Nearly 12,000 primary pupils in Sabah yet to be proficient in 3Rs

KOTA KINABALU: Steps will be taken to address the problem of an estimated 12,000 primary pupils in Sabah failing to be proficient in reading, writing and arithmetic skills.

The Education Ministry's focal person for Sabah Mohammad Arif Sakaran (pic) said that Sabah was among the states with the highest number of pupils who have problems with literacy and numeracy, better known as the 3Rs - reading, writing and arithmetic.