DETAILS OF THE
BUDGET ALLOCATION - RM 13.5 BILLION
ENHANCEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURES AND FACILITIES
RM 5.5 billion (40.1% of the budget)
Approximately 10,000 schools are targeted to benefit on average RM550,000 per school.
Beneficiaries are to be supported in the areas mentioned (but not limited to) as follows:
Transportation amenities
Safe and conducive buildings
Labs for natural sciences and tech vocations
Information and communication technology (ICT)
School-bound residences (asrama)
EMPOWERMENT OF STUDENTS THROUGH MENTORING
RM 2 billion (14.8% of the budget)
Approximately 5.85 million students are targeted to benefit on average RM300 per person*
Beneficiaries are to be supported in the areas mentioned (but not limited to) as follows:
Academic affairs
Psychological, emotional, and mental health
Goal-setting
Career paths
Role-modelling
INVESTMENT IN PROFESSIONALISM OF TEACHERS
RM 1 billion (7.4% of the budget)
Approximately 400,000 teachers are targeted to benefit on average RM2,500 per person*
Beneficiaries are to be supported in the areas mentioned (but not limited to) as follows:
Provision of study and sabbatical leave
Funding of on-going professional development
Incentivization through a higher salary
Autonomy and accountability
COMPREHENSIVE LEVERAGE THROUGH FINANCIAL SUPPORT
RM 4.95 billion (36.67% of the budget)
Approximately 5.85 million students are targeted to benefit on average RM 850 per person*
Beneficiaries are to be supported in the areas mentioned (but not limited to) as follows:
Free healthy food programmes
More just systems of scholarships distributions and loan administration
Subsidies for reference books, mobile data, and laptops
STAKEHOLDERS' INVOLVEMENT IN THE POLICYMAKING PROCESS
RM 50 million (0.37% of the budget)
There will be engagement sessions (town halls) and financial implications to improve the legal system.
Beneficiaries are to be supported in the areas mentioned (but not limited to) as follows:
Student representation in the decision-making process
Parental roles in creating a supportive environment
Provision of suitable autonomy to school leaders and teachers
Joint-ventures with relevant industry players to equally promote science and non-science stream jobs
*The average amounts stated are only theoretically. Equity-based approach will be used in the actual expenditures.