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Prime Minister: Higher Education Ministry to Oversee Form Six and Matriculation from Next Year
The Star
January 20, 2026•2 days ago
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The Higher Education Ministry will assume control of the pre-university system, encompassing Form Six and matriculation programs, beginning next year. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that students enrolled in these programs will subsequently be categorized under higher education. This change aims to officially classify these students within the higher education framework.
PUTRAJAYA: The Higher Education Ministry (KPT) will take over the entire pre-university system, including Form Six and matriculation, starting next year, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Anwar said students enrolled under the system will subsequently be classified under the higher education category.
“This means students entering Form Six and matriculation will now be officially classified under higher education,” he said when speaking at the launch of the National Education Plan 2026–2035 on Tuesday (Jan 20).
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