Special Education

Mohamad Adri bin Maili

SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION SYSTEM

ELIGIBILITY
OPTIONS
ENROLLMENT

ELIGIBILITY
Eligible Children Education (Special Education)
Regulations 2013 : A pupil with special education needs
means a pupil who is certified by a medical practitioner,
an optometrist, an audiologist or a psychologist to have:
Visual disability
Hearing disability
Speech disability
Physical disability
Learning difficulties (or)
Any combination of the disabilities or difficulties listed
above

Three Schooling Options

1. Special Education Schools
Specific schools for children with disabilities. There are currently
33 Special Education Schools.
Primary schools: 28
Secondary schools: 5
2. Special Education Integrated Programs (SEIP) Specific classes in
mainstream schools dedicated to children with special needs.
There are currently just under 2000 mainstream schools with SEIP
Primary schools: 1,300
Secondary schools: 670
3. Inclusive Education Programs
Children with disabilities are integrated into mainstream classes.

Enrollment
The overall percentage of children with
disabilities within the total student
population in the national school system is
around 1%.
The number of children with disabilities
enrolled in inclusive education programs
declined from 6,360 in 2010 to 562 in 2012.
The 562 children with disabilities enrolled in
the Inclusive Education Program in
mainstream classes in 2012.

Special Needs Education

Government Policy:
Special Education Department at MOE
Inclusive education at normal schools
Special schools

Government Policy
All children with special needs must
be given opportunity to develop their
talents and potentials via vocational
education to become self
independent.

Special Education Department at MOE

Background
Interest towards Special Education in Malaysia began in 1920th
among volunteers who were involved in the opening of schools
for the hearing and visual impaired. The Cabinet Committee
Report that studies the Implementation of Education Policy
through the Recommendatory 169 was the beginning of a
clearer focus and emphasis on the development of Special
Education in Malaysia. The recommendatory says that:
With the awareness that the government should be
responsible towards the education of disabled children, it
should then take over all the responsibilities from the
organizations handling it currently. Moreover, the involvement
of volunteers in developing the education for disabled children
is encouraged.

Vision
Quality Education Generates
Excellence Among Students with
Special Educational Needs in line with
the National Education System.

Mission
Develop a special individual to achieve
excellence base on:
1. High quality of educational system,
relevant and holistic
2. Develop their potential to their optimum
level
3. The competitive ability and marketability
4. Values as responsible citizens and
5. Smart partnerships with various parties

Objectives
Providing education opportunity and facilities for
students with special educational needs.
Providing relevant education to every student
with special educational needs.
Providing opportunity for students with special
educational needs to develop their talent and
potential.
Providing sufficient and up-to-date teaching and
learning material.
Ensuring sufficient trained teacher in special
education.

Functions
Expand educational opportunities, empower and assess the
effectiveness of special education programs.
Build character and enhance the potential of pupils with
special needs in special schools, Special Education Program
Integration and Inclusive Program up to the international level.
Enhancing the competence of managers, administrators,
teachers and special education support group members
through the program latihandi within and outside the country.
Ensuring adequate human resources, trained and skilled to
implement the Special Education Program.
Improving infrastructure, infostructure, special equipment,
teaching and learning materials as well as
perkhidmatansokongan appropriate and relevant for students
with special needs.

Inclusive Education in
Normal School

Focus Special Education in

Normal School

slow learners
vision & hearing disabilities
hyper active

Special Schools

Special schools
Understand what assistance is
available for children with special
needs in specialist schools in Malaysia.
Malaysian CARE (Christian Association
for Relief) advocates for pre-school and
primary children with special needs to
be included in mainstream schools.

Malaysian CARE

Children Services
Inclusive Pre-school Programme
Adults Services & Job Coach
Family Support & Resource Services
Training & Disability Awareness

Special schools
There are also a small number of private
special needs pre-schools and schools in
larger towns and cities.
Mary Anne Special Needs school in
Selangor is for children with autism
Sri Rafelsia school in Kuala Lumpur is
for children with mild to moderate
learning difficulties

Special Schools Programs:

Dyslexia Assessment & Intervention

IQ and Learning Styles testing
Early Intervention Programme
Auditory Skills training programme
Study Skills Training - memory, concentration,
organisational, sequencing and discrimination,
problem solving skills
Early Childhood Parenting Skills
General consultations
Homeschool Coordination Programme
Consultancy for Schools - Teacher Training Workshops

Challenges
Shortage of qualified teachers
Shortage of professional support such as speech and
language therapists and educational psychologists
Training syllabus for special education teachers needs to be
reviewed.
Lack of a tailored curriculum for certain learning disabilities
Inadequate disabled-friendly facilities in mainstream
schools
Lack of uniformity of access to education services,
specifically in smaller towns in Sabah, Sarawak and the
interior of peninsular Malaysia.
Insufficient assistive technological devices like hearing aids
and braille typing machines.

Reference
http://www.malaysiancare.org/about-u
s/our-services/people-with-special-n
eeds/
http://www.moe.gov.my/en/profil-jab
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http://www.moe.gov.my/my/bpkhas
https://www.angloinfo.com/malaysia/
how-to/page/malaysia-family-schooli
ng-education-special-needs-educatio
n
http://www.learn4good.com/great_sch