Restore the ‘national’ in national schools

For these schools to be parents’ first choice, there must be a clear distinction between secular and religious educational institutions.

NATIONAL schools are NOT religious schools. They are supposed to provide secular education. As spelled out by the Education Ministry, the philosophy is to develop the “potential of indivi­duals in a holistic and integrated manner” so as to produce Ma­­laysians who are “intellectually, emotionally and physically ba­lanced and harmonious”.