The Sekolah Bimbingan Jalinan Kasih (SBJK) will begin operations in Sabah on Monday (Oct 23) as part of the Education Ministry’s efforts to provide equal educational opportunities for all young people in the country, including dropouts, street children, and undocumented children in the state.
The Education Director-General, Datuk Pkharuddin Ghazali, stated that the program would be implemented at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sembulan, near Kota Kinabalu, marking its expansion in Sabah. Currently, eight students have already registered for the program.
Ghazali noted that the program aims to ensure quality and equitable inclusive education and promote lifelong learning opportunities. Their goal is to ensure that no child is left behind in completing primary and secondary schooling by 2030.
“SBJK students consist of Malaysian citizens’ children, including those from single-parent families. They come from disadvantaged backgrounds, having dropped out of school for an extended period or lacking proper identification documents,” Ghazali explained.
In addition, he stated that street children, marginalized children, and orphans residing in welfare centers registered with the Department of Social Welfare are also part of the SBJK program.
Ghazali mentioned that during the Management Engagement Session conducted by the Sabah National Registration Department, eight students were identified as citizens who had dropped out of school due to poverty and vulnerability. Some of them were also born in illegal and undocumented circumstances.
“They joined the Children’s Activity Centre overseen by the Sabah Social Welfare Department to learn the basics of 3Rs (Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic or Membaca, Menulis, Mengira/3Ms),” he stated.
The decision to implement the SBJK program at SK Sembulan was based on the students’ proximity to the school. Ghazali emphasized that the program will provide teaching, learning, and co-curricular activities tailored to the needs and suitability of the students.
The first SBJK was established in Chow Kit in 2013, catering to children facing social problems, undocumented children, dropouts, and orphans from preschool to secondary level, Ghazali added. – Bernama
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