Education Act 1996 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Chapter 3 · Primary Education
29A. Compulsory primary education
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, prescribe primary education to be compulsory education.
primary education
“primary education” means a course of study at primary level which is designed for a duration of six years but which may be completed within five to seven years;
Every parent who is a Malaysian citizen residing in Malaysia shall ensure that if his child has attained the age of six years on the first day of January of the current school year that child is enrolled as a pupil in a primary school in that year and remains a pupil in a primary school for the duration of the compulsory education.
parent
“parent” includes a guardian and any person who has the legal or actual control of a pupil;
The Minister may, if he considers it desirable and in the interest of the pupils or the public to do so, by order published in the Gazette, exempt any pupil or any class of pupils from the requirement to attend compulsory education, either absolutely or subject to such conditions
pupil
“pupil” means a person of any age for whom education or training is being provided in an educational institution;
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as he may think fit to impose, and may at any time in his discretion revoke the exemption or revoke or alter or add to such conditions.
A parent who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
The Minister may make regulations for the carrying into effect of the provisions of this section.
Terms defined in s 2
age
Defined · s 2“age”, in relation to a pupil, means the age attained by the pupil on the first day of the first month of the school year in question;
compulsory education
Defined · s 2“compulsory education” means primary education which is prescribed to be compulsory education under subsection 29A(1);
parent
Defined · s 2“parent” includes a guardian and any person who has the legal or actual control of a pupil;
primary education
Defined · s 2“primary education” means a course of study at primary level which is designed for a duration of six years but which may be completed within five to seven years;
primary school
Defined · s 2“primary school” means a school providing primary education appropriate for pupils from the age of six years;
pupil
Defined · s 2“pupil” means a person of any age for whom education or training is being provided in an educational institution;
school
Defined · s 2“school” means a place where ten or more persons are habitually taught whether in one or more classes, but does not include any place where the teaching is confined exclusively to the teaching of any religion;
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