Wee: Chinese school in Kuantan two years away
KUANTAN, Sept 22 — The first private secondary Chinese school to be built here is expected to be ready in two years.
Deputy Education Minister Datuk Wee Ka Siong said the school would enable Chinese students to study until the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Unified Examination Certificate (UEC).
“The Education Ministry had approved an application from the Kuantan Chinese Schools Management Board for its construction, on July 26.
“The construction of the school not only meets the aspiration of the Chinese Community, but also saves on expenditure as children can study near their families as opposed to sending them outstation, previously,” he said.
He was speaking to reporters after visiting the 15-hectare site of the school with the school’s management board in Inderaputra, near here.
Wee (picture) said the site was very strategic as the main road would be built close to the school soon.
The school’s management board, he said, had also discussed with the ministry the issue of administration, management of school, selection of teachers and the school’s learning model.
“The school is different from other private schools as its fees are cheaper because it is going to be built using funds collected from the community, here.
“The management board is also weighing the idea of opening a temporary school before the actual school opens to enable students to start studying earlier,” he added. — Bernama