KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — The Education Ministry’s (MOE) Student Tracking System (SiPKPM), now enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI), is set to help lower student dropout and absenteeism rates among Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) candidates in the future.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — A total of 8,076 candidates for the 2024 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) exam were reportedly absent for all written papers as of February 6, said the Education Ministry (MOE).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — The overall student dropout rate in both primary and secondary schools has decreased from 21,748 in 2020 to 13,007 last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Syndicates involved in bringing in foreigners via “counter setting”, allegedly orchestrated by enforcement personnel at the country’s entry points, is on the Dewan Rakyat agenda today.

BATANG KALI, Sept 27 — A total of 83,752 students across 3,458 schools will benefit from the implementation of Phase 1 of the “Anak Kita” programme, which aims to address dropouts in the country.

BATANG KALI, Sept 27 — Comprehensive cooperation on government efforts from all parties is needed to tackle the issue of school dropouts in the country, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

SHAH ALAM, Sept 15 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called for a revamp of the national education policy.

GUA MUSANG, April 22 — The dropout rate among school children in rural areas, especially the Orang Asli community, has been reduced following the construction of Comprehensive Special Model Schools for Year 9 (K9) and Year 11 (K11).

SHAH ALAM, Dec 12 — The Education Ministry (MOE) will continue its efforts to help students missing out on education due to multidimensional poverty to bridge the disparity among students while improving their performance in the upcoming Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) report.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — A total of 373 Orang Asli children have been persuaded to attend school in 15 schools nationwide up to May this year, according to Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The rate of school dropouts in the country from 2019 to 2020 showed a declining trend, the Parliament was told today.

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 18 — The Education Ministry (MoE) intends to offer the Special Education Integrated Programme (PPKI) in all schools, to ensure that no children with disabilities drop out without proper education.

KUNAK, Sept 13 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) is committed to addressing the issue of children missing out on education to ensure that all children in the country have access to equal education opportunities.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — On July 27, 2023, the government launched the visionary Madani economic narrative, a roadmap to pave the way for sustainable growth.

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Aug 9 — The Education Ministry  is in the midst of finalising the compulsory secondary education policy in an effort to curb the issue of students dropping out of school.

NIBONG TEBAL, Jan 8 — The Education Ministry (MOE) is drawing up a recovery plan to guide students who have dropped out of the national education system.