The Malaysian education system is on track to becoming
among the world’s best as stringent monitoring is in place to ensure its
success under the Government Transformation Plan (GTP).
“The rate of improvement of the system in the last 15 years is among the fastest in the world,” the
GTP report said.
Malaysia also ranks among the top in the world for equitable access to education.
However,
Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
said there was still a long way to go before Malaysia could justly
claim that its education system was at par with the world’s best.
“But the Government is committed to transforming it to be among the best in the region,” he said.
The
targets of GTP 2.0 include achieving 92% enrolment at pre-schools;
scoring international average in Programme for International Student
Assessment (Pisa) and Trends in International Mathematics and Science
Study (TIMMS); and reducing urban-rural achievement gaps by 25%.
The
initiatives under GTP encompasses changes aimed at “three-foot
horizon”, which would form the first wave of change towards the overall
goals of the 12-year Malaysian Education Blueprint.
Four key
initiatives under GTP 1.0 include improving access to quality early
childhood education, Literacy and Numeracy Screening Programme (Linus),
implementing high- performing schools and school improvement
programmes, and implementing new deals for principals and headmasters.
The
initiatives aim to immediately arrest the decline in student outcomes
and to establish a foundation for future improvements within the
education sector.
TheStar
