Fresh model for our schools


What lies ahead: Pupils from SK Serdang viewing an interactive exhibit after the launch of the National Education Plan 2026-2035 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysian schoolchildren will have to face a centralised national assessment test at the primary level again, but this time it will be in Year Four.

The new national assessment system, with tests administered by the Examinations Board, will begin this year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

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