A-A1-A 2018 Annual Report Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 FOREWORD Minister of Education A-IV Secretary General A-VIII Director General Ministry of Education A-X Table of CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 ACCESS QUALITY EQUITY IMPROVING ACCESS TO QUALITY IMPROVING QUALITY ENSURING EQUITY EDUCATION FROM PRESCHOOL IN EDUCATION IN EDUCATION TO SECONDARY EDUCATION 1-2 Highlights & Achievement 2-2 Highlights & Achievement 3-2 Highlights & Achievement 1-4 Increasing Access To 2-4 Inculcating 21st Century 3-4 District Tranformation Quality Education At Learning In The Programme Preschool Level Classroom 3-10 Education Transformation 1-6 National Preschool Quality 2-8 Strengthening Science, For Orang Asli And Standard Self-Rating Technology, Engineering Indigenous Communities (PK-SKPK) And Mathematics Improving Access And Education 3-12 1-9 Ensuring Participation in Quality Education For Primary and Secondary 2-17 Improving The Numeracy Special Education Needs Education And Literacy Skills Students 1-11 Enhancing The Quality of 2-19 Upholding The Bahasa 3-15 Summary Vocational Education Melayu And Strengthening The English Language 1-17 Strengthening Various Education Pathways 2-37 Improving The Quality Of Teachers 1-32 Gifted and Talented Education Programme 2-41 Strengthening The Quality Of School Leaders 1-33 Post-Secondary Education Expanding Private Sector Summary 2-48 1-48 Involvement As Strategic Partners In Education 2-56 Summary 2018 Annual Report Contents CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 UNITY EFFICIENCY PADU DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ VALUES IMPROVING EFFICIENCY EDUCATION PERFORMANCE AND AND ETHICS IN STRENGHTENING IN EDUCATION DELIVERY DELIVERY UNIT (PADU) UNITY 4-2 Highlights & Achievement 5-2 Highlights & Achievement 6-2 Sustaining Quality Outcomes Through Strengthening Unity Optimising Expenditure 4-4 5-4 Initiative Management To Maximise Student Developing Students’ Cycle 4-10 Outcomes Values And Ethics Sustainability Through Developing Equitable 6-3 Summary 5-5 Talent Development 4-15 Funding Principles To Support MOE Schools 6-4 Aligning Stakeholders To Accelerate System Improving Leadership 5-7 Improvement And Capability Within The Ministry Of Education 6-5 Improving Outcomes Through Strategic Upgrading School 5-8 Alignments Infrastructure And Maintenance 6-7 Collaboration With Private Partners To Increase The Improving The 5-10 Blueprint Impact Operational Efficiency Of Under-Enrolled Schools 6-8 Transforming Learning To Improve Student Expanding Data Sharing 5-12 Outcomes And Dashboard Use In The Ministry Of Education 6-9 Fostering Education Best Practices From South East Improving The Use Of 5-13 Asia And Beyond Technology In Teaching And Learning 6-12 Summary 5-15 Implementing ICT Transformation In The A-B GLOSSARY Ministry Of Education 5-18 Summary 1-IVA-IV FOREWORD : Minister Of Education Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh dan Salam Sejahtera. We HAVE to do better! In crafting our strategies to improve the Blueprint, we drew on the collective wisdom of a community The Olympic motto in Latin is “Citius, Altius, Fortius” of experts, in Majlis Penasihat Pendidikan - which translates in English as “Swifter, Higher, Kebangsaan (MPPK) and the Jawatankuasa Stronger” to me encapsulates the determination Dasar Pendidikan Negara (JKDPN) as well as to be the best one can be. I see parallels in the experiences from the community. I am very education where we must keep doing more for our encouraged that we received thousands of public children and ultimately the nation. Personally, in the submissions with suggestions on how to improve effort of future proofing our students there is hardly our education system. The report by the JKDPN time for a pat on the back on a job well done is important as it shows the gaps in expectations but an unrelenting momentum on how we can do and implementation. Although we are only midway better. To quote Heraclitus, a pre-Socratic Greek in implementing the Blueprint, the Ministry had philosopher, “change is the only constant in life”. achieved some successes that clearly demonstrate Entrusted with the future of the nation’s children we we are committed in realising an education system in the Ministry of Education cannot afford to slow that we can all be proud of. However, we need to down or sit back. do more and yes, we have to do better. The Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 My push for improvements is based on having a value (Blueprint) is often mentioned and referred to by driven education system, that humanises education, the education fraternity for education transformation helping us shape a nation of upstanding citizens that in Malaysia. It is by far the most ambitious and can readily integrate into society. We are preparing comprehensive transformation plan that the Ministry a generation of graduates that are truly ‘future-proof’ has ever undertaken. The development stage went and will hopefully thrive in an age of rapid changes. through the largest public engagement the country The way we measure student performance shifts to has ever seen then. However, after more than a reflect this new priority, where examinations eventually year in office as the Education Minister, I realised gives way to classroom-based assessments as the the need to improve the Blueprint to accommodate mode of gauging holistic student development. Our changing times and needs. approach will have to be facilitative, empowering, impactful and value driven so that we promote growth and not stifle it. Our initiatives MUST embed this in the outcomes sought. A-V1-V FOREWORD: Minister Of Education Malaysia Minister Of Education Malaysia changes happen because ordinary people do extraordinary things. Therefore, let us continue to do extraordinary things for the sake of our country. 