Berita Akses Pendidikan & Isu Siswa di Gurun Kedah

1. Pelajar STPM jaga tiga adik selepas ibu meninggal, kini ke USM

   5 jam lalu Harian Metro George Town, Pulau Pinang 48.1 km

   Muhammad Adam Iskandar Azharunaim, 20, yang menjaga tiga adiknya selepas kematian ibu akibat kanser otak pada 24 Ogos, kini melanjutkan pengajian di Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) di Georgetown. Bapanya meninggal dunia akibat COVID-19 pada 2021, dan adiknya Muhammad Ashraf Iskandar, 16, yang merupakan OKU, mengikuti program kulinari di SMK Serdang Baru, Kedah.

2. 14 pelajar Penang terima pendahuluan PTPTN RM1,500 untuk mula universiti

   12 jam lalu New Straits Times Kubang Menerong 33.6 km

   Fourteen students from Pokok Tampang, Taman Sepadu and Kubang Menerong in Penang received RM1,500 PTPTN Loan Advance Payment letters from PTPTN chairman Datuk Seri Norliza Abdul Rahim. Another 20 students received the aid at a separate event in George Town. The advance is meant to cover tuition and initial expenses before they begin studies at public universities and polytechnics.