Education Act 1996 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Part VII · Private Educational Institutions
75. Subjects to be taught in private educational institutions providing post-secondary education
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Minister may require a private educational institution providing post-secondary education to teach the following subjects:
private educational institution
“private school” or “private educational institution” means a school or an educational institution which is not a government or government-aided school or educational institution;
the national language, where the medium of instruction is other than the national language;
Malaysian studies;
the English language, where the medium of instruction is other than the English language;
studies relating to Islamic education for pupils professing the Islamic religion; and
moral education for pupils not professing the Islamic religion, based on the prescribed curriculum.
The subjects mentioned in paragraphs (1)(a) to (1)(e) shall be taught in addition to any other subject or course of study taught in the private educational institutions.
Terms defined in s 2
national language
Defined · s 2“national language” means the Malay language as stipulated in Article 152 of the Federal Constitution;
post-secondary education
Defined · s 2“post-secondary education” means education provided to a person who has completed upper secondary education, but does not include higher education;
private educational institution
Defined · s 2“private school” or “private educational institution” means a school or an educational institution which is not a government or government-aided school or educational institution;
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