PUTRAJAYA: The Early Schooling Aid will be extended to Form 6 students starting from the 2025/2026 schooling session, says Fadhlina Sidek.
The Education Minister said each student will receive RM150.
She said the move is expected to benefit more than 100,000 students, with a financial implication of about RM15mil.
“With the aid given to Form 6 students for the first time, we want our Form 6 students to continue to excel.
“We hope our initiatives for these students can help them improve because Form 6 is extremely crucial, (as) it is post-Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and (aimed) specifically at ensuring access to education for everyone,” she said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
Fadhlina said the aid will be distributed to existing Form 6 students next February while the new batch will receive theirs in July.
She said extending the aid to Form 6 students also reflects the government’s concern towards easing the financial burden of parents and guardians as they prepare for their children’s schooling needs.
She said the initiative reflects the Education Ministry’s continued commitment to empower Form 6 education, in addition to encouraging students to opt for Form 6 after finishing SPM.
When tabling Budget 2025 at the Dewan Rakyat on Oct 18, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that the Early Schooling Aid would be continued, with almost RM800mil allocated for 5.2 million students from Year 1 to Form 5, regardless of the income of parents.
