MALAYSIA EDUCATION

D U R AT I O N

SCHOOL GRADES

Level/Grade

Typical age

Pre-school
Pre-school playgroup

34

Kindergarten

46

Primary school
Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

10

Year 5

11

Year 6

12

SECONDARY SCHOOL

Form 1
13
Form 2
14
Form 3
15
Form 4
16
Form 5
17
Form 6/Pre-University
schools)

1819 (Available in some

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Tertiary education (College or University) Ages
vary

TYPES OF SCHOOLS

Public Schools
National Schools
National-type Schools
Private Schools
Private Schools
Chinese Independence School (For Secondary)
International Schools
Homeschooling

OTHER TYPES OF SCHOOLS

Islamic religious schools

Primary schools are calledSekolah Rendah Agama(SRA),

while secondary schools are calledSekolah Menengah
Agama(SMA).
Chinese independent high schools
Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) at the end of
Junior Middle 3 and Senior Middle 3.
The UEC is available in three levels: Vocational Unified
Exam (UEC-V), UEC Junior Middle Level (UEC-JML/JUEC)
and Senior Middle Level (UEC-SML/SUEC).

ISSUES IN MALAYSIAN EDUCATION

Language
Gender
Racial quotas in public universities
In 1973, the Malaysian government setting a quota
of 55% of university places for Bumiputeras and the
remaining 45% for Chinese and Indian students.
The university quota system created considerable
unhappiness among the Chinese and Indians.
In 2010, the Indian community was shocked at the
low 2% to 3% intake of Indian students into public
universities.

Thank you!!!