All approved school projects will be completed, Fadhlina pledges

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The government has given its assurance that all approved school development projects will be implemented and completed, while projects that had to be cancelled due to specific factors will be resubmitted for fresh approval.

Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek said issues such as land constraints and rising costs would not result in school development needs being neglected, adding that affected projects would be resubmitted to address the needs of the schools concerned.

“I wish to emphasise here that we will ensure every approved project is implemented and completed. I repeat, we will ensure that every approved project is implemented and completed,” she said when winding up the policy-level debate on the Supply Bill 2027 for the ministry in the Dewan Rakyat today.

Fadhlina said the commitment covered schools nationwide, with the ministry continuing to prioritise safe, conducive and quality educational facilities, particularly in rural and remote areas.

She said 131 new school construction and replacement projects, costing more than RM14.789 billion in total, had been approved between 2023 and 2027.

Of these, nine were approved in 2023, 26 in 2024, 44 in 2025, 38 in 2026 and 14 in 2027.

Meanwhile, 292 projects to redevelop dilapidated school buildings in Sabah and Sarawak have been approved since 2023, involving RM10.29 billion, or 80 per cent of the total allocation channelled to the two states.

Fadhlina said the ministry was also leveraging Industrialised Building System (IBS) technology to accelerate school construction and classroom expansion, while reducing costs and construction waste.

Of the 777 additional classroom projects using IBS undertaken this year, 159 had been completed and handed over to the ministry. The remaining projects were being monitored to ensure completion by December, allowing the facilities to be used at the start of the next academic session.

She said the ministry had also introduced targeted school renovation and upgrading initiatives since 2024 to improve facilities more quickly without having to wait for large-scale development projects.

The initiative covered 50 schools in 2024, involving RM15 million; 309 schools in 2025, with an allocation of RM135 million; and 118 schools in 2026, with RM50 million allocated.

On bullying, Fadhlina said the 5,681 cases recorded from January to August this year reflected greater awareness and a growing willingness among victims, witnesses and school administrations to report incidents.

She said this would help prevent cases from being concealed to protect a school’s reputation.

“This shift in the reporting landscape has become particularly pronounced following the gazetting and enforcement of the Anti-Bullying Act 2026. We are now seeing investigations, comprehensive reporting and disciplinary action being carried out in accordance with existing regulations,” she said. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，10月28日讯——政府保证所有已批准的学校发展项目都将得到实施和完成，而因特定因素不得不取消的项目将重新提交审批。

教育部长拿督斯里法德琳娜·西迪克表示，土地限制和成本上涨等问题不会导致学校发展需求被忽视，并补充说，受影响的项目将重新提交，以满足相关学校的需求。

“我想在此强调，我们将确保每一个获批的项目都能得到实施和完成。我再说一遍，我们将确保每一个获批的项目都能得到实施和完成。”她在今天国会下议院就2027年供应法案进行的政策层面辩论结束时说道。

法德利纳表示，这项承诺涵盖全国各地的学校，教育部将继续优先考虑安全、有利和高质量的教育设施，尤其是在农村和偏远地区。

她表示，2023 年至 2027 年间，已批准 131 个新建和改建学校项目，总耗资超过 147.89 亿令吉。

其中，2023 年获批 9 项，2024 年获批 26 项，2025 年获批 44 项，2026 年获批 38 项，2027 年获批 14 项。

与此同时，自 2023 年以来，沙巴和砂拉越已批准 292 个重建破旧校舍的项目，涉及 102.9 亿令吉，占拨给这两个州的总拨款的 80%。

法德利纳表示，教育部也在利用工业化建筑系统（IBS）技术来加快学校建设和教室扩建，同时降低成本和建筑垃圾。

今年新增的777个采用IBS技术的教室项目中，已有159个竣工并移交给教育部。其余项目正在接受监督，以确保在12月前完工，从而使这些设施能够在下一学年开始时投入使用。

她表示，教育部自 2024 年起还推出了有针对性的学校翻新和升级计划，以便在无需等待大规模开发项目的情况下更快地改善设施。

该计划在 2024 年覆盖 50 所学校，涉及 1500 万令吉；在 2025 年覆盖 309 所学校，拨款 1.35 亿令吉；在 2026 年覆盖 118 所学校，拨款 5000 万令吉。

关于校园欺凌问题，法德利纳表示，今年1月至8月记录的5681起案件反映出受害者、目击者和学校管理人员的意识有所提高，并且越来越愿意举报此类事件。

她说，这将有助于防止为了维护学校声誉而隐瞒案件。

“随着2026年反欺凌法令的颁布和实施，这种举报方式的转变变得尤为明显。我们现在看到，调查、全面报告和纪律处分都是按照现有法规进行的。”她说道。——马新社

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