Ministry of Education (Malaysia)


The Ministry of Education is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for education system, compulsory education, pre-tertiary education, technical and vocational education and training, curriculum standard, textbook, standardised test, language policy, translation, selective school, comprehensive school.

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 Division
  • **** Procurement and Asset Management Division
  • **** Policy and International Relations Division
  • **** Scholarship Division
  • **** School Audit Division
  • *** Deputy Secretary-General
  • **** 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
  • ***** 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
  • ***** 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
  • ***** Teacher Training Division
  • ***** Aminuddin Baki Institute
  • ***** 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

  1. Institute of Language and Literature, or Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
  2. Malaysian Examination Council, or Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia.

    Key legislation

The Ministry of Education is responsible for administration of several key Acts:
  • Educational Institutions Act 1976
  • Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Act 1959
  • Malaysian Examinations Council Act 1980
  • Education Act 1996

    Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

  • , or Pendidikan untuk Semua Malaysia
  • , or Dasar Memartabatkan Bahasa Malaysia dan Mengukuhkan Bahasa Inggeris
  • , or 1 Murid 1 Sukan
  • , or Dasar Pendidikan Kebangsaan
  • , or Falsafah Pendidikan Kebangsaan
  • , or Carta Sistem Pendidikan
  • , or Bidang Keberhasilan Utama Negara Pendidikan
  • , or Rancangan Malaysia Kesepuluh
  • , or Transformasi Pendidikan Vokasional
  • , or Penilaian Berasaskan Sekolah
  • , or ''Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Rendah''

    Malay name and its function

In Bahasa Melayu, 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 until May 2013 where Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the two ministries will be merged to form a single Ministry of Education. In 2015, the ministry was split again.