Education news in Pekan Tampin

1. Melaka to build IBS classrooms at 53 schools; Merlimau Tamil school gets two new rooms

   1 day ago Makkal Osai SJK(T) Merlimau, Melaka 41.6 km

   Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh said 53 schools in Melaka will get additional classrooms built using the IBS method to address overcrowding. He spoke after visiting construction work at SJK(T) Merlimau, where two new classrooms costing RM600,000 will be built within 20 weeks. The ministry is acting ahead of the 2027 school session, when two age cohorts will enter Year One.

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

   1 day ago Malay Mail SK Taman Merdeka, Melaka 23 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.

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

   1 day ago Harian Metro SK Taman Merdeka, Melaka 23 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.

4. 20-year-old from Batu Uban among 21 Penang students to receive RM1,500 PTPTN advance

   3 days ago Harian Metro Hotel Royale Chulan 43.3 km

   Ammar Yasir Bilal, 20, from Batu Uban, is one of 21 students from the Bukit Gelugor area who received the RM1,500 PTPTN education loan advance at a ceremony in George Town. He will use the money for fees at Universiti Malaysia Perlis. PTPTN has distributed the advance to 26,457 students nationwide for the September 2026 intake.