Education news in Melaka Sentral Melaka

1. Rukun Negara Oratory Contest Draws Record 10,494 Entries

   3 hours ago Bernama Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC), MYS 6.8 km

   The national-level Rukun Negara Oratory Competition has drawn a record 10,494 participants this year, up from 9,312 in 2025. The final was held at the Melaka International Trade Centre, where Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said the figure shows the national principles remain rooted in young Malaysians.

2. SMK Ghafar Baba wins Melaka pantun competition, advances to Southern Zone final in Johor Bahru

   4 hours ago New Straits Times Banda Hilir, Melaka 3.1 km

   SMK Ghafar Baba emerged champion of the 2026 DRB-HICOM-Harian Metro Proverb-themed Pantun Competition at the Melaka state level, held in Banda Hilir. The school will represent Melaka at the Southern Zone final at Maktab Abu Bakar in Johor Bahru on Sept 29. More than 300 students attended the competition, which was judged by four professionals.

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

   2 days ago Harian Metro SMK Tinggi Melaka, Banda Hilir, Melaka 3.3 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.

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

   1 week ago Malay Mail SK Taman Merdeka, Melaka 4.5 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.

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

   1 week ago Harian Metro SK Taman Merdeka, Melaka 4.5 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.