Muhyiddin: New school term to begin a week later nationwide

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin

PETALING JAYA: The new school session will start a week later nationwide due to the severe floods, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said on Monday. 

In a statement, Muhyiddin who is also the Education Minister said for states in Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Johor, the new term will begin on Jan 11 (Sunday) while for other states, the session starts on Jan 12 (Monday). 

He noted that as of Sunday, 340 schools in seven states were affected by the floods. According to him, some of these schools were used as flood relief centres and others were inundated by the deluge. 

“It would take time for teachers, parents and students who are affected by the floods to prepare for the school term,” he said.

Muhyiddin said he understood the inconvenience faced by those affected by the floods if the session began as scheduled which would be Jan 4 in Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Johor, and Jan 5 for other states.

He said should the flood situation improves, the respective school management must organise gotong-royong to clean-up schools to enable students to study in a safe and comfortable environment.