6,500 Applicants Turned Away By Chinese Independent Schools

According to a report in Sin Chew Daily on 22/12/2011 out of about 20,000 UPSR graduate applicants only 13,500 were lucky enough to get admission to Chinese independent high schools for the coming year due to the shortage of places. For the 6,500 potential students who were unsuccessful it means that one in three applicants for entry to Jinuor Middle One were turned away.

Despite the increase in intake by many such schools, it is not enough to accommodate the ever growing number of applicants who want to join. The only solution is for the government to allow the Chinese community to set up more such private institutions of learning. However given the present political realities it is unlikely to happen any time soon.