Among the key resolutions was a renewed call for full recognition of the UEC, particularly for admission into public universities, recruitment into the civil service and recognition of professional qualifications.
SIBU (June 7): The Sarawak United Association of Private Chinese Secondary School Management Boards has adopted nine resolutions aimed at strengthening Chinese education, promoting educational inclusivity and advancing policy reforms in Malaysia.
The resolutions were endorsed during the association’s annual general meeting (AGM) here yesterday, where members highlighted long-standing challenges faced by Chinese education, including unequal resource allocation, inequitable higher education policies, and restrictions on educational diversity.
“The AGM hereby adopts nine resolutions and calls upon the Federal Government to implement fair, inclusive and progressive educational policies,” the association said in a statement.
Among the key resolutions was a renewed call for full recognition of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), particularly for admission into public universities, recruitment into the civil service and recognition of professional qualifications.
The association also urged the government to establish a sustainable funding mechanism for Independent Chinese Secondary Schools (ICSS) based on actual operational and development needs.
To encourage greater community support, it proposed tax relief for donations made by corporations, organisations and individuals to ICSS.
Other resolutions included exempting ICSS development projects from the Sales and Service Tax (SST) and reviewing what the association described as “inequitable” higher education admission policies, including quota systems.
The association further called on political leaders, media organisations and all sectors to safeguard national unity and social harmony by avoiding statements that could inflame racial tensions.
It stressed that political parties should place national interests above political considerations, while upholding good governance, integrity and transparency.
On Sarawak’s educational development, the association expressed support for greater educational autonomy under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), saying it would strengthen talent development and better meet the needs of the state’s multicultural population.
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