Category: Education

Message by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, to the seminar on ‘Falling education standards of Chinese primary schools’ organised by the DAP Chinese Education Sub-Committee organised in Malacca on Sunday, 10th Sept, at 7.30a.m.

DAP determined to express the MCA conspiracy to hide the galling fact of falling education standards of Chinese primary schools from parents and public.

The 21st MCA General Assembly held in Kuala Lumpur is a good proof of the attitude of MCA towards the grave problem of falling education standards in Chinese primary Schools. Continue reading DAP determined to express the MCA conspiracy

Message by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament For Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, to the seminar on “The falling educational standards of Chinese primary schools” organised by the Perak DAP State Chinese Education Sub-committee held at the DAP Perak Office in Ipoh on Saturday, 2nd September 1972 at 9 p.m.

Lim Kit Siang expresses disappointment at the lukewarm attitude of Chinese educational organisations to the grave problem of mass failures in Chinese primary schools

It is about six weeks ago that the DAP first exposed a well-guarded Alliance and MCA secret about the shockingly low standard of education in our schools. For the first time in years, the parents and the public have become aware of the painful truth that their children are wasting their years of education and the parents’ years of sacrifice in schools, for the educational system is designed to produce mass failures. Continue reading Lim Kit Siang expresses disappointment at the lukewarm attitude of Chinese educational organisations to the grave problem of mass failures in Chinese primary schools

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when addressing the DAP Ulu Selangor Liaison Committee at Kuala Kubu Bahru on Wednesday, 23rd August 1972 at 8 p.m.

Malaysian parents should be aware of MCA attempt to suppress the grave problem of low quality and standard of education of their children in schools

In the last few weeks, the DAP has been able to expose the shockingly low quality and standard of education of our primary school students, where there was mass failures in every year’s Standard V Assessment Examination. Continue reading Malaysian parents should be aware of MCA attempt to suppress the grave problem of low quality and standard of education of their children in schools

Adjournment Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, in the Dewan Ra’ayat on Wednesday, 16.8.1972.

DAP calls on government to institute comprehensive inquiry into the shockingly low quality and standard of education in Malaysian primary schools as demonstrated by the mass failures in last year’s Std. V Assessment Examination

The results of last year’s Standard V Assessment Examination for all language streams are shockingly poor. There were mass failures in all schools in the various subjects taken.

Thus, for national primary schools, on average 50% of the Malay students failed the science and mathematics subjects. For example, for Kedah, 62% of the students failed the mathematics paper and 55% failed the science paper. Continue reading DAP calls on government to institute comprehensive inquiry into the shockingly low quality and standard of education

Statement by Lim Kit Siang, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Bandar Melaka

DAP condemns Police banning of DAP having a dialogue with parents on the mass failures in Std.V Assessment Examination 1971

The DAP condemns in the strongest possible terms the police interference with the activities of the DAP and DAP Members of Parliament to seek the views of the parents and the public one the educational question concerning the low quality and standard of education of our children in primary schools of all language streams. Continue reading DAP condemns Police banning of DAP having a dialogue with parents on the mass failures in Std.V Assessment Examination 1971

Speech by DAP secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when speaking to the forum on “The mass failures of Chinese school Standard V pupils” organised by the DAP Chinese Education Sub-Committee held at 63-D Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, 13th August 1972 at 10 a.m.

Has Chinese school principals and teachers themselves lost confidence in the future of Chinese education in Malaysia?

In the last three weeks, the DAP has exposed a well-guarded Alliance and MCA secret about the shockingly low standard of education in our schools so that parents and the public are made aware of the painful truth of the wasted years our children have spent in schools. Continue reading Has Chinese school principals and teachers themselves lost confidence in the future of Chinese education in Malaysia?

Speech by DAP Secretary- General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang , when addressing the Malacca DAP State Elections Preparations Sub-Committee at Malacca DAP Headquarters at 33A Jalan Munshi Abdullah on Tuesday, 1st August 1972 at 5p.m.

The 1971 Standard V Assessment Examination- The Poor results of Malacca schools

In last year’s Standard V Assessment Examinations, the Malacca students, whether from Chinese primary schools or Tamil primary schools, did poorly, and there was a high percentage of failures in all subjects. Continue reading The 1971 Standard V Assessment Examination – The Poor results of Malacca schools