KOTA KINABALU – 218 out of 338 dilapidated school reconstruction projects in Sabah have been completed to date, said Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.
She said 60 projects were currently under construction and expected to be completed soon, while the remaining 60 projects were still in the planning stage.
“All these improvement projects involve an allocation of over RM3 billion. We hope all our planned projects can be expedited to provide our children with facilities for a more conducive learning environment.
“The Education Ministry is committed to addressing all education issues in Sabah. The quality of education here will continue to be enhanced for the benefit of our children,” she told reporters after inspecting the implementation of the Sekolah Bimbingan Jalinan Kasih (SBJK) Kota Kinabalu outreach programme at SK Sembulan here last night.
Commenting on the outreach programme, she said the effort to find more children without documentation here is important to allow them the opportunity to enrol in SBJK Kota Kinabalu.
Asserting that education was the right of every child, Fadhlina said SBJK Kota Kinabalu, which was established in October last year, currently had eight students and hoped that more undocumented children could be given education to change their lives.
“SBJK focuses on children without documents, where one parent, guardian, or caregiver is a Malaysian, and they are not attending school. We want to provide educational opportunities to these children,” she said.
Fadhlina said SBJK Kota Kinabalu was a continuation of the initiative established in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur in 2013, which had been proven successful in providing educational opportunities to undocumented children. – April 19, 2024