BY: NUR FAZLIN BINTI MOHD NAIM This is one of the sub topics for EDUP3013 Philosophy in Education. This subject is included and compulsory for the teachers' in training of Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia in PISMP Semester 1 Year 1 to learn. I hope by uploading this slide, I can help the viewers especially the students from IPG with this sub topic.

1. EDUP3013 PHILOSOPHY IN
EDUCATION
EDUCATION ACT 1961
BY: NUR FAZLIN BINTI MOHD NAIM
PISMP TESL JUNE 2015
LECTURER: SUMITRA KAN FONG
KUEN

2. INTRODUCTION
• The Education Act (EA) 1961 was enacted, pursuant to the Rahman
Talib’s Report of 1960, in turn, was based on the Razak Report of 1956
•Razak Report 1956 was suited in education system by Rahman Talib’s
Report 1960 and next become the Education Act 1961
• Thus, the contents and points of Education Act 1961 is similar as the
Rahman Talib’s Report 1960

3. CONTENTS OF EDUCATION ACT
1961
• No fees for lesson in primary school
• Primary school become Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) and Sekolah Jenis
Kebangsaan (SJK)
• Schooling until age 15 years old for continuation school
• Where there are 15 or more Muslim pupils, religious class will be
provided. Similarly, the Education Act provides that at the request of at
least 15 pupils, a Tamil or Mandarin teacher would be provided from
Standard III upwards to secondary schools (Clause 36)

4. • Emphasis on moral values
• Provided trained teachers and education aids
• Empowering the national language
• The establishment of common curriculum

5. CHALLENGES OF EDUCATION ACT
1961
• Although the purpose and wish of the Education Act is to integrate all races in
Malaysia but because of different polar home places, it was difficult to achieve
• Malay lives in the villages, Chinese living in mine area and Indians living in the
rubber estate and plantations
• Other reports have been published and reported such as Hussein Onn Report
1971 and Mahathir Report 1976 in order to review and examine again the Dasar
Pendidikan Negara based on Razak Report and Rahman Talib’s Report