La Salle alumni to pitch mission school reforms to Education Ministry


Low Han Shaun

President Michael Simon says the new government has spurred the Malaysian Federation of La Sallian Alumni Associations to seek reforms. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, July 15, 2018.

THE Malaysian Federation of La Sallian Alumni Associations will submit a working paper to the Education Ministry with proposals to reform mission schools.

Topping the list is changing all 44 La Salle schools nationwide to be English-medium schools, said the group’s president, Michael Simon.


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  • Being a ('60s) La Sallian myself, it would be wonderful if the suggestion could be implemented. But it could be a hellish venture, what with the extremists in Umno and PAS at their destructive worst at the moment. Logistically too, there are serious hurdles. In my time most of the senior teachers were Indians, many of them India-born. They were extremely competent and strict. Now the faculty ethnic composition has changed dramatically and to reverse it would be a Herculean task if it can be done at all! Still, it is a very good suggestion and worth mulling over.

    Posted 5 years ago by Simple Sulaiman

  • The issue isn't really about being an "English-medium" school. It is about the quality of education overall. You can have a school teaching in the national language that also emphasizes strong competency in English. Look at the Netherlands, where people generally have very good competencies in English. La Salle could leverage its oversight of schools to institute a stronger program of English training, beyond what is currently required in the government curriculum. This doesn't need a wholesale reform of the La Salle system into English-medium schools, and could be a template for other schools.

    Posted 5 years ago by Boo Kwa