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- New Straits Times
20 new classrooms for Sungai Buloh schools to address overcrowding
PETALING JAYA: Twenty additional classrooms will be built in several schools across the Sungai Buloh parliamentary constituency.
Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan said the move was necessary to accommodate the growing number of students, particularly in densely populated areas.
"This initiative involves primary and secondary schools that have recorded more students than their maximum capacity.
"Among the schools receiving new classrooms are SMK Saujana Utama(4), SMK Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh (5), and SMK Sierramas (4).
"SMK Bukit Gading will receive three extra classrooms, while SK Seksyen 6 Damansara will get one.
"Four classrooms will be added at SK Seri Pristina, where student density is particularly high," he told reporters after officiating the Sungai Buloh 2024 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) Excellent Student Incentive Ceremony at the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) Hall here today.
Ramanan, who is also the Sungai Buloh member of Parliament, said the project is in the tender process and declined to disclose the cost to avoid disrupting procedures.
At the event, Ramanan announced Yayasan Bank Rakyat (YBR), in collaboration with his ministry, had allocated RM143,200 for 311 SPM high-achieving SPM school leavers in Sungai Buloh.
"This initiative is part of YBR's ongoing efforts to support national educational development, particularly in appreciating the achievements of outstanding students and motivating them to continue excelling in the future.
"The recipients are students who obtained between 7As and 11As. This recognition serves as a catalyst to reaffirm that education is the key to transforming lives," he said.
"Credit must also be given to the parents and teachers who are the backbone of these achievements.
