BANGI, June 13 — The Selangor People’s Tuition Programme (PTRS) recorded a success when the number of Form 4 students identified as potentially failing the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) in the state dropped to only about 700 this year.
Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the figure is a significant decrease from 14,000 students in 2018 and 2,000 last year.
“This success is the result of the intervention and also the precise collaboration between the (Selangor) State Education Department, state agencies and the state government as a whole,” he said at a press conference after launching the Kita Selangor Tekad Pendidikan programme here today.
To expand the benefits of the programme, Amirudin said the state government will increase its allocation of RM1 million this year to enable between 20,000 to 30,000 Form 4 and 5 students to join PTRS.
Meanwhile, he said Yayasan Selangor is responsible for coordinating the state’s entire education ecosystem, covering primary, secondary and tertiary learning.
Amirudin said the move is part of the state education system restructuring ahead of allocations under the 2026 Selangor State Budget based on the findings of the State Education and Higher Education Standing Committee meeting.
“We are examining the entire education ecosystem by identifying existing agencies and units in implementing the state’s education programmes in an integrated manner,” he said.
According to him, the 2026 budget will focus on growing students’ interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, as well as strengthening intervention programmes to reduce students at risk of failing the SPM.
Apart from formal education, the state government also pays attention to the development of students’ personalities through extra-curricular programmes such as field trips and foster schools.
“These aspects are seen as a whole, not just through formal programmes and activities such as education and teaching, but rather extracurricular programmes,” he said.
At today’s event, Amirudin also launched the new PTRS 2025 module and the Didik Kasih Programme, a special initiative for primary school students with literacy and numeracy issues.
— Bernama
