EDF 1001HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MALAYSIAN

EDUCATION

ASSOC PROF DR MOHAMAD JOHDI SALLEH

Name : ZAIM ZUFAYRI BIN AB RAZAK

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Independence chinese schools

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Independent Chinese secondary schools in Malaysia shared a

similar history.

They went through abysmal darkness

without government aid nor guidance.

Malaysian Independent Chinese

Secondary Schools (MICSS) which came into being after the Education Act 1961.

1961 was the year when chinese schools had to

make the painful decision whether to be converted to sekolahmenengah to receive government aid or to

remain as independent Chinese schools to

survive on their own.

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January 1962 was the creation of the first class of Kuala

Lumpur Chong Hwa independent Chinese secondary school of students in the afternoon.

Classes of the converted Sekolah

Menengah remained in the morning session.

These classes were “generously” allowed to squat

on national school premises.

Their effort are to stay alive.

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There are around 78 of independence chinese schools in Malaysia and overall population around 129,000 students and 7,500 teachers & administrators.

In 1994, these schools obtained approval from the Malaysian Ministry of Education to form a School Council, run by a committee elected from principals from these 78 schools.

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Implementation of IndependenceChinese Schools

They provided an alternative path for special students of good conduct from primary schools who passed the entrance examination, and could afford the fees

Students must be able to take strict disciplines and heavy work loads

The United Examination Certificate (UEC) examinations at both Junior and Senior levels determine whether they move on or would be retained to repeat a year of poor performance

In line with government education policy, many of these schools coached their students to sit for SPM, not forgetting special English lessons

The students which does not prepare for UEC examinations is not an independent Chinese

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Differences between independent chinese school and national school

The main difference of the school is all

students are required to learn Mandarin

They are also required to take

Chinese subject in PMR and SPM examinations

The school is concerned with three languages,

Malay, English and Mandarin

Independence chineseschool hopes that all the

students are able to master the languages when they completed

their studies at Form Five

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Conclusion of independent chineseschool

Through pure perseverance, these schools have proven its past values and developed future.

There is no doubt of their sustainability and adaptability to globalization.

In the year of 2013, two of these schools celebrating their 100 years anniversary campuses.

These schools have walked side-by-side with the nation’s development.

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Conforming

School

Definition

Implimentation

Conclusion

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Definition of conforming schools

Government-aided schools are schools in which the administration under the auspices of their own administrative board

While the government is subsidizing the provision of management students only.

All school policies are administered by the school board and the appointment of teachers made by the Ministry of Education.

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Conforming school

• The SMJK (Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan) is a

group of Malaysian Chinese conforming schools

classified as Government-aided schools

• Originally the school was funded by the Chinese, in the

days of British administration.

• But now the National-type schools to receive aid from

the Ministry of Education

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Implementation of conforming schools

Syllabus and teachers' salaries in national-type schools

funded by the government.

The school curriculum is also similar to the National

School,

different is the medium used.

Moreover, most of the building was funded by the

school's board of trustees.

In Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics

in English in primary school, the medium for Science

and Mathematics is Chinese

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Conclusion

On June 27, 2009, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the government is ready to help national-type schools, private schools if they do not conflict with the National Education Policy. RM 1.8 billion was allocated to pay the salaries of teachers who worked in national-type schools in 2008

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References • http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekolah_jenis_k

ebangsaan

• http://mediawangsamaju.blogspot.com/2013/06/sekolah-vernakular-menter

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