Education news in Ayer Keroh Melaka

1. Durian Tunggal short of secondary schools despite over 50,000 residents

   16 hours ago Berita Harian Durian Tunggal, Alor Gajah, Melaka 6.3 km

   More than 50,000 residents in the Durian Tunggal state constituency in Melaka depend on a single secondary school, SMK Durian Tunggal. Assemblyman Zahari Khalil said the opening of 37 housing estates has made a new secondary school urgent, with over 1,500 secondary students and five primary schools feeding pupils in each year.

2. DRB-HICOM-Harian Metro Pantun Contest Expands to Southern Zone, Melaka First Host

   1 day ago Harian Metro SMK Tinggi Melaka, Banda Hilir, Melaka 8.3 km

   The Pantun Contest co-organised by DRB-HICOM and Harian Metro is expanding to the Southern Zone after a pilot in Selangor last year. Melaka is the first state to host, with the quarter-finals and semi-finals at SMK Tinggi Melaka, Banda Hilir, tomorrow. Four Melaka schools are competing for a place in the final in Johor.

3. RM3.3m for 11 new classrooms at three Melaka schools

   6 days ago Malay Mail SK Taman Merdeka, Melaka 5.3 km

   Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh said IBS-built classrooms will ease overcrowding in Melaka schools. Three schools in the Kesidang constituency received RM3.3 million to build 11 classrooms, expected to be completed before the 2027 school session.

4. IBS classrooms to restore use of special rooms in Malaysian schools

   6 days ago Harian Metro SK Taman Merdeka, Melaka 5.3 km

   Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh said new Industrialised Building System (IBS) classrooms will allow schools to stop using special rooms like music rooms and science labs as regular classrooms. The move is to prepare for the intake of 490,168 Year One students in the 2027 school session. He spoke after inspecting the project at SK Taman Merdeka in Melaka.