Abdul Rahman Talib Statement

1. Malay Language as National Language

The starting point for Malay Language as the main medium of instruction

Malay Language as the medium of instruction in primary school, secondary school and

university

Public examinations are in Malay Language and English Language. All candidates must

pass In Malay Language subject before entering the secondary schools.

To give a respective position to Malay Language as a national language, suggested that

Primary Schools and Primary Schools of Public converted into National Primary Schools

and National Type Primary Schools.

2. Establishment of the School of Extended Education till 15 years old (Sekolah

Pelajaran Lanjutan)

The age for school retirement increased to 15 years old by establishing the School of

Extended Education

This enabled the students to further their studies 3 more years and expertise in the art of

entrepreneurship.

In Razak Report, the students who failed to enter secondary schools had to stop their

study which is not good as 12 years old is not a suitable age to have a job. Plus,

unemployment can trigger a social problem. Hence, the age for attending school is

increased from 12 to 15 years old.

3. Establishment of the School of Extended Education (Kelas Peralihan)

Established for the National Type Primary Schools (SJK) who wished to pursue their

studies in National Secondary Schools or English Secondary Schools

Offers a 3-year vocational course to accommodate pupils who failed to find a place to

study in the academic secondary schools.

4. Automatic Enrollment

Automatic enrollment in all government national primary schools and national secondary

schools

Students will be enrolled automatically for the next year class as long as there is at least

an examination in a semester and annual examination.

Education chance for 9 years are automatically provided which 6 years of primary school

and 3 years of lower secondary school

Free education to all primary schools regardless any communication languages used in

that particular school

5. Islamic Studies and Moral Education

Islamic studies will be taught in schools if there are at least 15 Muslim students.

The payment will be done by the State and Country.

Moral education for non-Muslim students will be included in the compulsory syllabus

starting from Standard 4 and 5.

6. Establishment of the State Inspectorate

The local Education Authority under Razak Report 1957 is no longer suitable as it did

not achieve the objective and will be replaced by the State Educational Advisor

Association (Lembaga Penasihat Pelajaran Negeri) in order to assist the Federal

Inspectorate in the course of their supervisory duties.

7. Teachers’ promotions

These promotions have to be done by the Manager Congregation (Jemaah Pengurus) and

approved by Education Minister.

In order to overcome the lack of teacher in School of Extended Education (sekolah

pelajaran lanjutan), the ministry of education has provided a three years part time training

programme for the teachers.

Establishment of Various Courses Education System (Sistem Pendidikan Anika Jurusan)

1965 in secondary school to replace the Extended Education System (Sistem Pelajaran

Lanjutan)

Hussein Onn report 1971 and Mahathir Report 1976 was created in order to revise the

previous national education policies

EDUCATIONAL BLUEPRINTS

2013-20251) PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL

STANDARD

Benchmark learning of languages, Science and Mathematics to international standards

Launch revised Primary (KSSR) and Secondary (KSSM) Curriculum in 2017

Revamp examinations and assessments to increase focus on higher-order thinking skills

by 2016

Strengthen STEM education

Enhance access and quality of existing education pathways, starting with vocational track

Raise quality of all preschools and encourage universal enrolment by 2020

Increase investment in physical and teaching resources for students

2) ENSURE EVERY CHILD IS PROFICIENT IN BAHASA MALAYSIA AND ENGLISH

LANGUAGE AND IS ENCOURAGED TO LEARN AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE.

Roll out the KSSR Bahasa Malaysia curriculum for National-type schools, with intensive

remedial support for students who require it

Expand the LINUS programme to include English literacy

Up skill English language teachers

Make English language SPM paper a compulsory pass and expand opportunities for

greater exposure to the language

Encourage every child to learn an additional language by 2025

3) DEVELOP VALUES-DRIVEN MALAYSIANS

Enhance Islamic and Moral Education with greater focus on unity and fostering stronger

bonds among students

Develop students holistically by reinforcing requirement to participate in 1 Sport, 1 Club

and 1 Uniformed Body

Enhance and expand RIMUP from 2016 to facilitate interaction across school types.

4) TRANSFORM TEACHING INTO THE PROFESSION OF CHOICE

Raise the entry bar for teachers from 2013 to be amongst top 30% of graduates

Revamp the IPG to world class standards by 2020

Upgrade the quality of continuous professional development (CPD) from 2013

Focus teachers on their core function of teaching from 2013

Implement competency and performance-based career progression by 2016

Enhance pathways for teachers into leadership, master teaching and subject specialist

roles by 2016

Develop a peer-led culture of excellence and certification process by 2025

5) ENSURE HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL LEADERS IN EVERY SCHOOL

Enhance selection criteria and succession planning process for principals from 2013

