Philosophy / Falsafah Pendidikan Kebangsaan
Pendidikan di Malaysia adalah suatu usaha berterusan ke arah lebih memperkembangkan lagi potensi individu
secara menyeluruh dan bersepadu untuk melahirkan insan yang seimbang dan harmonis dari segi intelek, rohani, emosi dan jasmani
berdasarkan kepercayaan dan kepatuhan kepada Tuhan. Usaha ini adalah bertujuan untuk melahirkan warganegara Malaysia
yang berilmu pengetahuan, berketrampilan, berakhlak mulia, bertanggungjawab dan berkeupayaan mencapai kesejahteraan diri serta
memberikan sumbangan terhadap keharmonian dan kemakmuran keluarga, masyarakat, dan negara.
Philosophy / Falsafah Pendidikan Khas
"Falsafah Pendidikan Khas mempunyai matlamat yang sama dengan Falsafah Pendidikan Biasa yang meliputi
semua aspek pendidikan. Ia menyediakan perkembangan optima kanak-kanak dengan keperluan-keperluan khas agar dapat berfungsi
sebagai individu yang berkemahiran, berdikari, berhaluan, boleh merancang, mengurus kehidupan sendiri, boleh menyedari potensi
sendiri dan boleh menyesuaikan diri dalam masyarakat."
Introduction of Special Education
Services to children with disabilities are the responsibilities of 3 Ministries -Ministry of Health,
Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development as well as Ministry of Education Malaysia. Education for these children
is administered by 2 Ministries – Ministry of Education Malaysia and Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development.
The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development provides educational services to children with these disabilities:
- Severe physical disability
- Severe and mild retardation
- Multiple disabilities and
- Disabilities that does not allow the children to
study in schools provided by Ministry of Education Malaysia
Ministry of Education Malaysia provides educational services for students with special visual, auditory
and learning disabilities as well as special remedial students. The categories for children with learning disabilities within
the purview of the Ministry of Education Malaysia are:
- Down Syndrome
- Mild Autism
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Minimal Mental Retardation, and
- Specific Learning Disability (ie: Dyslexia)
The education provided emphasizes on the physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual development
that provides the opportunity for the students to pursue their education to the highest level achievable, to enable them get
a job and live independently.
