Education minister Radzi Jidin said this showed the move to reopen schools had been well received by parents and students.

“It allows teachers to carry out intervention programmes (following the Covid-19 lockdowns) and the ministry is committed to ensuring schools are run safely,” he said.

He was replying to Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman (PN-Kuala Krai) who asked for updates following the reopening of schools last month.

Radzi said the education ministry had drawn up a comprehensive plan based on input from headmasters, school administrators, parents and NGOs to ensure that schools were as safe as possible from Covid-19.

“The stakeholders’ response has been positive and the education ministry will monitor the situation in the schools,” he added.

Some 8,000 primary and secondary schools located in areas under Phase 4 of the national recovery plan have reopened, with 4.2 million students attending face-to-face classes.

Only secondary schools that have achieved a 90% student vaccination rate are allowed to reopen.

Radzi said, so far, only four schools had yet to achieve this rate.

As for primary schools, he said 10% of students would undergo random Covid-19 RTK saliva tests as they could not be vaccinated yet.

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