EDUCATION SYSTEM

Malaysia provides 11 years of free schooling and officially Malaysian children begin primary school education at age 7 with over 95% of them being enrolled in public funded schools for free education. While the student enrolment rate in the secondary schools recorded more than 85%, Malaysia's 93% literacy rate is one of the highest in the world, which is a reflection of the enormous importance the Government places in the pursuit of knowledge and education.
Beginning the year 2003, primary schooling is mandatory for all children. Thus, children between the age of seven and 12 have to register and enrol in primary schools. Home schooling or home-based teaching, i.e., teaching children at home, is allowed but permission must be sought from the Ministry of Education.
The national education system conducts education from pre-school to higher education and are groupe as below:

Both public and private funded educational institutions at all levels of education exist in the national education system. There is free primary and secondary school education in the public sector but not in the private schools. Over 95% of primary and secondary school education for Malaysian children is provided by Government public schools and the private sector plays a more significant role in pre-school level and tertiary education.
International schools and expatriate schools are also readily available. They cater to the academic needs of international students or children of expatriates in Malaysia, at the primary and secondary level of education. These schools are designed with an international curriculum structure and use foreign languages as their medium of instruction