Category: Education

Question for Parliament by Lim Kit Siang, Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka(2)

The DAP Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, who had submitted 77 questions for answer by the various Ministers in the parliamentary meeting beginning next Tuesday(8th August 1972), has asked many questions concerning education-apart from questions concerning Malacca, foreign affairs, economy, etc.

Some of these questions are: Continue reading Question for Parliament by Lim Kit Siang, Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka (2)

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when speaking at DAP Public Rally in Tangkak, Johore on Sunday, 30th July 1972 at 9 p.m.

The mass failures in Johore schools

There is great urgency that parents should waken up to the very poor quality and standard of education their children are getting in Malaysian primary and secondary schools. Continue reading The mass failures in Johore schools

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, when speaking at a DAP Public Rally at Pagoh, Muar, Johore on Saturday, 29th July 1972 at 9 p.m.

The English schools – their fall from their pampered position in society

In the last few year days, I have revealed the shocking rate of mass failures of standard V students in national primary schools, National-type (Chinese) primary schools and national-type (Tamil) primary schools in last year’s Assessment Examination. Continue reading The English schools – their fall from their pampered position in society

DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, today issued the following statement.

DAP calls for review of Standard V Assessment Examination 1971 to find out why there are such a high percentage of failures among national primary school students in science and mathematics despite Government’s emphasis on these subjects.

The mass failure of Standard V students in last year’s Assessment Examination is indeed unbelievable, as they hit all language-stream primary schools.

A study of the overall results show, however, that the Tamil and Chinese primary schools have done badly compared to national-type (English) primary schools and national primary schools. Continue reading DAP calls for review of Standard V Assessment Examination 1971

DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, Today issued the following statement;

The mis-education and mal-education of Malaysian students: Mass failure in Tamil primary schools

In the last two days, I had given the details of the mass failures during last year’s Standard V Assessment Test in Perak’s national primary schools, national-type (Chinese) primary schools, throughout the country, and Perak’s national-type (English) primary school.

I propose today to give the shocking results of the Tamil primary schools, where the rate of mass failures is even more disturbing. Continue reading Mass failure in Tamil primary schools

DAP calls on Chinese educational bodies to launch a nation-wide inquiry into the reasons for the mass failures in Chinese primary schools during last year’s Standard V Assessment Test

I am glad that the President of the Chinese Teachers’ Federation, Mr. Sim Moh Yu, in his speech to the National Chinese School B category Teachers’ General Meeting over the weekend, has expressed deep concern at the shockingly high percentage of failures among Chinese primary school students in last year’s Standard V Assessment Examination. Continue reading DAP calls on Chinese educational bodies to launch a nation-wide inquiry

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Siang, when speaking to Taiping Rotary Club (Young Rotarians) at St. John’ s Ambulance Building in Taiping on Sunday, 23rd July 1972 at 10 a.m.

Falling Education Standards in Malaysia

During the May session of Parliament, I asked the minister of Education, Inche Hussein Onn, for detailed results of last year’s Standard V Assessment Examination. Continue reading Falling Education Standards in Malaysia

Speech by DAP Secretary-General and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr Lim Kit Siang, at a Rembau-Tampin Parliamentary by-election rally at Kota on 30th June 1972 at 9 p.m.

DAP calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into standards of Inquiry into standards of education of 1.7 million primary and secondary students in Malaysia.

Over the years, under the Alliance education system, the standard of education in Malaysia has deteriorated gravely. In almost every town, we find Form III students who cannot even make a proper sentence, whether in English or Bahasa Malaysia. This is most shocking when it is remembered that these students have had nine years of schooling. Continue reading DAP calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry

Speech by DAP Secretary-general and Member of Parliament for Bandar Melaka, Mr. Lim Kit Siang, at DAP Public Rally in Teluk Anson on Saturday, 6th May 1972 at 9 p.m.

Recognition of Nanyang and Formosan degrees and qualifications – a pledge by DAP to press for it and raise it at every Parliament meeting until success

The Nantah Alumni Association, the Perak Nantah Alumni Association and the Penang Nantah Alumni Association have jointly sent a memorandum to the Prime Minister, copies to all Members of Parliament, urging the immediate recognition of Nanyang University degrees by the Government. Continue reading Recognition of Nanyang and Formosan degrees and qualifications