Education Review Committee was formed in 1959.

Chairman: Y.B. Mr. Abdul Rahman Talib.

Minister of Justice

(Tun Leong Yeow Koh)

Minister of Trade & Industry

(En. Mohd. Khir Johari)

Assistant Minister of Education

(Capt. Abdul Hamid Khan b. Hj. Sakhawat

Ali Khan)

Assistant Minister of Labour

(En. V.Manickavasagam)

Senator Koh Kim Leong

En. Mohd. Dahari Ali Chief Minister Pulau Pinang

(Datuk Wong Pow nee)En. Abdul Ghani b.

Ishak

School age students increased from 12 years to 15 years.

Establishment of the School of Extended Education offers a 3-year vocational course for pupils who fail to enter the academic schools.

Ministry of Education to organize part-time training for 3 years to train teachers who will teach in the School of Extended Education.

Primary Schools and Primary Schools of Public converted into National Primary Schools and National Type Primary Schools.

Junior Middle III Examination abolished from 1961 and Senior Middle III Examination repealed in 1963. National language must pass the Certificate of Primary Education from 1962.

Establishment of the Technology Institute in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Penang and Pantai Timur/ Johor.

Islam will be taught in schools if there is at least 15 Muslim students. Moral education for non-Muslim students will be included in the compulsory syllabus from Primary 4 to Form 5.

Fees in all primary schools be abolished.Formation of the State Education Advisory Board to replace the Local Education Authority.

Establishment of the State Inspectorate to assist the Federal Inspectorate in the course of their supervisory duties.

Main goal: to make the national language as medium of instruction in all schools.

Free education for all primary schools will take a deep impression.

1962, bills of students who enter the National Type Primary School (Great Britain) are increasing.

Conversion of the official language of instruction is opposed by the Board of Governors Association and the Association of Chinese School Chinese School Teachers, others may disagree.

Advanced Education to develop school plans are not well-received and repealed and replaced with the Comprehensive Education System in 1965.

School age children increased to 15 years.Establishment of Extended Education School to

accommodate pupils who failed to find a place to study in academic secondary schools.

Organizing public examination in the BI & National Language.

To provide financial assistance to SMK (BM flow) and SMJK (BI flow). In addition to withdraw aid from schools that do not conform with the National Education System.

To provide free places for pupils who are studying in primary schools, regardless of type of flow.

Establishment of the BC Technical and Vocational BC to train students in various fields.