SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS TO BE REVIEWED - DPM

MUAR (Malaysia), Jan 8 (Bernama) -- The school infrastructure development plans will be reviewed to ensure that the educational system in the country is more holistic as is the case in developed countries.

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also the Education Minister,
said the school infrastructure development plans must be balanced between the
academic and social requirements of the students and teachers.

"The social infrastructure development such as the field and hall are crucial
for the students' character development and in line with our efforts to achieve
a more holistic education in the country.

"The national education system cannot be isolated or suppressed," Muhyiddin
told reporters in his Pagoh Parliamentary constituency here, in southern state
of Johor.

The Deputy Prime Minister said there were also cases where the teachers'
rooms were too small for the big schools to the extent that the teachers were
feeling uncomfortable.

Muhyiddin said the review, however, did not mean that there would be an
increase in allocation for social development in schools but there was a
possibility that it would involve a review of the schools' design and other
matters.

"The review of the schools' design could result in cost savings of between
20 and 30 per cent and the money saved can be utilised for infrastructure
development for the students and teachers," he said.
-- BERNAMA