PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry has already received 670 applications to fund school maintenance from Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) after just a week.
Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek (pic) said this reflects the PTAs’ commitment to work together in improving school facilities and the learning environment, for the benefit and comfort of our children.
“I am happy to see this response. It shows the determination of PTAs to work together to help improve school facilities and environments for the comfort of our children,” she said in a Facebook post yesterday.
She said the ministry hoped to see PTAs play a greater role as strategic partners in efforts to strengthen the country’s education ecosystem.
According to Fadhlina, parents who send their children to school daily also have valuable insights into areas that require attention and improvement.
These applications, she added, come from a variety of schools nationwide.
She also said applications remain open until Nov 30 and PTAs that have yet to submit their applications still have time to do so.
Applications can be submitted online at https://go.gov.my/f/r23zsajrg8nxba4zv2089xls.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had announced an allocation of RM2bil to the ministry under Budget 2027 for the repair and maintenance of schools nationwide.
This includes RM900mil for national schools (SK), RM100mil for national-type Chinese schools (SJKC), RM50mil for national-type Tamil schools (SJKT) and RM200mil for people’s religious schools (Sekolah Agama Rakyat), tahfiz institutions and pondok schools registered under the Islamic Development Malaysia Department (Jakim).
The initiative was implemented following an increased allocation of RM2bil for school maintenance from the RM1bil under the previous budget allocation.
The allocation does not include an additional RM1.3bil to upgrade 682 dilapidated schools, primarily focused in Sabah and Sarawak.
