Ministry of Education (Malaysia)


The Ministry of Education, abbreviated MOE, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for education system, compulsory education, pre-tertiary education, technical and vocational education and training, curriculum standard, textbook, standardised test, language policy, translation, selective school, comprehensive school.

Organisation

  1. Institute of Language and Literature, or Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
  2. Malaysian Examination Council, or Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia.

    Key legislation

The Ministry of Education is responsible for administration of several key Acts:
In Bahasa Malaysia, it was called Kementerian Pendidikan, and was in charge of all the education-related affairs. In 2004, its name was changed to Kementerian Pelajaran and then became in charge of the education from pre-school up to the secondary level. The tertiary education was taken over by a new ministry, Ministry of Higher Education until May 2013 where Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the two ministries will be merged to form a single Ministry of Education. In 2015, the ministry was split again.

Political significance

Historically, the position of Minister of Education is considered a stepping stone for future Malaysian prime ministers. All Malaysian prime ministers to date have held this position in their career except the first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman.