Year 1 at age 6: 'Two-tier idea would create stigma, caste system' - Muar MP

Hariz MohdPublished: Jan 22, 2026 9:28 AM

PARLIAMENT | Giving parents the option to enrol their six-year-old children into Year One would create unfair opportunity and stigma among students, according to Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (Muda-Muar).

Urging Putrajaya to rethink its new education plan, he said the option would mostly benefit children coming from well-to-do backgrounds - who can afford proper pre-school education to prepare them for the Education Ministry's planned enrolment tests...

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