Roll out a New Principal Career Package in waves with greater support and sharper

accountability for improving student outcomes

6) EMPOWER JPNs, PPDs, AND SCHOOLS TO CUSTOMISE SOLUTIONS BASED ON

NEED

Accelerate school improvement through systematic, districtled programmes rolled out

across all states by 2014

Allow greater school based management and autonomy for schools that meet a minimum

performance criteria

Ensure 100% of schools meet basic infrastructure requirements by 2015, starting with

Sabah and Sarawak

Ensure all government and government-aided schools receive equitable financial support

7) ICT TO SCALE UP QUALITY LEARNING ACROSS MALAYSia

Provide internet access and virtual learning environment via 1BestariNet for all 10,000

schools

Augment online content to share best practices starting with a video library of the best

teachers delivering lessons in Science, Mathematics, Bahasa Malaysia and English

language

Maximise use of ICT for distance and self paced learning to expand access to high-

quality teaching regardless of location or student skill level

8) MINISTRY DELIVERY CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITY

Empower JPNs and PPDs through greater decision-making power over budget and

personnel from 2013, and greater accountability for improving student outcomes

Deploy almost 2,500 more personnel from the Ministry and JPNs to PPDs in order to

better support schools by 2014

Strengthen leadership capabilities in 150-200 pivotal leadership positions from 2013

Design new functions and structure for the Ministry, with implementation from 2016

9) PARENTS, COMMUNITY, AND PRIVATE SECTOR AT SCALE

Equip every parent to support their child's learning through a parent engagement toolkit

and online access to their child's in-school progress

Invite every PIBG to provide input on contextualisation of curriculum and teacher quality

from 2016

Expand Trust School model to 500 schools by 2025 by including alumni groups and

NGOs as potential sponsors

10) STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR EVERY RINGGIT

Link every programme to clear student outcomes and annually rationalise programmes

that have low impact

Capture efficiency opportunities, with funding reallocated to the most critical areas such

as teacher training and up skilling

11) TRANSPARENCY FOR DIRECT PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY

Publish an annual public report on progress against Blueprint targets and initiatives,

starting from the year 2013

Conduct comprehensive stock takes in 2015, 2020 and 2025

PENYATA RAHMAN TALIB VERSUS EDUCATIONAL

BLUEPRINT 2013-2025

PENYATA RAHMAN TALIB EDUCATIONAL BLUEPRINT 2013-2025

SCHOOL SYSTEMS

Focusing on the school age retirement

where it was extended until the

student achieved the age of fifteen.

Establishment of school of extended

education such as vocational school

course to accommodate pupils who

failed to find a place to study in the

academic secondary schools.

Increase the standard of Malaysia

education system (as well as the standard

of the students) to produce globally

competitive Malaysia students.

Students who need more help will be

given access to the right levels of support

to succeed at school.

LANGUAGE

Introducing Bahasa Melayu as the

medium of instruction in educational

institution in order to secure its

position as the National and also to

play a role as unifying agent.

Prioritizing the effort to improve

students’ proficiency in Bahasa

Malaysia.

Emphasizing the importance to upgrade

English language skills among the

students

Encouraging the students to have one

additional language

ISLAMIC STUDIES AND MORAL EDUCATION

Less accentuate on Islamic studies

and moral education.

The subjects will be taught according

by the numbers of students (Islamic

studies)

The Islamic Education curriculum form

Muslim students and Moral Education

for non-Muslim students will be

strengthened through a greater focus on

understanding values related to unity and

fostering good relations among students.

TEACHER’S ROLE

Promoting teacher’s position in

school in order to overcome the

problem of lacking numbers of

teachers during the particular time.

Providing a three years part time

training programme for the teachers

Upgrading the teacher’s quality to make

it compatible with the quality educational

systems.

Teaching will be a prestigious, elite

profession that only recruits from the top

30% of graduates in the country.

Teachers will receive the best training

possible, from the time they enter their

teacher training programmes, through to

the point of retirement.

IN GENERAL

This report focused only on certain

aspects which were deemed as

important at the time.

Covered education system in Malaysia

from every aspects that are possible such

as the students , the teachers, and parents.

MALAYSIA EDUCATION BLUEPRINT (2006-2010)

Strategic Thrusts / Objectives

Nation building

Instill love and value of Malaysia’s heritage

Strengthen Bahasa Malaysia as the national language

Foster understanding of the content and needs of Islam Hadhari

Developing human capital

Motivate learning skills and competency among students in

specific subjects including English, Science and Mathematics

Roll up Smart School concept

Strengthen the curriculum

Strengthen national schools

Strengthen school leadership

Develop school infrastructure

Expand pre-school programme

Narrowing the education gap

Improve infrastructure and basic necessities for rural schools

Increase the number of trained teachers and options in rural areas

Improve the delivery system of assistance for poor students as well

as those with special needs and minority groups

Improving the teaching profession

Improve the identification of teachers

Strengthen teacher training

Improve career prospects for teachers

Improve teachers’ work environment and welfare

Accelerating excellence at educational institutions

Ensure effective leadership

Give more autonomy to cluster schools in several areas

Create accountability system

Create standards and benchmarks that can guide a country to

developed status

RAHMAN TALIB REPORT (1960)

VS

MALAYSIA EDUCATION BLUEPRINT (2006-2010)

RAHMAN TALIB REPORT

(1960)

MALAYSIA EDUCATION

BLUEPRINT

(2006-2010)

BAHASA

MALAYSIA AS

THE

NATIONAL

LANGUAGE

Malay Language as the

medium of instruction in

primary school, secondary

school and university

Public examinations are in

Malay Language and English

Language. All candidates

must pass In Malay

Language subject before

entering the secondary

schools.

