No plans to recognise UEC, says education minister
The Pakatan Harapan-led government formed a task force to gather views on recognising the UEC when it was in power. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: The education ministry does not plan to recognise the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), said its minister, Radzi Jidin.
In a parliamentary written reply, he said the school-leaving examination for Chinese-medium high schools went against the National Education Policy.
“The National Education Policy was implemented through a national education system for the national language to be used as the main medium of instruction, a national curriculum to be used, and students to sit for the same examination.
“This is to fulfil the nation’s aspirations and needs for the future while fostering unity among the people, in line with the Rukun Negara,” he said.
By comparison, Radzi pointed out that Chinese-medium high schools used Mandarin as their medium of instruction while they had their own curriculum developed by the Chinese education group Dong Zong.
“Therefore, the UEC needs to adhere to the National Education Policy in order for the government to consider (recognising it) in the future,” he said.
He was replying to Wong Kah Woh (PH-Ipoh Timur), who asked if the government planned to recognise UEC for public university applications.
The DAP MP also asked about the amount of funds Putrajaya would be channelling to Chinese-medium high schools this year.
Radzi said the ministry had never channelled funds to these schools because they offered the UEC, which was not in line with the National Education Policy, the Education Act 1996 and other existing legislation.
When Pakatan Harapan was in government, it formed a task force to gather views on recognising the UEC, which was among the coalition’s election pledges in 2018.
Led by sociologist Eddin Khoo, the task force included the then Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (Abim) president Raimi Abdul Rahim and Dong Zong deputy president Tan Yew Sing.
However, its work ceased after the change of government in 2020, though the task force had completed a report.
PETALING JAYA: The education ministry does not plan to recognise the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), said its minister, Radzi Jidin.
In a parliamentary written reply, he said the school-leaving examination for Chinese-medium high schools went against the National Education Policy.
“The National Education Policy was implemented through a national education system for the national language to be used as the main medium of instruction, a national curriculum to be used, and students to sit for the same examination.
“This is to fulfil the nation’s aspirations and needs for the future while fostering unity among the people, in line with the Rukun Negara,” he said.
By comparison, Radzi pointed out that Chinese-medium high schools used Mandarin as their medium of instruction while they had their own curriculum developed by the Chinese education group Dong Zong.
“Therefore, the UEC needs to adhere to the National Education Policy in order for the government to consider (recognising it) in the future,” he said.
He was replying to Wong Kah Woh (PH-Ipoh Timur), who asked if the government planned to recognise UEC for public university applications.
The DAP MP also asked about the amount of funds Putrajaya would be channelling to Chinese-medium high schools this year.
Radzi said the ministry had never channelled funds to these schools because they offered the UEC, which was not in line with the National Education Policy, the Education Act 1996 and other existing legislation.
When Pakatan Harapan was in government, it formed a task force to gather views on recognising the UEC, which was among the coalition’s election pledges in 2018.
Led by sociologist Eddin Khoo, the task force included the then Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (Abim) president Raimi Abdul Rahim and Dong Zong deputy president Tan Yew Sing.
However, its work ceased after the change of government in 2020, though the task force had completed a report.
Face the fact - the UEC will NEVER be recognised by this kerajaan allah and subsequent kerajaans allah.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you think that PH was really going to get the UEC recognised, I say, "wake up!" The old fool was there to ensure it will NEVER be recognised; no matter what everyone was saying.
As I said, I will kill this old buffoon first if given a choice between a cobra and him.
What say you, MCA, Government party ?
ReplyDeleteWhat say you, MCA, when you come canvassing for our votes come GE15 ?
Such a chronically decaying 'standard' ketuanan reply!
ReplyDelete“The National Education Policy was implemented through a national education system for the national language to be used as the main medium of instruction, a national curriculum to be used, and students to sit for the same examination.
What about those international schools, mushrooming all-over bolihland?
Ooop… they cater to the aspiration of the elites' to have their offsprings ' educated not in the way as expected of that f*cked “The National Education Policy".
Don't forgetting too, those Mara inspired jaguh kampong qualifications, with most of them taught in pommie tongue!