MP: Why refer to KL even for a school placement?
Ranau MP Datuk Siringan Gubat made the call in the wake of a case involving a student of SMK Ranau in Ranau who was asked to write a letter of appeal to the Bahagian Pengurusan Sekolah Berasrama Penuh dan Sekolah Kluster at the Education Ministry in Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, just to be considered for a place at a fully residential school in Sabah.
The student who scored 8As in last year's Lower Secondary Assessment Test (PMR) had initially applied to further her study at Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) in Kinarut, but failed to get a place there.
Refusing to give up she then applied to study at Sekolah Menengah Sains Berasrama Penuh in Bukit Padang here but again failed.
She appealed and was asked to write a letter of appeal to the said Director of Bahagian Pengurusan Sekolah Berasrama Penuh dan Sekolah Kluster in Putrajaya for consideration. To date she is still studying at the same school.
Her case was referred to Siringan in Parliament recently, asking the Ministry concerned to give a bit of power to the State Education Director to handle and make decisions on such small matters.
"Why does such a small matter need to be referred to and decided at the Ministry-level?
We all know Putrajaya is not that near for people particularly from a place like Ranau to reach easilyÉeven via a letter it would be not that easy to get an answer," said Siringan.
He said giving the State Education Director power to solve such small matters would benefit the people in Sabah because this would speed up the process.
He believed many others had also experienced the same thing and who after being asked to make an appeal to Putrajaya lost interest to proceed and left things be.
I wonder what Datuk 'Ngam' had done on this matter. If just querying but no action, you voters in Kinabalu better out-Ngam him just like what Raja Laksaasam Hulubalanga Pandikar Katak did.
BalasPadamthank you Datuk for being concern about these issue. I agree with the proposed to give a little autonomy to the Sabah Education Department. may be many students have through the same experience but did not reported. we do not want our students feel dispirited because of this problem and hopefully the Ministry can solve this matter.
BalasPadamthis is what we want from MP...sensitively to the local problems...as for Ranau MP, what the local students facing is something that need an immediate concern from the govt...hopefully, the govt can bring a solution for this matter for the sake of our future generation...
BalasPadamThis is involve the education of a girl who score excellent in her PMR. Why would there be no placement in MRSM or Sekolah Berasrama Penuh? The Fed should grant the State Education Director a power to solve the small matters like the school placement of students.
BalasPadamI hope the Education Ministry is not doing any blunder towards our students' education. The Feds must take this thing seriously. No wonder our education system is left in a limbo..
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