YEAR ONE PUPILS - 88Pc HAVEMASTERED THE BASICS

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Education Ministry early intervention outcomes show that 90 per cent of Year One pupils have mastered basic literacy and numeracy skills under the Year One Intervention Programme. Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the programme supports completion of primary education with a strong learning foundation through 3M: reading, writing and counting. As of Nov 30, 2025, 388,770 out of 437,406 pupils, or 88.88 per cent, had mastered the basics, with continued remedial support for those not yet fully proficient in the 2025/2026 academic session.

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YEAR ONE PUPILS

Mastery of 3M Skills

Programme Implementation and Results

Remedial Support and Continued Guidance

Additional Notes on Digital Literacy and Classroom Costs

SEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDIDIKANBPPDP,Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaAras SB-4,Blok E8,Kompleks E,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62604 Putrajaya. Tel :03-88846425 Faks:03-88846284 TARIKH:30 JANUARI 2026(JUMAAT) # N.STRAITS TIME YEAR ONE PUPILS 88Pc HAVEMASTERED THE BASICS' Ministry's early intervention programmeensures they gain reading,writing andcounting skills,says Fadhlina KUALA LUMPUR KS73 EARLY90 per cent ofYear One pupils havesuccessfully masteredbasic literacy and nu-meracy skills under the Educa-tion Ministry's early interventionprogramme. Minister Fadhlina Sidek saidthe ministry continued to priori-tise the mastery of reading,writ-ing and counting skills,known as3M,to ensure pupils completedprimary education with a stronglearning foundation. “As of Nov 30,2025,the im-plementation of the Year One In-tervention Programme showedthat 388,770 out of 437,406pupils,or 88.88 per cent,had suc-cessfully mastered the basic 3Mskills.” Fadhlina was responding toDatuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah(PN-Indera Mahkota),who asked THE STAR [ SINAR HARIAN ① about efforts to ensure thatpupils completing primaryschool had mastered the 3Mskills. She said by the end of the2025/2026 academicsession,2,179,607out of 2,247,098pupils from YearTwo to Year Six,or97 per cent,hadmastered the skills.She said pupilswho had yet toachieve full masterywould continue toparticipate in the.Special RemedialProgramme in the2026 academic ses-sion. She said 1,929 Year Six pupilswho had yet to master the skillswould receive intensive guidancethrough the remedial pro-gramme before progressing to SEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDIDIKANBPPDP,Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaAras SB-4,Blok E8,Kompleks E,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62604 Putrajaya.Tel :03-88846425Faks:03-88846284 TARIKH:30 JANUARI 2026(JUMAAT) BERITA HARIAN UTUSAN M'SIA N.STRAITS TIME[ THE STAR SINAR HARIAN Year One pupils on the first day of school at SK Taman PelangiSemenyih in Hulu Langat on Feb 17 last year.Education MinisterFadhlina Sidek says the ministrycontinues to prioritise the mastery ofreading,writing and counting skills,known as 3M,to ensure pupilscomplete primary education with a strong learning foundation.NSTPPIC BY HAZREEN MOHAMAD② ming,robotics and technologicalinnovation. secondary school. Fadhlina said the ministry re-mained committed to providingguidance and support to ensureall pupils mastered basic literacyand numeracy skills before com- "The average scores stood at 3.35 in 2021,3.33 in 2022,3.31 in2023 and 3.27in 2024—all in the'digital advance'category.” Those in the category are con-sidered confident and capable ofusing digital methods. pleting primary ed- ucation. Meanwhile,she said the digital lit- Fadhlina added that data re-vealed that 522,782 pupils hadshown stable performance overseveral years. eracy gap betweer urban and ruralstu- dents remained On another matter,she said thecost of constructing a classroomhad risen sharply over the pastdecade,increasing fromRM180,000-RM250,000 in2016-2020 to around RM280,000-RM520,000 in 2021-2026. minimal,with na- tional data showing balanced compe- tency levels. She said the dig-ital competencyscore for urban stu-dents averaged Based on the As Tendered De-tailed Abstract prepared by thePublic Works Department,shesaid the estimates cited coveredonly the cost of building blocks,including classrooms,staircases,corridorsand toilets. 3.30,compared with 3.18 for their rural counter-parts. As of Dec 31last year,1,208,435pupils had participated in digitalprogrammes covering program-

FAQs

What skills are targeted by the Education Ministry’s early intervention programme for Year One pupils?

The programme focuses on mastering 3M skills: reading, writing and counting, to build a strong learning foundation for primary education.

What were the results of the Year One Intervention Programme as of Nov 30, 2025?

Out of 437,406 pupils, 388,770 had mastered the basic 3M skills, representing 88.88 per cent.

What happens to pupils who have not achieved full mastery after the programme?

Pupils who have yet to reach full mastery continue in the Special Remedial Programme during the 2026 academic session, including intensive guidance for those identified, before progressing.

Aug 14, 2026

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