[PHOTOS] Smiles and yawns as first day of school kicks off
Kuala Lumpur alone records 219,639 pupils, of which 20,585 are starting Year 1
Updated 1 year ago · Published on 20 Mar 2023 9:26PM
by The Vibes Visuals Team
KUALA LUMPUR – The first day of school for the 2023/2024 calendar year kicked off in most states today, with hundreds of thousands of pupils heading into classrooms at the primary and secondary levels.
In Kuala Lumpur alone, a total of 219,639 students began the school session, of which 20,585 are Year 1 pupils, while 19,257 are starting Form 1.
Last week, Education Director-General Datuk Pkharuddin Ghazali said that no lessons would be held in the first week of the new academic year to make way for sessions that instil physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and intellectual values, Bernama reported.
The new academic year started today, and will end on March 9, 2024, for Group A states, and starts tomorrow while ending on March 10, 2024, for Group B states.
Group A involves Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu, while Group B covers all other states and the three federal territories.
The Vibes’ photographers SAIRIEN NAFIS, AZIM RAHMAN, and ABDUL RAZAK LATIF were on hand to capture the excited smiles – and tired yawns – as students embarked on a new academic year. – The Vibes, March 20, 2023
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