Education Direction
LEGISLATION FOR EDUCATION
| 1957 | The Education Ordinance, 1957 |
| 1961 | Education Act, 1961 |
| 1963 | National Language Art 1963/67 (Revised - 1971) |
| 1971 | Universities and University Colleges Act |
| 1974 | Politeknik Ungku Omar Act |
| 1980 | Malaysian Examinations Council Act |
KEYS REPORT
| 1956 | Report of the Education Committee, 1956 (Penyata Razak) |
| 1960 | Report of the Education Review Committee, 1960 (Penyata Rahman Talib) |
| 1967 | Higher Education Planning Committee Report |
| 1973 | Committee Report on a Study of Views on Education and Society (Dropout Report) |
| 1979 | Cabinet Committee Report on Review of Implementation of Education Policies (Mahathir Report) |
| 1991 | Cabinet Committee Report on Training |
MALAY LANGUAGE IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM
| 1957 | Compulsory subjects in primary and secondary schools |
| 1970 | Medium of instruction for standard 1 |
| 1975 | All English primary schools converted into national primary schools |
| 1976 | Medium of instruction for form 1 |
| 1979 | Medium of instruction for form VI arts stream |
| 1980 | Medium of instruction for first year university arts course |
| 1981 | Medium of instruction for form VI science stream |
| 1982 | Medium of instruction for all levels of schooling |
| 1983 | Medium of instruction for all university courses |
PRIMARY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS
| 1957 | MSSEE (Malayan Sec. Sch. Entrance Exam) commenced |
| 1963 | MSSEE repealed |
| 1967 | PDL (Standard 5 Assessment) commenced |
| 1973 | UDT (Standard 3 Test) commenced |
| 1982 | UDT repealed |
| 1988 | PDL repealed |
| 1988 | UPSR (Primary School Achievement Test) commenced |
SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS
| 1957 | LCE (Lower Certificate of Education) commenced |
| 1957 | OSC (Overseas Cambridge Sch Certificate) commenced |
| 1957 | FMC ( Federation of Malaya Certificate) commenced |
| 1957 | QT ( Qualifying Test) commenced |
| 1960 | SRP (Sijil Rendah Pelajaran) commenced |
| 1961 | UK (Ujian Kelayakan) commenced |
| 1962 | SPPTM (Sijil Pel. Persekutuan Tanah Melayu) commenced |
| 1964 | SPPTM repealed |
| 1964 | FMC repealed |
| 1964 | MCE (Malaysian Certificate of Education) commenced |
| 1964 | SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) commenced |
| 1967 | SRP/LCE questions introduced |
| 1968 | OSC repealed in Peninsular Malaysia |
| 1969 | SPVM (Malaysian Vocational Certificate of Education) commenced |
| 1976 | Malay Language Examination (July) commenced |
| 1976 | MCE placed under responsibility of the Examinations Syndicate |
| 1982 | HSC (Higher School Certificate Cambridge) repealed |
| 1982 | STPM (Malaysian Higher School Certificate) which was placed under the Malaysian Examinations Council commenced |
| 1983 | LCE Malay oral test repealed |
| 1983 | SRP English Oral Test repealed |
| 1987 | SPVM Certificate converted to SPM(V) |
| 1987 | SPM commenced throughout Malaysia |
| 1991 | KHPP (Living Skills Transition Programme) of SRP commenced |
| 1992 | Final year for SRP |
| 1993 | PMR (Lower Secondary Assessment) commenced |
| 1993 | SPM based on KBSM (New Secondary School Curriculum) commenced |
CURRICULUM
| 1956 | General Syllabuses and Timetable Committee established |
| 1964 | General Syllabuses and Review Committee established |
| 1965 | Comprehensive education commenced |
| 1967 | Report of the Committee on Curriculum Planning and Development |
| 1973 | Curriculum Development Centre (CDC) established |
| 1982 | KBSR (New Primary School Curriculum) implemented in 302 primary schools on trial basis |
| 1983 | KBSR implemented in all primary schools |
| 1988 | Full implementation of KBSR |
| 1988 | Implementation of KBSM for language subjects |
| 1989 | Implementation of KBSM for other subjects |
| 1989 | Living Skills Transition Programme commenced in form 1 |
| 1989 | Implementation of PKBS (school based assessment) in year 1 to year 6 of all primary schools |
| 1989 | Manipulative Skills launched in 100 primary schools |
| 1991 | Manipulative Skills implemented in 1,000 primary schools |
| 1991 | Integrated Living Skills commenced in form 1 |
| 1992 | Manipulative Living Skills implemented in 3,000 primary schools |
| 1993 | Living Skills implemented in year 4 of all primary schools. Schools which had implemented Manipulative Skills continued to do so for years 5 and 6. |
SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS
| 1964 | Establishment of the Special Education Unit |
| 1978 | Establishment of National Committee for Total Communication |
| 1981 | Inter-Ministerial Committee on Special Education (Ministry of Social Welfare/Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labour and Manpower and Ministry of Education as the chairman and secretary) |
| 1984 | Inter-Ministerial Committee on Registration and Placement of Disabled Children |
| 1984 | Establishment of State Child Placement Committee |
| 1984 | Establishment of National Committee for Shah Alam Vocational Special Education Secondary School Curriculum |
| 1985 | Establishment of Braille Publishing and Printing Pilot Unit of the Ministry of Education |
| 1985 | Establishment of National Council Meeting for Welfare Services |
| 1985 | Total Communication Coordination Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education |
| 1987 | Establishment of Shah Alam Special Education Secondary School |
| 1987 | Implementation Committee for Education of Children with Learning Impairment |
| 1988 | Directive of Minister of Education to study extending full assistance to children with mild autism behaviour |
| 1989 | National Advisory Council for Community Development |
| 1991 | National Advisory Board for the Education of Children with Special Education Needs |
| 1993 | Committee to Review Education Policy, Planning, Coordination and Implementation for Children with Special Education Needs. |
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