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Malaysia Schools To Start In January Again From 2026!

On Tuesday, 23 May 2023, the Malaysia Minister of Education, Fadhlina Sidek, announced that schools will once again start their academic sessions in January, from 2026 onwards.

The Education Minister said that the Malaysia Education Ministry (KPM) has initiated efforts to restore the old academic calendar which begins in January, and ends in December.

The 2024/2025 academic calendar is being brought forward to start in February 2025.
The 2026 academic calendar will then begin in January 2026.

I’m pleased to announce that the start of the school session will return to January in 2026. The ministry hopes that, with the announcement, all financial and economic aspects can be planned earlier by all relevant parties starting now.

The planning of family holidays, festivals and vacation days for teachers, as we announced in 10 initiatives on Teacher’s Day, can be arranged based on the school session that will be gazetted.

Not Possible For Malaysia Schools To Start In January 2025!

The minister said that returning the school session to January next year is not possible as it would conflict with major examinations, school holidays, as well as floods.

The ministry must ensure that the teaching and academic session runs in a period of 26 to 32 weeks to ensure an optimum learning period in a year. Due to the changes (from the COVID-19 pandemic), the schooling session for 2023/2024 academic calendar started in March.

The changes to the academic calendar of the school session allows the school to plan and implement rehabilitation, strengthening and enrichment activities intensively to increase the students’ readiness to follow the next school year.

The minister had earlier pointed out in March that bringing forward the academic calendar to January 2025 was not possible as the ministry had to comply with various requirements under the Education Act 1996. She also said that it needs to avoid disrupting the examination schedule for STPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia), STPM (Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia), and STAM (Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia). There is also the need to account for local economic factors, and the year-end floods.

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5-Day Break For Students To Vote In GE15!

KPT : All Tertiary Education Students Get 5-Day Break For GE15!

On 23 October 2022, Malaysia Higher Education Director-General Dr. Husaini Omar confirmed that all students at public and private higher education institutes, including polytechnic and community colleges, will be given a 5-day break to vote in the GE15 general election.

The 5-day break, which will last November 17 to 21, will give students sufficient time to travel to their voting districts to cast their votes, and return to campus.

While the announcement only mentioned students, teachers will also benefit from the 5-day break, giving them more time to travel to their own voting districts.

KPM : Form 6 + College Students Get 5-Day Break For GE15!

Separately, the Malaysia Ministry of Education (KPM) announced on 28 October 2022, that Force 6 students, as well as students at the Teachers Education Institute, Matriculation College, and Vocational College, will be given a 5-day break as well.

The 5-day break will also last from November 17 to 21, which should give the students enough time to travel to their voting districts to vote on November 19, and return to campus.

Unfortunately, other students in primary and secondary classes will not get a similar break, so their parents and teachers will have to rush back to their voting district to vote on Saturday, November 19 before returning home by the next day.

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School Canteen Can Reopen For Teachers + Support Staff!

School canteen operators can now breathe a sigh of relief!

On 18 October 2021, the Malaysia Ministry of Education (KPM) announced that teachers and support staff will be allowed to eat at their school canteen!

They made this decision based on the vaccination rate amongst teachers and support staff in schools. For the same reason, students are still NOT allowed to eat at their school canteen.

School Canteen SOP For Teachers + Support Staff

Here is the SOP detailed by KPM for teachers and support staff who wish to eat at their school canteen :

Only teachers and support staff who are FULLY VACCINATED, and NOT SYMPTOMATIC, are allowed to eat at their school canteen.
They are only allowed to eat in OPEN AREAS, and not in enclosed areas of the school canteen.
They must limit the time eating, and there must be no gathering, at the school canteen.
They must always practice the 3W COVID-19 precautions :
– Wash their hands with water and soap or hand sanitiser
– Wear a face mask, and
– Warn everyone to maintain physical distance, and avoid greeting each other
Canteen operators must ensure that ALL employees are FULLY VACCINATED and NOT SYMPTOMATIC.
Canteen operators must limit dine-in to only 50% of each table’s capacity, with physical distancing of at least 1 metre.

Under the Ministry of Health’s definition, individuals are only considered fully-vaccinated if they meet these requirements :

More than 14 days after receiving both doses of the Pfizer, AstraZeneca or Sinovac vaccine.
More than 28 days after receiving a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson or Cansino vaccine.

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