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Free Malaysia Today
17 hours ago
- Free Malaysia Today
Putrajaya school shortlisted for World's Best School Prizes 2025
T4 Education said SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) has seen its pupils' stress levels drop by 60% and classroom behaviour improve by 40% through 'HELPIE'. (T4 Education pic) PETALING JAYA : A primary school in Putrajaya has been shortlisted as a top 10 finalist for the World's Best School Prizes 2025. SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) made the list after its pupils developed an app called HELPIE to make mental health support accessible, engaging and fun. Awards organiser T4 Education said that, through the app, the school had seen pupils' stress levels drop by 60% and classroom behaviour improve by 40%. Also, 90% of the pupils reported understanding their emotions better. In a statement, T4 Education said a survey among the 1,400 pupils in 2023 revealed that 34% of them were experiencing stress, and 47% were struggling to express their emotions. It said the school was planning to publish the app on the Google Play store so it could be integrated into the counselling programmes of other schools. T4 Education founder Vikas Pota praised the school as a beacon of hope, calling it an inspiration for global educators facing the pressures of technological change, climate crises and societal challenges. 'It is in schools like SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) where we find the innovations and expertise that give us hope for a better future. 'Leaders and schools around the world have so much to learn from this inspirational Malaysian institution,' he said. The winners of the awards' five categories – community collaboration, environmental action, innovation, overcoming adversity, and supporting healthy lives – and the T4 Education community choice award will be announced in October. 'They will be invited to the World Schools' Summit in Abu Dhabi on Nov 15-16 where they will share their best practices and unique expertise and experience with policymakers and leading figures in global education,' it said.
The Star
21 hours ago
- Health
- The Star
SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) shortlisted for World's Best School Prizes 2025
PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian primary school has secured a place among the global top 10 finalists for the World's Best School Prizes 2025. SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) was named in the Top 10 shortlist for the World's Best School Prize for Supporting Healthy Lives. The school was recognised for its innovative HELPIE health mobile application, designed to improve students' mental well-being by offering tools for stress identification and management, along with fun games and health campaigns. Since its implementation, the school has seen a 60% drop in student stress levels. More than 90% of students report a better understanding of their emotions, and 87% say they understand their stress levels better. The initiative also led the school to win the prestigious AIA Healthiest Schools Competition last year. Efforts are underway to publish HELPIE on Google Play for integration into the counselling programmes of more schools. The primary school stands a chance to win part of the US$250,000 (RM1.06mil) prize, which will be equally shared among winners of the five prizes, with each receiving US$50,000 (RM212,525). The five World's Best School Prizes, founded last year by T4 Education, are the world's most prestigious education prizes. T4 Education and the World's Best School Prizes founder, Vikas Pota, said: "In a world being turned upside down by AI, as technology reshapes the way we learn and renders jobs that have existed for centuries obsolete, amid growing challenges of climate change, conflict, poverty, and populism, the world our young people are entering has never felt more precarious. And a good education, with humans at its heart, has never been more important. 'It is in schools like SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) where we find the innovations and expertise that give us hope for a better future. 'Congratulations on becoming a finalist for the World's Best School Prizes 2025. Leaders and schools around the world have so much to learn from this inspirational Malaysian institution,' he said in a press release on Wednesday (June 18). The five World's Best School Prizes – for Community Collaboration, Environmental Action, Innovation, Overcoming Adversity, and Supporting Healthy Lives – will be chosen by an expert Judging Academy based on rigorous criteria. Additionally, all 50 finalist schools across the five prizes will participate in a Public Vote, which opened on Wednesday (June 18), to determine the winner of the Community Choice Award. All six winners will be announced in October. The winners and finalists of these global school prizes will be invited to the World Schools Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on November 15 to 16, where they will share their best practices and unique expertise with policymakers and leading figures in global education.
