New housing projects must include schools, says Anwar
THE government will make school construction a condition for planning approval of new large-scale housing developments under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP).
Prime Minister (PM) Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the initiative aims to address overcrowding and the lack of suitable land for education facilities, particularly in urban areas.
'The construction of schools will also be made a condition for planning approval for new large-scale housing projects.
'Meanwhile, the development of vertical schools will be expanded to address student overcrowding and the unavailability of suitable school sites,' he said when tabling 13MP in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Additionally, he said the government is committed to increasing preschool and secondary school enrolment rates to 98%, which would surpass global averages.
'The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), which serves as the main benchmark at the national level, will continue to be used to assess the effectiveness of policies, curriculum and pedagogical approaches in the education system,' he said.
Anwar also said the country aims to raise its education quality to match international standards based on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) benchmarks.
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