How will Form Six students be treated as pre-university?

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Form Six students will be treated as a pre-university programme by how schools organise and recognise them
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Form Six students will remain under the Education Ministry for now, but schools must treat them as a pre-university category. He told Education Ministry principals at a monthly assembly that Form Six students should be handled separately from other school activities, including not attending school assemblies and being placed in a separate block even within the same school building. Anwar also said schools should give Form Six students some special recognition so they “really feel that they are post-school and in pre-university category”.
Schools must handle Form Six students separately from other school students
Anwar said school principals should handle Form Six students separately as a pre-university programme. The instruction is tied to how the students are managed day to day, rather than changing the ministry oversight immediately, since Form Six will “remain under the Education Ministry for now”.
Form Six students should not be required to attend school assemblies
The prime minister specifically said Form Six students should not be required to attend the school assembly. This is part of the separation approach, distinguishing Form Six from other students who participate in school-wide assembly routines.
Form Six students should be placed in a separate block within the same building if needed
Anwar also said Form Six students should be placed in a separate block even if they share the same school building. The goal, as he framed it, is to reinforce that Form Six is post-school in practice and belongs to a pre-university category.
Special recognition and similar financial aid are part of the pre-university treatment
Anwar said schools should provide Form Six students with some special recognition. He also stated that Form Six students will receive similar financial aid and incentives as enjoyed by other school students after concerns raised by many Form Six students about exclusion from government aid previously. In Malaysia, Form Six is recognised as a pre-university route equivalent to the matriculation programme, A-Levels and foundation courses, and the Education Ministry previously said more than 96,013 Form Six students have received or will receive 2026 Early Schooling Aid (BAP), comprising RM150 cash payment per student.

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