JOHOR BARU: A total of 18 new schools will be built by the Education Ministry in Johor to reduce student density, says state executive councillor Aznan Tamin.
The state education and information committee chairman said the primary and secondary schools, which would be built over five years were announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim under Budget 2025.
“The approval of the 18 new schools was a result of the state’s active engagements with the Education Ministry to highlight the issues we face.
“In the state, the issue of student density mostly affects the Johor Baru and Pasir Gudang district education offices.
“The district of Johor Baru is densely populated, which is why it has to have two district education offices,” he said after witnessing the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Johor Public Library and Universiti Teknologi Mara here Thursday (Feb 20).
Aznan added that the new schools would hopefully help to address the issue by dispersing the high student volume in those areas and providing them with a more comfortable learning environment.
He said most of the new schools would be located in Johor Baru and Pasir Gudang, as well as Batu Pahat, Kluang and Tangkak.
Some of the new schools are SK Bandar Seri Alam 3, SK Taman Scientex 2, SK Taman Nusa Damai 2, SK Taman Desa Tebrau, SK Taman Setia Tropika, SK Bandar Uda Utama, SK Taman Nusa Bayu and SK Kota Masai 4.
Other new schools set to be built in Johor Baru include SMK Taman Setia Tropika, SMK Taman Impian Jaya, SMK Taman Setia Indah, SMK Bandar Seri Alam 3 as well as SK Bandar Putra Indah in Batu Pahat, SK Renggam Jaya in Kluang and SK Bandar Baru Tangkak in Tangkak.
On Feb 17, Education Ministry director-general Azman Adnan reportedly highlighted several initiatives to overcome the issue of student density following the increase in the enrollment of Year One and Form One students, especially in Selangor dan Johor.
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