RECOGNITION of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) is not a priority, says Fadhlina Sidek.
The Education Minister said to date, the ministry does not recognise the UEC, which is implemented in private Chinese secondary schools (SMPC).
“And the ministry does not view the issue as a priority.
“This stand is based on the National Education Policy and Education Act 1960, which has always been the view of the ministry,” she said in a written reply to a question raised by Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang (PN-Marang) in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
Hadi wanted to know the current administration’s stand on recognising the UEC.
In November last year, the United Chinese School Committees Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) repeated its call to recognise the UEC.
Dong Zong had raised the request during the Pakatan Harapan administration back in 2018.
Dong Zong noted that the SMPC adheres to a curriculum, which includes history as a subject, drafted upon the ministry’s standards.
Dong Zong said the SMPC curriculum also makes Bahasa Malaysia a compulsory subject in recognising the national language under the Federal Constitution and Rukun Negara.
On a related question by Abdul Hadi, Fadhlina said no allocation was provided to the SMPC.
“This is because the SMPC is not considered part of the national education system and does not fall within the category of government or government-assisted schools that receive allocation,” she said.
