PRE-

INDEPENDENCE
RAZAK
REPORT
RAHMAN TALIB CABINET
REPORT
1400-1957 1956-1960 1960 1974
Ustaz Abu Tun Abdul
Razak
Abdul Rahman
Talib, Minister of
Education
Tun Dr. Mahathir
Mohamad
Focus on religious
education.
Students learn at:
-tec achers home
-Madrasah, Surau
-pondok
Malay language as
medium of
instruction
Have malay,
English and
vermicular school
(Chinese and Tamil
school)
All school follows
the education
systems based on
their respective
country.
- Malay
language as
medium of
instruction.
- Existence of
national
school and
national type
school.
- Single
system of
education.
Stress on 3M
basic education
- Membaca,
Menulis, dan
Mengira (readi
ng, writing and
arithmetic)
Stress on a
strong spiritual
education and
the desired
elements of
discipline
Stress on a
Malayan
curriculum
Focus on 3M
Focus on
Curriculum ala
Malaysia
Focus on the
Religious
education and
more in
discipline.
UPPER 2NDARY
EDU
2 years after
completing
form 1-3
3 types of
schools;
- Basic, teknik,
vocational
End with SPM


FORM 6 EDU
2 years
SPM as the
ticket
STPM- used to
enter local
universities
ADVANCED
LESSON
To those who have
to repeat their
learning which
exceeded the limit
age.
Started 1957
COLLEGE EDU
Teacher
college

Minimum
entrance:
SPM/SPMV

UM, UKM,
UPM, UiTM

Polytechnic

Focus on
MARA
Opportunity to
continue
education from
9 years to 11
years
Facilitation of
education
management
procedures to
improve the

overall quality
of education
Lower
secondary:
Students have
to pass Sijil
Rendah
Pelajaran
(SRP/LCE) to
proceed to the
upper
secondary.
Same
Upper
secondary:
Sijil
Persekutuan
Tanah Melayu
which is of
the same level
with
Cambridge
Overseas
Certificate.
Upper
secondary
education of
two streams,
academic and
vocational


Pra-U:
Pra-U
examination
Same
on the second
year is held to
get Sjil Tinggi
Pelajaran
(STP/HSC) to
enter
university.