Auditor-General Report 2011: Critique of Selected Education Projects

By Ooi Pei Qi

January 2013 FEATURE
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The Auditor-General Report 2011 examined various initiatives taken by ministries to improve the education system. Of the four we choose to look at in this article, three were rated as unsatisfactory. Nonetheless, the government should be given credit for attempting to raise the standard of rural education, vocational schools, Advanced Technology Training Centers (Adtecs) and higher education.Water seeping through the cracks of the walls in the school. Oil leaking from the pipe connected to the oil tank. Empty classrooms and...

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Ooi Pei Qi

is a research analyst at Penang Institute. She is interested in global trends that affect Penang.

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