Bridging the educational gap

Improve access: Poverty and lack of infrastructure and utilities are among the contributing factors in the disparity in access to quality education for indigenous schoolchildren. – File photo

POLICIES have been implemented, and continuous forums and discussions are held, but the education gap between Malaysia’s indigenous and non-indigenous schoolchildren continue to persist.

In a comprehensive study spanning over 10 months, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs Social Policy research manager Wan Ya Shin highlighted the disparity in access to quality education for indigenous schoolchildren, particularly Orang Asli students.