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Preschool Education Most parents send
their children to private preschools (registered by the Ministry of
Education) before the age of six. (though not compulsory). There are
state (government) run preschools (by
KEMAS) which provide affordable pre-schooling to those lower income
in some states.
Primary education in Malaysia starts at the age of
six (child must be over six yrs to be admitted). Primary education is
compulsory and lasts six years. All government or public schools
must admit pupils of Malaysian citizens. Parents are required to
register their children at a local school before they reach this age to
be ensured of a place. The medium of instructions in public schools are
Malay or Chinese/Tamil with Malay. English language is compulsory and
Science and Maths are taught in English. Assessment/national
examination at year 6: UPSR (Primary School Performance Examination)
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Secondary
Education
Secondary Government schools are open to all Malaysian citizens.
Secondary schooling normally begins at the age of twelve and is 5 yrs
(up to Form 5) or 7 years (up to Form 6). The medium of instructions in
public schools is the Malay language. English language is compulsory
with Science and Maths taught in English.
Main
assessment of Students nationwide:
Year
3 (Form 3) of Secondary school PMR (Lower Secondary Examination)
Year 5 (Form 5) SPM (Malaysian
Certificate of Education)
Year 6 (Form 6) STPM / similar to ‘A’ Levels Exam
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Tertiary Education for
many students starts at the age of 18. The Ministry of Higher
Education
Malaysia overseas admission to public colleges and universities, and
management of higher education - or polytechnics, community collages,
private collages and private and public universities.
Entrance to
university:
The main entrance
requirement is the results the CGPA for diploma holders, the
matriculation examination or STPM.
All applicants to public universities are also required to sit for the
Malaysian University
English Test (MUET), which stared in 1999, administered by the
Malaysian Examination Council (Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia). Grades
(called bands band 1, poor to band 6 high) of this exam is just to determine
the competency of the student in English and whether they need to take extra
English courses. However, entry to public universities is very competitive
and a higher grade is required for entry to professional
courses, such as medicine and pharmacy.
For STPM and MUET examinations in Malaysia:
Malaysia Examination
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