Bandaid, Not Cure For Matriculation Ails

Dr Lee Hwok-Aun, Senior Fellow of Malaysian Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Morning Run · Morning Brief · 2 Jul 2024 · 08:30 am · 11 mins listen

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that SPM students who score 10As, regardless of background, will be guaranteed entry to the matriculation programme without affecting the 90% Bumiputera quota. Will the lifting of restrictions for top scorers improve meritocracy in the education sector? We discuss meritocracy and fairness in pre-university pathways with Dr.Lee Hwok-Aun of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

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Produced by:

Grace Tan,Valeryn Izabel Venu

Presented by:

Shazana Mokhtar,Wong Shou Ning,Keith Kam

Categories:

government,education

Tags:

matriculation,stpm,pre-university,bumiputera,malaysia day,ministry of education

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