Statement and Declaration Released by Dong Zong

October 17, 2018

Dong Zong Is Against Full and Half Subsidy Provisions—

Prompt Response to SJK (C) Chung Ching’s Branch Application Urged

The Deputy Minister of Education Teo Nie Ching announced in the cabinet meeting that the branch Kuantan National-type Chung Ching Chinese Primary School must firstly apply to be a Full Subsidy School before the MOE can settle its branch and main school’s administrative matter concurrently. In response to this, Dong Zong herewith forwards its statement and declaration as follows:

1. The branch Kuantan National-type Chung Ching Chinese Primary School was established in 1999 before the election after having been approved by the former government. Going through much obstacles, it was formally opened in 2013. Since there is a distance between the main and branch Kuantan National-type Chung Ching Chinese Primary School, the sole headmaster from the main school found it exhausting attending to the administration of the two schools. On that score, the Chung Ching Primary School Board wished its branch school could be approved as Chung Ching 2^nd Primary School such that it could operate within individual administration, that is, owning its headmaster, teachers and staff.

2. According to “Education Act 1996”, there are three types of schools in Malaysia education system, namely, National School, National-type School and Private School. The categorisation of these three types of schools has nothing to do with its entitlement of school lot ownership. By and large, we understand that “National School” is not “Full Subsidy School” and “National-type School” is not “Half Subsidy School” either.

3. The intent of the Chung Ching Primary School Board of Directors to term its branch school as Chung Ching 2^nd Primary School does not in any way correlate with the so-called school lot ownership or “Full Subsidy/Half Subsidy”. We hence conclude, to categorise schools as Full Subsidy or Half Subsidy based on the entitlement of school lot ownership is verily the self-customised measure of violation accorded by the MOE officials. As such, the Deputy Minister of Education Teo Nie Ching should not take advantage of the “Napoleon’s” measure to make things difficult for the said school to apply for the status of its branch. History shows that there were schools with branch and were eventually approved to have the schools divided into main and branch. We beseech the Deputy Minister of Education Teo Nie Ching to look into the case closely such that the mentioned branch school can be approved as Chung Ching 2^nd Primary School shortly.