PONTIAN: The Ministry of Education vows to ensure all students in the country can gain access to a quality education, regardless of where they live or go to school.
Its minister Dr Maszlee Malik said this was important to enable the students, whether in the urban or rural areas, achieve success in academic, co-curricular activities and sports.
“I am happy to see our children are able to represent districts and states, even though they live in the rural areas. This shows that wherever we are, we can succeed,” he told reporters after attending the Sekolah Kebangsaan Parit Patah 2019 Academic Excellence Awards here yesterday.
Meanwhile, during his visit to Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Tah Tong here, Maszlee said multicultural arts programme should be expanded to all schools in the country to foster unity.
During the visit, the minister said he was impressed with the ‘kompang’ (hand drum) performance by the pupils. — Bernama