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Tuan Wong Kah Woh, as Deputy Minister of Education, stated that the Ministry of Education Malaysia (KPM) expands Special Education Integration Programme (PPKI) classes annually across all school types, including Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) SJK(T). He mentioned that KPM reviews applications submitted to the State Education Department (JPN) before making decisions on expansion, acknowledging resource constraints.

Tuan Wong Kah Woh, the Deputy Minister of Education, explained that under the Kurikulum Persekolahan 2027 (KP 2027), Chinese and Tamil languages would be offered as subjects for Program Pendidikan Khas Integrasi (MBPK) students in Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) (SJK(C)) and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) SJK(T) schools to strengthen mother tongue learning. He also stated that Malay and English would continue to be offered, along with other subjects like Mathematics and Moral Education.

Tuan Wong Kah Woh, as Deputy Minister of Education, provided an update on the new Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) SJK(T) Ladang Jeram in Kuantan, Pahang. He stated that the Ministry of Education (KPM) was preparing initial works for the school on a three-acre federal land, which would include six classrooms and other facilities, with an allocation ceiling of RM22 million, as previously announced in the 2026 Budget.

Tuan Wong Kah Woh, Deputy Minister of Education, announced that the project for Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Gopeng, which had dilapidated buildings classified as scale seven, had been approved under the 13th Malaysia Plan (First Rolling Plan) within the current budget, with a scope to demolish three blocks.

The Deputy Minister of Education, Tuan Wong Kah Woh, stated that the Ministry of Education (KPM) was committed to ensuring the sustainability of Tamil education in Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil SJK(T) in line with the Federal Constitution, Education Act 1996, and the Malaysia Education Development Plan. He affirmed that the position of SJK(T) was guaranteed under the Education Act 1996 and the National Education Policy.