Friday, December 10, 2010

Languages & Mode of Education

Bahasa Malaysia is the national language. According to CIA World Factbook, English, Chinese Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi and Thai are also used in Malaysia. The different Chinese dialects such as Cantonese, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan and Foochow are also used.

In East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, there are over 45 different languages used within the different tribes. The most common ones are the Iban language and the Kadazan language.


Below is the Educational Chart from Malaysia's Ministry of Education


Education starts at age 5 whereby the children are enrolled in Pre-School. This is then followed by the five years of Primary School starting at age 7. There is also Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary before the students are qualified to enter Post-Secondary Colleges. The last step is then Universiy for higher education.