Abstract
The Malaysian education system is centralized, with the federal Ministry of Education making policy that is implemented by state and district education departments. Primary schooling is of six years’ duration (ages 7 to 12). Despite the existence of the Primary School Achievement Test at the conclusion of primary schooling, all students automatically advance to lower secondary schooling, which is of three years’ duration (Form 1 to Form 3). There are several types of school at this level. They include vocational, technical, and religious schools as well as junior colleges. Form 3 culminates in the Lower Secondary Assessment Examinations, generally referred to by the Malay abbreviation PMR (Penilaian Menengah Rendah).
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Idris, N.B. (2014). Malaysia. In: Vlaardingerbroek, B., Taylor, N. (eds) Issues in Upper Secondary Science Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137275967_8
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