Education Minister, Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin announced during his live press conference the reopening dates for all schools across Malaysia. Surprisingly, preschool and primary school students will be going back to their schools earlier as compared to high school students.
This is to give way for SPM students to complete their exams which will start on 22 February and is set to finish at the end of March. The Education Ministry has prepared several precautions for the students to complete their exams comfortably including preparing isolation and transit rooms.
The details for students to return to their respective schools are as followed:
Primary Schools
- Preschool, Standard One, Standard Two: 1 March 2021
- Standard Three, Standard Four, Standard Five, Standard Six: 8 March 2021
* The above applies to both government and private schools
Secondary Schools
- Group A ( Students from Form One to Form Five who hail from Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu) will start their schooling on 4 April 2021.
- Group B ( Students from Form One to Form Five who hail from Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak, Pulau Pinang, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya) will start their schooling on 5 April 2021.
* The above applies to both government and private schools
Vocational college students will start their new semester on 1 March 2021. For international schools, their openings are based on the states they’re located in as per Group A and Group B stated above.
For institutions that are not registered under the Education Ministry, they are also advised to follow these dates and make sure to obey all set SOPs.
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