Opportunity for matriculation programmes for Chinese students

suppadmin | June 29, 2018

Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting Chew Yew requested for more than 1000 places in matriculation programmes for Chinese students and requests for Sarawak and Sabah.

Ting, Piasau assemblyman, said he welcomed Education Minister Maszlee Malik that the ministry is allocating the additional vacancies for Chinese students from low-income families.

Maszlee disclosed that the places for the 2018/2019 session will be offered to those who achieved excellent results in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination and the ministry had received a total of 84,891 applications, including 20,040 applications from non-Bumiputera students.

A total of 4,068 non-Bumiputera students have been offered a place in matriculation colleges, which Maszlee said is part of government’s efforts to help students to pursue their education, especially those from lower-income families.