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Education (Amendment) Act 2025
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Education (Amendment) Act 2025 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1770 2025, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2025.
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Date of Royal Assent
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15 October 2025
Date of publication in the
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28 October 2025
Gazette
Publisher’s Copyright C
(Appointed Printer to the Government of Malaysia).
Education (Amendment)
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EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to amend the Education Act 1996. [ ] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: Short title and commencement
Section 2
Amendment of section 2
The Education Act 1996 [Act 550], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 2
by substituting for the definition of “compulsory education”
the following definition:
‘ “compulsory education” means primary education which is prescribed to be compulsory education under subsection 29a(1) and secondary education which is prescribed to be compulsory education under subsection 32a(1);’.
Amendment of section 29a
Section 3
Subsection 29a(2) of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
by substituting for the words “Every parent who is a
Malaysian citizen residing in Malaysia” the words
“Every parent whose child is a Malaysian citizen and the child resides in Malaysia,”; and
Section 4
New section 32a
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 32
the following section:
“Compulsory secondary education 32a. (1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, prescribe secondary education to be compulsory education.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection 29a(2), every parent whose child is a Malaysian citizen and the child resides in
Malaysia, shall ensure that his child is enrolled as a pupil in an educational institution for secondary education and remains a pupil in an educational institution for secondary education for the duration of the secondary education.
(3)
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 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.
Education (Amendment)
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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.
(5)
The Minister may make regulations for the carrying into effect of the provisions of this section.”.
Common questions
- What is Akta Pendidikan (Pindaan) 2025?
- Education (Amendment) Act 2025 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1770 2025, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2025.
- Is Akta Pendidikan (Pindaan) 2025 still in force?
- Yes — Akta Pendidikan (Pindaan) 2025 is currently in force.
- When did Akta Pendidikan (Pindaan) 2025 take effect?
- Akta Pendidikan (Pindaan) 2025 was first recorded in 2025.
- How many sections does Akta Pendidikan (Pindaan) 2025 have?
- Akta Pendidikan (Pindaan) 2025 contains 4 sections.
- Where can I read the official version of Akta Pendidikan (Pindaan) 2025?
- The official text of Akta Pendidikan (Pindaan) 2025 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.
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