SANDAKAN: Another secondary school will be built in the Batu Sapi parliamentary constituency to cater for the increasing number of students in the area.
Deputy Minister of Education Dr Puad Zarkashi said, the decision to build another secondary school was based on the request from the local residents.
“The construction of this school has been approved by the government, and will be included in the Second Rolling plan of the Tenth Malaysia Plan. The new secondary school is expected to be completed in two years,” he said.
The new SMK Batu Sapi 2 will be beneficial to students in the area of Batu Sapi parliamentary constituency, especially those from the rural areas and the nearby islands.
“One of the major issues faced by students in the rural areas of the Batu Sapi constituency is that most of the students had been unable to further their studies to the secondary level,” he said after visiting several schools in Batu Sapi recently.
Since SMK Batu Sapi had been unable to accommodate anymore students, the rural students had to enrol in other secondary schools located far away from their homes.
“Some students have to take shuttle buses twice before reaching the schools. Bus fares have become an issue as most of these students come from low income families,” Puad said adding that bearing the cost of transportation and the distance involved have made some of these students to become unmotivated to further their studies.
Puad expressed hope that there will be no more excuse for parents not to enrol their children in a secondary school after the new school is completed soon.
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