Preliminary approval by Cabinet received to make education compulsory, says Fadhlina


KUALA LUMPUR: A preliminary approval by the Cabinet has been received to make primary and secondary education compulsory, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.

She said that this would be an extension of the compulsory primary education policy, which has been in effect since 2003, involving significant amendments to the Education Act 1996 (Act 550).

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