To give a respective position

to Malay Language as a

national language, suggested

that Primary Schools and

Primary Schools of Public

converted into National

Primary Schools and

National Type Primary

Schools.

Deploying a new wave to

empower the National

Language Movement

Strengthen the

implementation of the

National Book Policy

Establishing National

Language and Literature

Month

ISLAMIC Islamic Studies will be Continuing the

STUDIES AND

MORAL

STUDIES

taught in schools if there are

at least 15 Muslim students.

Moral education for non-

Muslim students will be

included in the compulsory

syllabus starting from

Standard 4 and 5.

implementation of Islamic

Education and Moral

Education ,and Civics and

Citizenship Education

TEACHING

PROFESSION

In order to overcome the

lack of teacher in School of

Extended Education

(SekolahPelajaranLanjutan),

the Ministry of Education

has provided a three years

part time training

programme for the teachers.

Tightening of the conditions

and criteria of future

teachers – Malaysian

Teachers Selection Test

(MTest), individual and

group interview as well as

written English test.

Upgrading teacher training

colleges to IPG which offers

Bachelor’s Degree in

Education.

Providing a conducive work

environment – providing

adequate facilities for

teachers teaching in rural

areas especially in terms of

housing.

ALTERNATIVE

EDUCATION

Transitional class was

established for the National

Type Primary Schools (SJK)

students who wished to

pursue their studies in

National Secondary Schools

or English Secondary

Providing more educational

options to parents and

students

Expand and strengthen

further the

implementation of the

MPV

Schools

Offers a 3-year vocational

course to accommodate

pupils who failed to find a

place to study in the

academic secondary schools

Establishment of Various

Courses Education System

(SistemPendidikanAnikaJuru

san) 1965 in secondary

school to replace the

Extended Education System

(SistemPelajaranLanjutan)

(matapelajaranvokasion

al) in schools

Continuing the

existence of various

types of schools, styles,

subjects and

fieldsspecialization

RELEVANCY OF RAHMAN TALIB’S STATEMENT WITH CURRENT EDUCATION

SYSTEM

STATEMENT RELEVANCY REASON/EVIDENCE

5. Malay Language as

National Language

-The starting point for Malay Language as the

main medium of instruction.

-Malay Language as the medium of instruction in

primary school, secondary school and university.

-Public examinations are in Malay Language and

English Language. All candidates must pass In

Malay Language subject before entering the

secondary schools.

-To give a respective position to Malay Language

as a national language, suggested that Primary

Schools and Primary Schools of Public converted

into National Primary Schools and National Type

Primary Schools.

6. Establishment of the

School of Extended

Education till 15 years

old

(SekolahPelajaranLanju

tan)

-Will be replaced with Various Courses Education

System (SistemPendidikanAnikaJurusan in

secondary schools.

7. Establishment of the

School of Extended

Education

(KelasPeralihan)

-“Will be demolished by the year 2017” – DS.

MuhyiddinYassin

-In order to shortened the schooling period for

SJKT/SJKC students when enrolling into

secondary school (SMK).

8. Automatic Enrollment -Automatic enrollment in all government national

primary schools and national secondary schools.

-Students will be enrolled automatically for the

next year class as long as there is at least an

examination in a semester and annual examination.

-Education chance for 9 years is automatically

provided which 6 years of primary school and 3

years of lower secondary school.

-Free education to all primary schools regardless

any communication languages used in that

particular school.

9. Islamic Studies and

Moral Education

-Following the Malaysian National Curriculum,

Islamic studies is made compulsory for Muslim

students regardless the type of schools.

-To be fair, Moral Education is made for non-

Muslim students.

-Islamic studies or moral education is one of the

core subjects students need to take on the lower-

secondary leaving examination before they are

streamed according to choice and results into

upper-secondary schools.

10. Establishment of the

State Inspectorate

-Advise and supervise the teaching performance of

teachers and educational institution.

-To improve the quality of Malaysia education

system.

11. Teacher’s Promotion

-Teachers need to equip themselves with holistic

pedagogical skills, explore the use of various

learning models that utilise technology to inculcate

higher-order thinking skills, and enhance students’

learning.

- The National Educational Technology Standards

(NETS) requires all teachers in the classroom to be

facilitating and inspiring students to learn in a

creative way.