ABSTRACT
The educational system in Malaysia is highly centralised, and it is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education (MoE) to make education accessible to all children in public schools. The education transformation is managed, strategised, and driven by the MoE through the establishment of Education Performance and Delivery Unit (PADU) to effectively craft an optimal education experience for all Malaysians. The Malaysian educational policies are based on its five system aspirations: access, quality, equity, unity, and efficiency. However, the push for educational improvement has seen gaps in expectations and implementation of the Malaysia Education Blueprint (MEB) 2013–2025. This chapter highlights some of the key aspects and features of education transformation in Malaysia such as the financial support to schools, investment in infrastructures, the development of District Transformation Programme (DTP), Cluster Schools of Excellence, Adopt-a-School Programme, and the Trust Schools Programme (TSP), particularly in the context of increasing educational equity, optimising budget allocation to maximise student outcomes, and encouraging active collaboration of private sectors in education through strategic partnerships.
