta Tanjung stated that the dead victims came from a number of regions. Among them are Pariaman and Padang Panjang, West Sumatra; West Kalimantan; Pati, …

MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) has reached its target enrollment rate of 22.2 million students for the coming school year, a 20% decrease from the student population last year. According to DepEd, as of yesterday, there are 22,233,806 students have registered in public and private schools, compared to the 27 million enrollees last year. National Enrollment for SY …

The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) says many students experience psychological pressure to drop out of school due to various problems that arise during attending Distance Learning (PJJ) or online learning during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Most of them cannot access online learning. “Many children cannot access PJJ online, so many of them do not move up to class until …