Malaysia

The Federation of Malaysia (Malay: Persekutuan Malaysia) or simply Malaysia (Simplified Chinese: ????; Pinyin: M?láix?y?, Tamil: ???????) is a country in Southeast Asia. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea:

Education

Malaysian children begin schooling from the age of 5 or 6 in kindergarten. Primary one begins at the age of 7. There is a primary education leaving exam, called 'Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah', or UPSR where all primary Six students take before going into secondary schools. The purpose of this examination is to assess the quality of the primary education in Malaysia. An exam called Penilaian Tahap Satu (PTS) was formerly held to enable bright students to leap from Standard 3 to 5 but this exam has since been scraped. Secondary education lasts five years. At the end of the third year, students must sit for the 'Penilaian Menengah Rendah'(PMR), to guide them on what subjects to take next year. The combination of subjects available to Form 4 students vary from one school to another. In the last year, students will sit for 'Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia', or SPM(equivalent to the British Ordinary or 'O' levels). Students wishing to enter university have to complete 2 more years of secondary schooling.They must take up either the school based Form Six(equivalent to the British Advanced or 'A' levels), matriculation, or other pre-university courses before they may apply for entry into local universities. Students can opt to go to private colleges after secondary studies. Most colleges have education links with overseas universities especially in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Malaysian students abroad study mostly in the UK, United States, Australia, Singapore, Japan and Canada.

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• List of Malaysian schools
• List of Malaysian universities and colleges