PETALING JAYA: In an effort to inculcate love and pride for the country as well as promote unity, discipline and responsibility, students in institutions under the Education Ministry must wear a national flag badge on their uniforms from April 21.
In a circular issued by the Education Ministry, director-general Datuk Azman Adnan said the guideline for wearing the national flag badge on student uniforms was approved by the Cabinet on Feb 14.
The circular, issued on Monday, stated that the new directive applies to all government schools, government-aided schools, matriculation colleges and teachers’ training institutes.
“Other educational institutions are also encouraged to adopt the practice,” Azman said.
According to the guideline, the national flag badge, measuring 5cm in length and 2.5cm wide, must be worn on the right side of the uniform parallel to the students’ name tags.
It must also be made of “top epoxy embossed plastic”.
The circular also stated that students are not allowed to alter the shape, colour and position of the badge on their uniforms and it must be replaced if faded or worn-out.
Besides formal school uniforms, the guideline also applies to sports attire, traditional attire, extra-curricular attire (uniformed bodies) and vocational college corporate shirts.
The guidelines also require state and district education offices to conduct awareness programmes on national values in schools besides monitoring the implementation of the directive.
