More Bumiputera parents losing trust in national schools, says don

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International schools are viewed as a boon for well-off children’s career prospects, while an education group says this contributes to brain drain.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/07/13/more-bumiputera-parents-losing-trust-in-national-schools-says-don/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Bumiputera #LosingTrust #InternationalSchools #NationalSchools

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00:00The rising number of Ibu Jawa parents enrolling their children in international schools

00:07suggests that the community is losing trust in the quality of national schools, an academic said.

00:12Anwar Ahmad of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia said these parents view international schools

00:17as having better facilities and quality of education which will help boost their

00:21children's prospects. The syllabus of these schools which are from the UK,

00:25Australia, Canada or the US is another selling point as parents see it as an opportunity which

00:30could help their children further their studies overseas. However Anwar said this trend is

00:35concerning as the children who attend international schools may not develop a holistic understanding

00:40of the Malay culture and language. To regain public confidence he said the education ministry

00:45must urgently improve the quality of education and the curriculum and the facilities in national

00:51He was commenting on Education Minister Fatlina Siddiq's revelation that Bumi Putra

00:55enrolment in international schools went up by 49.4% while non-Bumi Putra enrolment

01:00went up by 30.6% from 2019 to 2024.

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