KUALA LUMPUR: Schools of different streams are important, being the basis of unity and the country's economic development.

As such, says the report card on the National Education Blueprint 2006-2010, vernacular schools as well as community religious schools (SARs) and state religious schools (SANs) have not been neglected.

Deputy Education Minister Datuk Hon Choon Kim said nine Chinese schools had been given the green light to relocate to areas with a high Chinese population and the applications for the building of two new schools had also been approved.

“You may have already seen some results in certain areas but the end of the year is when you will really see the results,” he said after the press conference on the report card.

The nine schools which have been relocated are SJK (C) Keat Hwa, Alor Star; SJK (C) Thourbun, Kluang; SJK (C) Poi Lam, Ipoh; SJK (C) Rasa, Hulu Selangor; SJK (C) Yong Peng; SJK (C) Ladang Bradwell, Siliau, Negri Sembilan; SJK (C) Eng Leng, Lumut; SMJK Por Thay, Penang; and SJK (C) Chung Hua, Klang.

The two new schools are SJK (C) Tun Tan Siew Sin in Puchong, Selangor, and SJK (C) Kulai 2 in Johor.

In addition, SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Salak Siliau, which has been squatting at SJK (T) Bandar Springhill, has been given permission to relocate to Lukut.

A teacher at a Chinese primary school in Puchong said she was glad to learn that mother tongue education had not been overlooked.

“The building of the two new Chinese schools shows that having schools of different streams is still important,” she said.

Education Ministry parliamentary secretary P. Komala Devi said planning was more focused under the blueprint.

“Tamil schools have not been left out. We hope this will spur them to excel further,” she said.

Deputy Education Minister Datuk Noh Omar said the blueprint helped ministry officials plan and implement projects.

“With the blueprint, it is easier for us to monitor the schools' compliance with ministry rules and regulations.

“This has resulted in a reduction of incidents of indiscipline,'' he said.

Noh added that the good performance of Malaysia's Under-12 football team in the Danone Nations Cup in Lyon, France, was a reflection of how students had achieved world-class standards.

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