Executive Summary
On 26 January 2026, one mention of Tamil schools occurred in the Dewan Rakyat. Tuan Cha Kee Chin (Rasah) advocated for the Ministry of Education to integrate mother tongue language subjects, specifically Tamil, into the Special Education Integration Programme (PPKI) curriculum for Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) SJK(T). This advocacy highlighted a current curriculum disparity, but no direct ministerial response was provided during the sitting.
Details
Tuan Cha Kee Chin, the Member of Parliament for Rasah, raised a point regarding the curriculum for Special Education Integration Programme (PPKI) classes in Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) SJK(T) and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) (SJK(C)). He advocated for the Ministry of Education (KPM) to include mother tongue language subjects, specifically Tamil for SJK(T) and Chinese for SJK(C), within these PPKI classes. Tuan Cha Kee Chin highlighted that the current PPKI curriculum in SJK(T) and SJK(C) was identical to that of Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK), lacking the respective mother tongue language subjects. This advocacy sought a policy shift to ensure equitable curriculum support for vernacular education streams within special education. No ministerial response was recorded for this specific request.
Verbatim Quotes
"Kelas PPKI, sukatan dia di SJK(C) dan SJK(T) sekarang ni adalah sama seperti Sekolah Kebangsaan tidak mempunyai subjek bahasa Cina untuk SJK(C) dan tidak mempunyai subjek bahasa Tamil di SJK(T)." — Tuan Cha Kee Chin (Rasah), Page 144