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<h2>Over the last decade, the enrolment of non-Chinese students, particularly Malay students, in Chinese vernacular schools has steadily increased, climbing from 9.5% in 2010 to 15.33% in 2020</h2>
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<p>The Education Ministry provided data in a <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/550573">parliamentary reply</a> on 10 November 2020, revealing a 6.18% increase in Malay students at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKCs) nationwide during that period.</p>
<p>However, the ministry also highlighted that the proportion of Malay students enrolled at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) or national schools has remained stable, hovering at around 93 to 94% from 2010 to 2020.</p>
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<h2>The increasing willingness among Malay parents to enrol their children in vernacular schools rather than national schools is due to several factors</h2>
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<p>These include the desire for their children to learn Mandarin, the comprehensive facilities provided by vernacular schools, and the improved quality of teaching and learning.</p>
<p>Vernacular schools are also perceived to offer many advantages over national schools, such as better facilities, a more dedicated and organised alumni network, and a strong focus on mastering Mandarin and English.</p>
<p>Many parents are also drawn to the strong academic reputation of these institutions.</p>
<p><b>Below are the four main reasons for the increase in Malay enrolment at SJKCs:</b></p>
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<h2>1. Language mastery for a better future</h2>
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<p>Parents recognise the value of multilingualism in a globalised world.</p>
<p>And Mandarin, with its burgeoning economic power, offers exciting career prospects. Vernacular schools provide an immersive environment for mastering this language, thereby giving students a competitive edge.</p>
<p>According to National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) deputy president Abd Ghani Zainudin, the number of Malay students studying in vernacular schools in Negeri Sembilan has increased significantly.</p>
<p>&#8220;[The parents] see children studying in vernacular schools as having advantages compared to national schools, especially in terms of mastering Mandarin,&#8221; he was <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/02/1015202/more-malay-parents-choose-enrol-their-children-vernacular-schools">quoted</a> as saying by the New Straits Times.</p>
<p>Malaysian Muslim Teachers Association (i-Guru) president Mohd Azizee Hassan also echoed similar sentiments, saying, &#8220;Parents now see Malaysia as a pluralistic country&#8230; they also want their children to learn other languages for economic and future career purposes.&#8221;</p>
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<p>In addition to language, parents are attracted to the well-equipped infrastructure and organised alumni support found in many vernacular schools in the country. These factors contribute to a conducive learning environment, fostering better engagement and potentially leading to improved academic performance.</p>
<p>&#8220;Vernacular schools&#8230; [have] advantages in terms of fundraising for the school and student development&#8230; most vernacular school alumni&#8230; are seen to be more determined and better organised,&#8221; noted Abd Ghani.</p>
<p>&#8220;Some Malay students who studied in Chinese schools could master English and Mandarin better because generally, both languages are the mediums of instruction in these schools,&#8221; Rafizah Cian Ling Abdullah, a Malay parent who sent her child to an SJKC, told the English daily.</p>
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<p>According to Mohd Azizee, the improved quality of teaching and learning (PnP) in science and mathematics has motivated parents to choose vernacular schools over SKs for their children.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, national school teacher Che Wan Rosida Wan Hasan said she deliberately chose to send her children to a vernacular school.</p>
<p>&#8220;I feel this can have a great impact on attitude, thinking, and increased learning diligence. The advantage of children studying in vernacular schools can help them master Mandarin and English well because both languages are the mediums of instruction in such schools,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>She emphasised that her personal experience in witnessing her children&#8217;s performance and achievements in school was commendable and on par with other students.</p>
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<p><p>Many Malay parents are also realising that attending a vernacular school exposes their children to different cultures and languages fostering understanding and appreciation for diversity and preparing them for a better life in a multicultural society like Malaysia.</p>
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<h2>While some Malay parents are worried about the availability of halal food and the inclusion of Islamic Education subjects in vernacular schools, these concerns are unwarranted</h2>
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<h2>Speaking of which, SJKC Ton Fah in Beranang serves as a unique epitome of unity and racial harmony in Malaysia:</h2>
