Summary
- School maintenance and infrastructure repair allocation rises from RM1 billion in 2026 to RM1.5 billion in 2027.
- Funding covers all types of schools listed in the announcement.
- Education Ministry will begin examining applications from Sept. 1.
- Maintenance work can begin as early as January 2027.
PUTRAJAYA, August 31 — The government will increase funding for school maintenance and infrastructure repairs by RM500 million to RM1.5 billion in 2027, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced.
The allocation is up from RM1 billion for maintenance in 2026. According to the government document, the funding will cover all types of schools.
Including national schools, Chinese and Tamil national-type schools, religious schools, tahfiz and pondok institutions, and special education schools.
The Education Ministry has been instructed to begin examining each infrastructure repair application from Sept. 1. Maintenance work is expected to begin as early as January 2027.
The document does not state how many schools will receive funding or how the RM1.5 billion will be distributed among states and school categories.
