Secondary schools in S’wak to have DLP — Dr Annuar

The DLP, which is currently implemented to Primary 1 to 5 in Sarawak, will also be extended to secondary schools across the state with immediate effect. This is one of the several agreedupon points by the federal government that Sarawak has presented.

Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee

The Sarawak duallanguage programme (DLP), which uses English in teaching the Mathematics and Science subjects, would be extended to secondary schools across Sarawak with immediate effect, said Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee.

The Deputy Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development pointed out that the move was in line with the Sarawak government's objective to use English as a medium of instruction in all schools across the state.

“The DLP, which is currently implemented to Primary 1 to 5 in Sarawak, will also be extended to secondary schools across the state with immediate effect.

“This is one of the several agreed-upon points by the federal government that Sarawak has presented,” Dr Annuar told The Borneo Post yesterday.

The Nangka assemblyman said with the implementation of DLP in secondary schools, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, namely Additional Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, would be taught in English.

He hailed this as ‘the right step' towards encouraging more students to be interested in STEM subjects.

Also, he said the state government had presented 15 comprehensive points to the federal government as part of Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) negotiations for the devolution of power in education.

This was within the framework of the ambit of Paragraph 17 of the InterGovernmental Committee (IGC) Report 1962, he added.

“We aim to translate these into a circular for smooth implementation. We are also exploring the possibility of incorporating these points into regulations or relevant statutes to ensure continuity regardless of changes in leadership or government,” he said in the Sarawak Legislative Assembly sitting on Thursday.

Dr Annuar was responding to a question posed by Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing (GPSMeradong) regarding the status of the devolution of education autonomy to the Sarawak government.