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<p>The highlight of the event featured the retiring principal, Puan Gan, being sent on a whimsical &#8216;skylift&#8217; adorned with colourful balloons for a gimmicky takeoff.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Finally, a school that&#8217;s different from the others. They would usually just go for﻿ a wedding theme for [the principal&#8217;s] retirement,&#8221; commented one user.</p>
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<p>&#8220;How much would retirement ceremonies [like this] usually cost? Did the teachers chip in?&#8221; asked a user.</p>
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<p>The incident occurred on 30 January when a fictional musician sharing the guitarist&#8217;s name was mentioned in the listening module of this year&#8217;s English SPM paper.</p>
<p>Shortly after the conclusion of the exam, a wave of students vented their frustration by sending hundreds of messages and voice notes to Kyle Green&#8217;s social media accounts, expressing their dissatisfaction with the difficulty of the questions.</p>
<p>&#8220;Did you take a law course or a lecturer course in Australia, bro? My future depends on the answer here,&#8221; commented one SPM student in one of Green&#8217;s Instagram posts.</p>
<p>&#8220;Anyone here because of the SPM test?&#8221; wrote another.</p>
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<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t normally do these types of videos, but today has been a bizarre day.</p>
<p>&#8220;This morning, I woke up to my Instagram inbox full of messages, phone calls on WhatsApp, emails, and all sorts of things from kids in Malaysia,&#8221; said Green.</p>
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<p>However, Green considered the experience to be amusing. He also took the opportunity to dedicate a message to the students who had taken the exam.</p>
<p>&#8220;To the kids in Malaysia, I hope you did well on the test. If you didn&#8217;t, I hope you study harder next time.</p>
<p>&#8220;To those who expressed interest in my music and shared kind words, I appreciate that. I hope you enjoy them and all the best to all of you,&#8221; said the musician.</p>
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<p>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t make sense! It&#8217;s seriously unfair! <b>Do you agree that primary and secondary schools should have graduation lunch or dinner at four or five-star hotels, where they would charge about RM150 to RM200 per student?</b> It&#8217;s crazy!&#8221; she wrote in her caption.</p>
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<p><p><b>&#8220;It costs RM200 for the student to attend, and RM150 for each of their parents, so that&#8217;s a total of RM500, you know?</b></p>
<p>&#8220;And what will people say if the parents only pay for the student to go? &#8216;Oh why didn&#8217;t their mother come? Why didn&#8217;t their father come? Pity the boy,&#8217; the other parents will say.</p>
<p><b>&#8220;The whole situation is just emotional blackmail,&#8221;</b> she said.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Can they think? Not all parents can afford it or have good jobs. Secondly, some parents have many children and other commitments, how can they spend RM200 just like that?&#8221; she questioned.</p>
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<p><p><b>&#8220;This is persecuting the parents who can&#8217;t afford it! It&#8217;s such an unnecessary burden.</b> Why not just hold the graduation ceremony at a community hall or in the school itself, so that it won&#8217;t be expensive?&#8221; she asked.</p>
<p>Adrea added that government schools organising such an event is &#8220;cruel&#8221; as students from poor family backgrounds would feel discriminated against when they cannot attend their own graduation.</p>
<p>She hoped that the matter will be addressed by the Education Ministry, or at least discussed among teachers and parents in their respective schools before the event is organised.</p>
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<p>&#8220;I agree, this is absolutely ridiculous. It&#8217;s not even if we can afford it, but it&#8217;s just not needed,&#8221; said a parent, who added that they would also need to spend additional money on appropriate clothes for the graduation.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m speaking based on my experience in the last few years. Now, I just tell all my children &#8216;no&#8217;,&#8221; they said.</p>
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<p>&#8220;I really wonder how a teacher could make a decision like that. I hope the ministry will intervene and not let the situation get worse. There are enough teachers who enjoy organising ceremonies in hotels, so the schools will continue to do it,&#8221; they added.</p>
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<p>Tak masuk akal! Seriously tidak adil! Korang setuju atau tidak untuk sekolah rendah &#038; menengah adakan graduation lunch or dinner di hotel 4,5 star dan kenekan bayaran 150-200 setiap pelajar! Gile lah! <a title="kementerianpendidikanmalaysia" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/kementerianpendidikanmalaysia?refer=embed" rel="noopener">#kementerianpendidikanmalaysia</a> <a title="trending" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/trending?refer=embed" rel="noopener">#trending</a> <a title="tren" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tren?refer=embed" rel="noopener">#tren</a> <a title="celotehadrea" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/celotehadrea?refer=embed" rel="noopener">#celotehadrea</a> <a title="karut" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/karut?refer=embed" rel="noopener">#karut</a> <a title="takmasukakal" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/takmasukakal?refer=embed" rel="noopener">#takmasukakal</a> <a title="tidakadil" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/tidakadil?refer=embed" rel="noopener">#tidakadil</a> </p>
