The PDCA approach is accelerating the redevelopment of dilapidated schools nationwide, with RM1.61 billion allocated this year to address the issue.
KUALA LUMPUR: The redevelopment of dilapidated school buildings nationwide is being expedited through the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) approach introduced by the Public Sector Reform Task Force.
Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh told the Dewan Rakyat the effort is further strengthened by improvements under the ‘Inisiatif Bitara MADANI’ based on project conditions and specific school needs.
He said the implementation period has been shortened, particularly in the pre-construction phase, with improvements to the tender procurement process and land coordination through Section 20A of the Town and Country Planning Act.
“Under the procedural transformation, we have updated the demolition recommendation method by shortening the process duration from 147 days to 47 days,” he said during the question-and-answer session.
Wong was responding to a supplementary question from Young Syefura Othman on whether STAR’s PDCA mechanism would be expanded to accelerate rebuilding of dilapidated school structures.
He revealed the allocation for reconstruction of dilapidated schools nationwide this year amounts to RM1.61 billion, the highest in the past 10 years.
For dilapidated schools in Kedah, the government has approved more than 80 redevelopment projects from 2016 to November 2025, involving RM671.81 million.
Fifty projects are fully completed, 16 are under construction and 21 are in the pre-construction stage.
To ensure continuity under the 13th Malaysia Plan 2026 Rolling Plan 1, the government has approved 12 new projects worth RM175.05 million.
Wong noted that data on schools with dilapidated buildings is dynamic and changes according to current conditions.
As of September 30, a total of 60 schools in Kedah remain in Scale 7, meaning they still have dilapidated buildings.
He was responding to the original question from Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman regarding the number of dilapidated schools in Kedah yet to be repaired, and the ministry’s work schedule to ensure all schools achieve complete infrastructure by 2030.
