Compulsory for all children aged 6 to 12. Students attend either National Schools (Sekolah Kebangsaan), where Malay is the medium of instruction, or National-type Schools (Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan), which use Mandarin or Tamil.
What does actual look like for a 16-year-old in Kuala Lumpur versus a rural village in Kelantan? Compulsory for all children aged 6 to 12