Students around Malaysia are  now having their school holidays which will extend until next year.  The 2010 school term start on 3 Jan 2010 for Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu while other schools in other states nationwide will start their new term on the 4 January 2010.
Director General of Education, Dr Alimuddin said on 7 September 2009, that the number of school days for next year is 210 days with 78 allocated school holidays.

PUTRAJAYA – The Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) results show an overall improvement this year compared to last year, with the overall national average grade increasing by one per cent, Education Director-General Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom said.
“The number of pupils scoring all As increases to 9.51 per cent this year compared to 9.19 per cent last year.
“The number of those with good achievement (minimum C) increases to 63.03 per cent compared to 62.56 per cent last year while the percentage of those with all Es declined to 0.64 per …

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Eleven-year-old Nur-bayti Md Dali, who quit school since Year One to look after her obese mother Nurhaniza Ahmad in Kampung Kebun Sireh here, is keen on going back to school.
The timid girl, who shyly plays with her cats, Comel and Pak Tam, said her father Md Dali Ismail, had plans to send her to a religious school in Pokok Sena, Tasek Gelugor, next year.
“I want to go back to school, but I feel sad to leave my mother at home because the school hours there are long, from …

PUTRAJAYA – Penang proved they had the mightiest minds in Malaysia by championing RHB-The Star Mighty Minds national finals.  The team won when their representatives from SMK Bukit Jambul and Chung Ling High School beat 13 other state champions in an interesting contest yesterday.  With the win, the team will bring home the grand prize of RM6,000 cash per team and a desktop computer and printer for each school. The national finals of this competition was watched live by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. PHOTO from …

Team Chronos Beaker of SMK Batu Lintang won the Sarawak state challenge in the F1inSchools challenge yesterday.  The team which comprises of Sophee Shukarmin, Ahmad Ariffin Razak, Siti Kaalisaa Aanum Mohd Razif, Adib Wan Jamaluddin and Tan Kuok Yau won the championship based on 3 criterias which are good race time, a well decorated booth and presentation.  The teacher-in-charge is Haryati Mohd Sarkawi, and SMK Batu Lintang is considered one of the best teams in Sarawak for the F1inSchools Technology Challenge. Photos from SMK Matang Jaya.