Joint Madrasah System
In 2007 it was announced that the Joint Madrasah Scheme will be introduced in 2009. Under this scheme, Madrasah Al-Irsyad will start specialising in only primary education while Aljunied and Al-Arabiah will focus on secondary education. The other three madrasahs not included in this scheme will continue to offer both levels of education. The aim of the scheme is to address the perennial problems of madrasah operators: limited funds and the need to improve standards for primary and secondary students. This is especially in light of the government requirement of madrasah students attaining at least a certain benchmark in the PSLE in order for the madrasahs to be able to continue offering primary school education.
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