The Ministry of Education ( ms, Kementerian Pendidikan) is a

ministry Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ...

of the

Government of Malaysia The Government of Malaysia, officially the Federal Government of Malaysia ( ms, Kerajaan Persekutuan Malaysia), is based in the Federal Territory (Malaysia), Federal Territory of Putrajaya with the exception of the legislative branch, which is l ...

that is responsible for

education system The educational system generally refers to the structure of all institutions and the opportunities for obtaining education within a country. It includes all pre-school institutions, starting from family education, and/or early childhood education ...

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pre-tertiary education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Vari ...

technical and vocational education and training Vocational education is education that prepares people to work as a technician or to take up employment in a skilled craft or trade as a tradesperson or artisan. Vocational Education can also be seen as that type of education given to an ind ...

(TVET), curriculum standard,

textbook A textbook is a book containing a comprehensive compilation of content in a branch of study with the intention of explaining it. Textbooks are produced to meet the needs of educators, usually at educational institutions. Schoolbooks are textboo ...

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language policy Language policy is an interdisciplinary academic field. Some scholars such as Joshua Fishman and Ofelia García consider it as part of sociolinguistics. On the other hand, other scholars such as Bernard SpolskyRobert B. Kaplanand Joseph Lo Bianco ...

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Organisation

* Minister of Education ** Deputy Minister of Education ** Second Deputy Minister of Education *** Secretary-General **** Under the Authority of Secretary-General ***** Internal Audit Division ***** Corporate Communication Unit ***** Key Performance Indicator Unit ***** Education Performance and Delivery Unit ***** Integrity Unit ***** Legal Advisor Office **** Deputy Secretary-General (Education Development) ***** Education Development Division ***** Procurement and Asset Management Division ***** Policy and International Relations Division ***** Scholarship Division ***** School Audit Division **** Deputy Secretary-General (Management) ***** Finance Division ***** Human Resource Management Division ***** Account Division ***** Competency Development and Assessment Division ***** Psychology and Counselling Division ***** Information Management Division ***** Management Services Division **** Director-General of Education ***** Deputy Director-General of Education (Education Development Policy) ****** Educational Planning and Research Division ****** Curriculum Development Division ****** Examination Syndicate ****** Educational Technology Division ****** Textbook Division ****** The National Book Council of Malaysia ***** Deputy Director-General of Education (Education Operation) ****** School Management Division ****** Technical and Vocational Education Division ****** Islamic Education Division ****** Special Education Division ****** Fully Residential and Excellence Schools Management Division ****** Sports Division ****** Private Education Division ****** Co-Curricular and Arts Division ***** Deputy Director-General of Education (Teaching Professionalism Development) ****** Teacher Training Division ******

Aminuddin Baki Institute Aminuddin Baki Institute ( ms, Institut Aminuddin Baki, IAB) is the main educational management institute in Malaysia which trains people to be in the school top management. The main campus is located in Bandar Enstek, Labu, Negeri Sembilan. IAB a ...

****** Inspectorate of Schools ****** Institute of Teacher Education ***** Under the Authority of Director-General of Education ****** Matriculation Division ****** Johor State Education Department ****** Kedah State Education Department ****** Kelantan State Education Department ****** Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Education Department ****** Labuan Federal Territory Education Department ****** Malacca State Education Department ****** Negeri Sembilan State Education Department ****** Pahang State Education Department ****** Penang State Education Department ****** Perak State Education Department ****** Perlis State Education Department ****** Putrajaya Federal Territory Education Department ****** Sabah State Education Department ****** Sarawak State Education Department ****** Selangor State Education Department ****** Terengganu State Education Department

Federal agencies

# Institute of Language and Literature, or ''

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka ( en, Institute of Language and Literature, Jawi: ديوان بهاس دان ڤوستاک), abbreviated DBP, is the government body responsible for coordinating the use of the Malay language and Malay-language literat ...

'' (DBP).
Official site
# Malaysian Examination Council, or ''Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia'' (MPM).
Official site

Key legislation

The Ministry of Education is responsible for administration of several key

Acts The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message ...

: * Educational Institutions (Discipline) Act 1976 ct 174* Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Act 1959 ct 213* Malaysian Examinations Council Act 1980 ct 225* Education Act 1996 ct 550

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

Frequently Asked Questions about MOE Policy

Malaysia Education for All
or ''Pendidikan untuk Semua Malaysia''
Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025

To Uphold Bahasa Malaysia and To Strengthen English Language
or ''Dasar Memartabatkan Bahasa Malaysia dan Mengukuhkan Bahasa Inggeris'' (MBMMBI)
1 Student 1 Sport
or ''1 Murid 1 Sukan''
National Education Policy
or ''Dasar Pendidikan Kebangsaan''
National Education Philosophy
or ''Falsafah Pendidikan Kebangsaan''
Education System Chart
or ''Carta Sistem Pendidikan''
Education National Key Result Area
or ''Bidang Keberhasilan Utama Negara Pendidikan'' (NKRA)
Tenth Malaysia Plan (Education)
or ''Rancangan Malaysia Kesepuluh (Pendidikan)'' (RMK-10)
Transformational of Vocational Education
or ''Transformasi Pendidikan Vokasional'' (TPV)
School Based Assessment
or ''Penilaian Berasaskan Sekolah'' (PBS)
Primary School Standard Curriculum
or ''Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Rendah'' (KSSR)

Malay name and its function

Bahasa Malaysia Malaysian Malay ( ms, Bahasa Melayu Malaysia), also known as Standard Malay (Malay: ''Bahasa Melayu Standard''), ( English translation: Malaysian language), or simply Malay, is a standardized form of the Malay language used in Malaysia (as o ...

, it was called ''Kementerian Pendidikan'', and was in charge of all the education-related affairs. In 2004, its name was changed to ''Kementerian Pelajaran'' and then became in charge of the education from pre-school up to the secondary level. The tertiary education was taken over by a new ministry,

Ministry of Higher Education {{Unreferenced, date=March 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) A Ministry of Higher Education is a government department that focuses on the provision or regulation of institutions of higher education. In some countries these exist as ministries compounde ...

until May 2013 where Prime Minister

Najib Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malaysi ...

announced the two ministries will be merged to form a single Ministry of Education. In 2015, the ministry was split again.

References

External links

Ministry of Education
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Ministries established in 1955 1955 establishments in Malaya