1-VIA-VI FOREWORD: Minister Of Education Malaysia A-VII1-VII FOREWORD: Minister Of Education Malaysia The chapters of this Annual Report are based a key concern and worthy of huge investment. It on the Blueprint system aspirations which are is up to us, all the stakeholders in education to Access, Quality, Equity, Unity and Efficiency. As continue proving that the Government’s investment you read through the chapters, you will notice that and trust are not misplaced. I am thankful to the we have made some strides in some initiatives, Almighty that in undertaking this massive task of faltered in some and plateaued in others. Some reforming the education system I am blessed to be examples: although we managed to significantly able to work with people who are dedicated, truly increase our students’ enrolment at pre-school and committed in ensuring we are on the right track upper secondary school levels to 85.4% and 87.2% and our aim never wavers. respectively, enrolment at lower secondary school level fell from 96.6% to 95.3%; and whilst we have Yes, there is change fatigue, but we must persevere increased the percentage of Orang Asli students’ and be resilient. I echo Barack Obama when he transitioning from primary to lower secondary school rightfully said, “a change is brought about because to 76.7% in 2018 from 73.1% in 2017, the average ordinary people do extraordinary things”. So, let us attendance rate of Orang Asli students remained continue to do extraordinary things for the sake of mostly stagnant at 87.4%, a 0.1% increase from our nation. 2017. It is crucial to not only show successes in our assurance of transparency. DR. MASZLEE MALIK My drive for accountability permeates every aspect MINISTER OF EDUCATION of our efforts in the Ministry. Yet again this Ministry received the biggest budget allocation from the Government, a clear indication that education is MALAYSIAN EDUCATION BLUEPRINT 2013-2025 1-VIIIA-VIII FOREWORD : Secretary General DATO’ DR. MOHD GAZALI BIN ABAS Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh dan Salam Sejahtera. Year 2018 witnessed a profound transformation in the nation’s political landscape which begun with an education reform by the merging of two ministries into one Ministry of Education. Hence the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 (Blueprint) has to be implemented together with the Malaysia Education Blueprint (Higher Education) 2015-2025 to create synergy and seamless integration. We have been heartened by the shared focus on achieving greater benefits for our students and our society. Transformation can be a long journey, and so success must be measured iteratively in order to ensure the education transformation journey is on track with the Blueprint aspirations PPPM 2013-2025. A-IX1-IX FOREWORD: Secretary General Transformation can be a long journey, and so success Ministry has established significant focus on must be measured iteratively in order to ensure the achieving ‘education for all’ by warranting specific education transformation journey is on track with interventions and targeted support to children with the Blueprint aspirations PPPM 2013-2025. Although Special Education Needs through the ‘Zero Reject the Ministry has had its fair share of challenges, Policy’ and ‘Zero Dropout Policy’. At the same time, 2018 has demonstrated some achievements which we want to humanise education by promoting the we can be proud of and a reminder that if we work concept of ‘love, happiness and mutual respect’ together, we are able to achieve all that we aspire. through education. As a start allow me to briefly provide an overview for 2018 achievements from the aspect of infrastructure, As a public servant who has served the government student, and system. for many years, I am proud to say that these recent changes in the education scene have Going beyond improvements to the basic physical reinvigorated, challenged and broadened my views infrastructure and not undermining the importance of to achieve better results in the future. My sincere technology and its rapid development, the Ministry acknowledgement to all who have been involved in has been steadfast in laying down the foundation making 2018 a great year for us all. I would like to and framework for the digital infrastructure in end by saying that in our stride towards a better schools as well.