Half of Sarawak's teaching vacancies to be filled by June


KUCHING: About half of the 3,076 vacancies for teachers in Sarawak will be filled by June, the Sarawak Legislative Assembly heard on Friday (Nov 24).

State Deputy Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee (pic) said the state was short of 819 teachers for secondary schools and 2,257 for primary schools as of Sept 30.

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