# Ministry of Education (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Education (Malay: Kementerian Pendidikan; Jawi: كمنترين ڤنديديقن‎) 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 (TVET), curriculum standard, textbook, standardised test, language policy, translation, selective school, comprehensive school.

## Organisation

* Minister of Education
** Deputy Minister of Education
** Second Deputy Minister of Education
*** Secretary-General
**** Under the Authority of Secretary-General
***** Internal Audit Division
***** Corporate Communication Unit
***** Key Performance Indicator Unit
***** Education Performance and Delivery Unit
***** Integrity Unit
***** Legal Advisor Office
**** Deputy Secretary-General (Education Development)
***** Education Development Division
***** Procurement and Asset Management Division
***** Policy and International Relations Division
***** Scholarship Division
***** School Audit Division
**** Deputy Secretary-General (Management)
***** Finance Division
***** Human Resource Management Division
***** Account Division
***** Competency Development and Assessment Division
***** Psychology and Counselling Division
***** Information Management Division
***** Management Services Division
**** Director-General of Education
***** Deputy Director-General of Education (Education Development Policy)
****** Educational Planning and Research Division
****** Curriculum Development Division
****** Examination Syndicate
****** Educational Technology Division
****** Textbook Division
****** The National Book Council of Malaysia
***** Deputy Director-General of Education (Education Operation)
****** School Management Division
****** Technical and Vocational Education Division
****** Islamic Education Division
****** Special Education Division
****** Fully Residential and Excellence Schools Management Division
****** Sports Division
****** Private Education Division
****** Co-Curricular and Arts Division
***** Deputy Director-General of Education (Teaching Professionalism Development)
****** Teacher Training Division
****** Aminuddin Baki Institute
****** Inspectorate of Schools
****** Institute of Teacher Education
***** Under the Authority of Director-General of Education
****** Matriculation Division
****** Johor State Education Department
****** Kedah State Education Department
****** Kelantan State Education Department
****** Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Education Department
****** Labuan Federal Territory Education Department
****** Malacca State Education Department
****** Negeri Sembilan State Education Department
****** Pahang State Education Department
****** Penang State Education Department
****** Perak State Education Department
****** Perlis State Education Department
****** Putrajaya Federal Territory Education Department
****** Sabah State Education Department
****** Sarawak State Education Department
****** Selangor State Education Department
****** Terengganu State Education Department

### Federal agencies

* Institute of Language and Literature, or Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP). (Official site)
* Malaysian Examination Council, or Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia (MPM). (Official site)

## Key legislation

The Ministry of Education is responsible for administration of several key Acts:
* Educational Institutions (Discipline) Act 1976 [Act 174]
* Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Act 1959 [Act 213]
* Malaysian Examinations Council Act 1980 [Act 225]
* Education Act 1996 [Act 550]

## Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

Frequently Asked Questions about MOE Policy
* Malaysia Education for All, or Pendidikan untuk Semua Malaysia
* Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025
* To Uphold Bahasa Malaysia and To Strengthen English Language, or Dasar Memartabatkan Bahasa Malaysia dan Mengukuhkan Bahasa Inggeris (MBMMBI)
* 1 Student 1 Sport, or 1 Murid 1 Sukan
* National Education Policy, or Dasar Pendidikan Kebangsaan
* National Education Philosophy, or Falsafah Pendidikan Kebangsaan
* Education System Chart, or Carta Sistem Pendidikan
* Education National Key Result Area, or Bidang Keberhasilan Utama Negara Pendidikan (NKRA)
* Tenth Malaysia Plan (Education), or Rancangan Malaysia Kesepuluh (Pendidikan) (RMK-10)
* Transformational of Vocational Education, or Transformasi Pendidikan Vokasional (TPV)
* School Based Assessment, or Penilaian Berasaskan Sekolah (PBS)
* Primary School Standard Curriculum, or Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Rendah (KSSR)

## Malay name and its function

In Bahasa Melayu, 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.