SHAH ALAM, April 24 — The state government will adopt the Education Ministry's (MOE) Year One pupil admission policy starting at age six for the 2027 school session, including primary schools handled by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS).
Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari said that plans are in place to hire more teachers and upgrade school facilities to meet the influx of Year One students.
The preparations include proposals to track and optimise classroom use, allowing up to 45 pupils per class.
"Secondly, coordinating student data to pinpoint densely populated areas alongside the Selangor Education Department. And thirdly, identifying the need for more teachers," he said during the State Legislative Assembly sitting today.
Amirudin was responding to Sementa state assemblyman Noor Najhan Mohamad Salleh's oral query regarding JAIS teacher and facility preparations for the 2027 six-year-old Year One intake under MOE guidelines.
Meanwhile, other proposals include switching to three school sessions from two where suitable and adding infrastructure, such as extra classrooms, to cope with the rise in student numbers.
"We expect nearly 80,000 Year One applications for the 2027 school session and a shortfall of 880 teachers.
"Now, one of our main strategies is hiring more teachers to fill the gap, depending on the state's capacity and position," he said.
Amirudin added that all JAIS school buildings are safe and suitable, and that the state government is ready to fund repairs if schools or the JAIS Education Division request them.
On January 20, during the launch of the National Education Blueprint 2026-2035, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that starting next year, six-year-olds can enter Year One, which is optional and up to the parents.
