PARLIAMENT: BUMIPUTERA STUDENT ENROLLMENT AT SJKC NEARLY DOUBLED OVER 10-YEAR PERIOD – MOE
KUALA LUMPUR, Chinese national-type primary schools (SJKC) have experienced a notable increase in Bumiputera student enrollment, nearly doubling from 11.67 per cent in 2014 to 18.52 per cent this year, according to the Education Ministry (MoE). In a written response on the Parliament website, the ministry reported that the enrollment of non-Bumiputera students at SJKC decreased from 88.33 per cent to 81.48 per cent over the same period. A similar trend was observed in national schools (SK), where non-Bumiputera student enrollment decreased from 6.19 per cent in 2014 to 4.88 per cent in 2024, while Bumiputera student enrollment increased from