Addressing Infrastructure Challenges in Malaysian Secondary Schools

When it comes to infrastructure challenges faced by Malaysian Secondary schools, the international schools in Kuala Lumpur are amongst the best equipped in the country to tackle those. That is why secondary schools admissions to these schools are much sought after. Let us look at what it is that these international high schools like, GIIS, Kuala Lumpur do right to address the infrastructure challenges mentioned above.

1. Provide a great campus

A great campus replete with cutting edge facilities in terms of technology enabled classrooms, stellar labs, outstanding sports infrastructure and wide-open green spaces goes a long way towards enhancing the standard of education of any school. Malaysian stakeholders in the education system would do well to work along these lines.

2. Hire the best teachers

These schools would do very well to hire the best teachers in terms of their qualifications and years of experience, just like the international schools do. In an era of holistic education based on every student’s individual needs, it cannot be otherwise. If schools make it a policy to invest in hiring the best teachers, the whole paradigm of education would change. The best of infrastructure would go to waste in the absence of the right kind of teachers and other staff.

3. Make the schools future ready

At the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, our schools need to upgrade their infrastructure to make it future ready in a world that evolves on a daily basis. This is certainly true of secondary schools in Malaysia. They need to equip their students with the latest in terms of technology tools and modern curricula that is relevant in the real world and is noy a vestige of the pre digital era. 

Conclusion

Nothing impacts the wellbeing of young people in a nation than schools that are not up to the mark in terms of infrastructure. Lack of classrooms, creaking facilities and uninspiring learning environments do not help the cause of the young people at all. Secondary schools throughout Malaysia would do well to take a leaf out of the book of the international schools in the region, to get a handle on how to enhance the infrastructure in their schools.

Of course, the very first step in helping such high school get there is to allocate the right kind of resources to these schools. That is something which requires the government, the schools themselves and people with a stake in the education system to step up to the plate and make things better for these schools in terms of their infrastructure.

Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country with great promise. It is renowned throughout the world as a spectacular tourism destination, as well as a business destination of considerable importance. It is considered to be one of the most expat friendly destinations anywhere with people from all over the world staying there longterm, often with their families. It is not surprising then that so many world class international schools have come up in the region, especially in Kuala Lumpur. These schools offer a fine template for other Malaysian schools, including their secondary ones to improve their infrastructure and bring it on par with the best anywhere.

Going forward, one can expect Malaysian secondary schools across the country to upgrade their infrastructure and bring it to speed with global standards. This is something on which depends the future of the young people of the country. Investing in the education of the youth is something that is guaranteed to pay back a community and nation in spades. It leads to the emergence of better doctors, accountants, scientists, business people, engineers, sports people, politicians and leaders, who will contribute to the growth, development and betterment of the nation in the best possible manner.