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Chinese schools

Govt to train more Chinese, Tamil language teachers for vernacular schools: Anwar

Supporting vernacular education does not displace Bahasa Malaysia as the national language, PM says

Educational advantage: non-Chinese students champion Chinese vernacular schools for skills, opportunities

Speaking with Scoop, three former students say that despite the initial language barrier, the schools prepared them well for their professional lives

Chinese schools increasingly choice of non-Chinese parents, says group

The steady increase in the number of non-Chinese students attending Chinese vernacular schools reflects parents' growing acceptance of the education system in these institutions.

Govt allocates RM44 mil to Chinese schools, almost double from last year

The sum was for the maintenance of 417 schools, and is double the RM26.4 million Putrajaya gave to 375 SJKC last year, the ministry said in a parliamentary written reply dated yesterday. 

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