To date, their efforts have paid off with around half of the estimated 1,200 dilapidated schools already safe for occupancy, undergoing work or pending approval to start renovation or reconstruction.
“We want to improve conditions in all these schools and we will need that same amount of money to fix the remaining 600 schools,” he added. Now, they have created a scale from one to seven to determine how dire the state of the school is in, he added.“It could just be one building and not the whole school,” he explained.
Mohd Gazali added that the schools are rated based on how safe the building is and whether it houses rooms or facilities that are important in the teaching and learning process. The Education Ministry needs the help of the public, especially the corporate sector, to step in and help restore and rebuild the dilapidated schools scattered around the country.Mohd Gazali said although the ministry receives the biggest allocation in the national budget every year, the money is spread out throughout their many sectors.
“So for that reason, we have provided a platform for the industry and the public to contribute together.”For example, a person can contribute funds specifically meant for his particular former school and the ministry will fulfil his wish. He also said that the ministry will be going down to the ground to mobilise parent-teacher associations, community leaders, universities and other stakeholders to educate them on the need for this fund and how to contribute towards it.
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