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<h2>It was recently revealed that some T20 parents allegedly send their children to <a href="https://says.com/my/news/t20-mrsm-classmates-harry-potter-english" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MARA Junior Science Colleges (MRSM)</a> to learn about &#8220;hardships&#8221;, sparking a debate on social media</h2>
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<p>The statement was made by MARA Science College Alumni Association (ANSARA) president Mohd Fadzil Yusof during an interview by <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/sinarharian/videos/925373059172999?locale=ms_MY">Sinar Harian</a> on Tuesday, 2 January.</p>
<p>Fadzil claimed that parents from the high-income group choose to enroll their children in MRSMs not to save money on tuition fees, but for the diverse learning environment, particularly the opportunity to <b>interact with students from the B40 group</b>.</p>
<p>&#8220;In private [secondary] schools, the cost of education can go up to RM3,000 per month.</p>
<p>&#8220;If they (T20 parents) can afford to send their children to private schools, why compete for admission to MRSMs?</p>
<p>&#8220;I wonder why this group (T20) wants to send their children to MRSMs and the surprising answer I received is to <b>let their children experience hardship</b>.</p>
<p>&#8220;MRSMs are supposedly the best place for their children to <b>make friends with the B40 group</b>,&#8221; he said.</p>
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<p><p>The schools aim to equip students with a foundation in science and technology, specifically targeting those with high academic and intellectual capabilities to nurture and develop their potential.</p>
<p>According to MARA&#8217;s <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.mara.gov.my/en/index/education/mjsc/mrsm-education-system-program/?lang=en">website</a>, there are currently 55 MRSM schools offering six different types of programmes in Malaysia.</p>
<p>The most popular programme, Premier, is adopted by 26 schools, <b>offering not only the national STEM-based curriculum, but also character-building and entrepreneurship modules</b>.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, schools that offer the IGCSE programme allow students to go through both Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and national STEM-based curriculums.</p>
<p>MRSMs can be seen as a step-up from regular <i>sekolah kebangsaan,</i>&nbsp;earning a reputation that MRSM alumni are more likely to succeed in life.</p>
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<p>Many Malaysians were taken aback by revelation that <b>the T20 group allegedly &#8220;abuse&#8221; a multi-million ringgit government initiative that was originally designed to aid the underprivileged﻿</b>.</p>
<p>&#8220;F\*\*ker. When you&#8217;re T20 and send your kids [to] MRSM, you actually take B40&#8217;s rights,&#8221; said an irate X user, while another questioned, &#8220;They (T20 parents) think MRSM  is a summer camp?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The purpose of MRSM is to provide education for bumiputera students from low income families. They&#8217;ve lost the plot completely,&#8221; wrote another netizen.</p>
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<p>In the midst of the public debate, a media outlet shared an X post on the matter, complete with a photo of MRSM students in a hall. It quickly sparked reactions from netizens who pointed out <b>the absence of Chinese or Indian students in the image</b>.</p>
<p>&#8220;Not even a single Indian nor Chinese. [Meanwhile, some parties argue that] &#8216;SJK schools are the entity hindering our unity.&#8217;</p>
<p>&#8220;And don&#8217;t start with the [argument of] &#8216;Non-bumiputeras don&#8217;t want to enroll in MRSM anyway.&#8217; We aren&#8217;t even given the opportunity the very first place, even though we might be born in the very same hospital,&#8221; contended a netizen.</p>
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<p>Another netizen refuted their claim, saying MRSMs have been opened to non-bumiputeras, with <a href="https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2018/11/496929/hanya-satu-peratus-isi-kuota-bukan-bumiputera-mrsm">a 10% quota</a>, since 2002.﻿</p>
<p>But the rebuttal was met with a retort from another netizen, citing two separate <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://says.com/my/news/relocated-chinese-vernacular-school-sjk-c-ton-fah-has-over-50-malay-students-eco-majestic">news reports</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;Interesting. By that (10% quota on non-bumiputera students in MRSM), you mean that there are more Malay students in vernacular schools than non-Malays in MRSM, until the extent that a [Chinese vernacular] school even has more Malay students than non-Malays. </p>
<p>&#8220;Rather than discussing the abolition of vernacular schools, wouldn&#8217;t it be more prudent to consider abolishing MRSM schools first?&#8221; asked the person.</p>
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