Five Comprehensive Special Model Year 9 schools in Sabah

NILAI: The Ministry of Education (MOE) always view seriously problems of school dropouts involving Orang Asli children, its deputy minister, Datuk Chong Sin Woon, said yesterday.

He said efforts had been made to address the problem, including the setting up of Comprehensive Special Model School Year 9 (K9), and training of teachers among the Orang Asli community.

“We have education development plan for the Orang Asli because we do not want the Orang Asli children to drop out from schools,” he told reporters after the “Jalinan Kasih” programme with the Orang Asli community in Kampung Gebok yesterday.

Chong said that under the k9 programme, the Orang Asli students would be at the same school for nine years, from Year One to Form Three, as well as given accommodation at the school hostel for staying in distant areas.

He said the government planned to have more K9 school, where there were currently four in the peninsula, five in Sabah and six in Sarawak.

The K9 schools in Sabah are SK Pensiangan, SK Bawang, SK Sabur, SK Buis and SK Menanam, while those in Sarawak are SK Long Bedian, SK Long Lamo, SK Keyok, SK Long Jakitan, SK Long Lamin and SK Lusong Laku.

At the event, Chong handed over essential items to 42 Orang Asli families in Kampung Gebok. - Bernama