Education
Sungai Pelek has several schools which serve the local community. These schools provide educational instruction in Chinese, Indian, Malay and English. The educational level of these schools range from primary education to secondary education.
The first headmaster of the private Chinese primary school, Wah Lian Chinese School, the Tamil school which served the local Indian population were set up by the government which is located near Taman Teluk Merbau.
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