SCHOOL'S BACK IN 3 STATES - 2026/2027 SESSION

Aug 13, 2026

The 2026/2027 school session began smoothly for nearly one million students in Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu. Kedah recorded 345,259 students across primary and secondary schools, while Kelantan started with 333,206 students and Terengganu with 256,822 learners. Education leaders highlighted Year One and Form One intake readiness, teacher reporting, and operational stability, alongside efforts to tackle dropouts and absenteeism, plus support such as the Supplementary Food Programme and new curriculum rollout for preschoolers.

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2026/2027 School Session Start

Student Enrolment by State

Key Initiatives and Programmes

School Grouping and Term Dates

SEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDIDIKAN BPPDP, Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia Aras SB-4, Blok E8, Kompleks E, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan 62604 Putrajaya. Tel : 03-8884 6425 Faks : 03-8884 6284 TARIKH : 12 JANUARI 2026 (ISNIN) SERITA HARIAN CJ UTUSAN M'SIA CJ N. STRAITS TIM􀀘IZ:J THE STAR CJ SINAR HARIAN CJ · 2026/2027 SESSION SCHOOL:S BACK IN 3 STATES New term. begins to·r n􀀝arly a million students in Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu- KUALA LUMPUR, . N.ST 7a..717.;,.􀃥 /J8·.(,. THE 2016/2027 school session for almost a million students in Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu got off to a smooth start yesterday. . In Kedah, 345,259 students in 7-53 primary and secondary schools began the session. State Education director Abdul Rahim Mat said the figures comprised 199,208 pupils in 548 primary schools and 146,051 students in205 secondary schoo_ls. "A total of 29,004 pupils entered Year One and 28,778 stu; dents entered Form One, while 30,674 teachers have reported for duty this year. "School operations th,roughout Kedah have so farbe.en smooth. ning and development) Datuk Wan Hashim Wan Rahim said SMK Pulau Beh,uu inTumpathad become the first Comprehensive Special Education Model School 11 (Kll) in the state. "It is an upgrade from the previous K9 category, involving the phased implementation of additional facilities to address overcrowding without the heed to build a new school, which takes a · longtime. "The ministry is now focusing.on constructingadditionalblocks such as classrooms and support facilities that can be completed within six monthsto meet current needs, compared with building new schools, which take up to three or four years," he said. In. Terengganu, 256, 822 students in 507. schools began the "The mairi focus '\# the Kedah · Education Department this year is to address the problem of dropouts and absenteeism, and to ensurethat all students attend school," he said after visiting Sultan Abdul Hamid College in Alor Star. In Kelantan, 333,206 primary and secondary school students began the session. According to the Kelantan Education Department, the figure · comprised 204,3 89 primary school pupils and 128, 817 sec- ondary school students. Meanwhile, Education Ministry deputy secretary-general · (plan- "' session. . Education deputy director-general (school operations) Zainal Abas said of the total, 9,528 were preschoolers, 148, 886 wer􀃦 primary school pupils in 352 schools and 107,936 were secondary. school students in 155 schools. He noteq that this year's batch of preschoolers would bethe first . togo through a new curriculum. "These preschoolers will also be·the first cohort to use the new school curriculum when they enter Year One in 2027," he said. Zainal said students would also benefit from-the-Supplementary Food Programme at the ·begin- SEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDIDIKAN BPPDP, Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia Aras SB-4, Blok E8 , Kompleks E, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan 62604 Putrajaya. Tel : 03-8884 6425 Faks : 03-8884 6284 TARIKH: 12 JANUARI 2026 (ISNIN) SERITA HARIAN O UTUSAN M'SIA 0 N. STRAITS TIME--0 THE STAR c::J SINAR HARIAN 0 Students of Sultan Abdul Hamid College in Alar Star at assembly on the first day of the new school . session yesterday. BERNAMA PIC 􀀜 ning of the school session, · as it .was important to assist students who may not have had the timeor opportunity t.9 eat breakfast beforegoing to school. He said the programme was one of 18 forms of assistance pro vided by the government to stu dentsand played arolein helping to meet their daily calorie needs. Schools in Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu hfl,ve classes . from Sunday to'I'hursdayandare categorised by the Education Ministry as Group A. . The Group B schools, _which have classes from Monday to Friday, are in Johor,,Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak; Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak; Selan- . gor and the federal territories of

FAQs

Which states started the 2026/2027 school session and how many students were involved?

The session started in Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu, involving nearly one million students across primary and secondary schools.

What were the reported student numbers for each state at the beginning of the session?

Kedah began with 345,259 students, Kelantan with 333,206, and Terengganu with 256,822.

What support programmes and measures were mentioned for students during the session start?

The government highlighted the Supplementary Food Programme to help students meet daily calorie needs, and education authorities focused on issues such as dropouts and absenteeism.

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