The overall student dropout rate in both primary and secondary schools has decreased from 21,748 in 2020 to 13,007 last year.
Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh reported during the question-and-answer session in Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Feb 4) that of this total, 2,873 students, comprising 883 primary pupils and 1,990 secondary students, successfully returned to school last year.
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Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh reported during the question-and-answer session in Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Feb 4) that of this total, 2,873 students, comprising 883 primary pupils and 1,990 secondary students, successfully returned to school last year.
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00:00The first thing I would like to say is about the percentage of low and middle school students.
00:10According to statistics, in 2020, the percentage of low school students was 0.10%,
00:19which is 2,437 people.
00:22In 2024, it dropped to 0.06%, which is 1,595 people.
00:32In middle school, in 2020, the percentage of low school students was 1.13%,
00:39which is 19,311 people.
00:43It also dropped from 0.06% to 0.64% in 2024, to 11,412 people.
00:53And from this figure, KPMG's efforts to return students to school,
01:01in 2024, 883 low school students were returned to school,
01:09and 1,990 middle school students were returned to school in 2024.
01:16This is KPMG's effort to return our low school students.
01:22That's number one.
01:23Number two is about comprehensive schools, K-9 and K-11.
01:29So far, we have 28 K-9 schools,
01:34as well as two K-11 schools in Petau, Pahang, and Lombardian, Sarawak.
01:42And this year, in 2025, KPMG plans to expand the number of K-9 schools
01:51to seven schools, and the location and name of the schools will be announced in the near future.
01:58So, this year, seven more schools will be K-9 schools.
02:03At the same time, KPMG is also evaluating the feasibility
02:08to make some of the K-9 schools available as K-11 schools.
02:16And this is part of KPMG's efforts to address the issue of discrimination.
02:22Thank you, Dato' Speaker.
02:28For more information, visit www.fema.gov