PROPOSED amendments to the Education Act 1996 to, among others, make it compulsory for parents to send their children for primary and secondary education, are currently being studied by the National Education Policy Committee.

Education Deputy Minister Teo Nie Ching said also included in the proposed amendments was vocational training to be introduced as an option for students.

“We understand that not all students are academically inclined, hence we provide them with an option to learn skills,” she told Dewan Negara today.  

She was replying to a supplementary question from Senator Aknan Ehtook, who wanted to know initial findings of a study on making it compulsory for children to attend school until the age of 17.

The senator also wanted to know if the study took into account skills training as part of the compulsory schooling period. – Bernama, December 12, 2019.