25 more schools in Padawan District postpone classes
KUCHING: An additional two secondary schools and 23 primary schools in Padawan District will have their classes postponed until Aug 3. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this decision was based on advice from the Health Department, National Security Council and Ministry of Education. Transition, Form 1 to Form 4 and Lower 6 classes, […]
Seven schools receive RM75,000
BETONG: A total of RM75,000 in grants was given to seven schools in Spaoh last Sunday. The grants that were presented by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas are to help prepare the schools for the coming school sessions amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The recipients were Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Spaoh with RM15,000; […]
Face masks, hand sanitisers for schools
KUCHING: Petronas subsidiaries in Bintulu donated hand sanitisers, face masks and liquid hand soap to some 4,700 secondary school students and teachers in and around Bintulu. The donations bring Petronas’ total contribution to Covid-19 efforts to more than RM38.8 million to date. “We hope this gesture will help to keep students and teachers safe from […]
Schools reopen on June 24
Only those involving public and international examination students PUTRAJAYA: All schools nationwide will reopen on June 24 involving students sitting for public examinations and equivalent international examinations, said Senior Minister (Education) Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin. He said it involved students sitting for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Sijil Vokasional Malaysia (SVM), Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan (STPM) […]
Schools to re-open in stages
SIBU: Schools will be reopened in stages during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) on the advice of the Education Ministry. RMCO is from June 10 to August 31, as announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Sunday. However, even before the announcement by the prime minister, most schools here have already got […]
Schools have to plan their own SOP
KUALA LUMPUR: As social distancing will be part of the students’ culture when schools reopen, schools have to plan their logistics and come up with their own standard operating procedure (SOP), says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. The Alliance for Safe Community chairman said the SOP should depend on, among others, the number of students and toilets […]
Three more schools proposed for Sibu Jaya
SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Dudong Branch chairman Wong Ching Yong has proposed that the Education Ministry set up three more schools in Sibu Jaya. Wong said the existing schools, namely SJK (C) Tian Hua, SK Sibu Jaya and SMK Sibu Jaya were crowded. “SJK (C) Tian Hua has 900 students, SK Sibu Jaya […]
40,000 face masks for city’s schools
40,000 face masks for city’s schools KUCHING: Some 600 face masks were distributed to students and staff members of SJK Chung Hua No. 1 yesterday by Padungan assemblyman Wong King Wei in the wake of the recent coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China. He said that the usage of these face masks was important as schools […]
School receives RM201,570 state fund
SRI AMAN: SJK(C) Chung Hua Simanggang school management board is urged to be prudent when spending funds to develop the school. Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister Datuk Francis Harden made the call when presenting a cheque for RM201,570 to the school here, yesterday. “The money is to upgrade the school’s infrastructure facilities. “This allocation is from […]
Back to school 2020
New session, new beginnings A new year marks the beginning for everyone, and that includes the beginning of a new school session. Some will experience their first time going to school, or levelling up from kindergarten to primary, and primary to secondary. To these newbies, going to school can be a daunting experience, an unfamiliar […]
