KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wished all students, especially Year 1 pupils, a warm welcome back as the 2026 school session begins on Monday (Jan 12). In a Facebook post, the Prime Minister also reminded parents to support their children's education with prayers and good examples. "Welcome back to school, especially to Year 1 pupils, as they take their first steps into education full of hopes and dreams. The school term for Group B schools in Johor, Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya begins Monday. Meanwhile, the school term for Group A schools in Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu, which began on Sunday (Jan 11) for nearly one million students, had started smoothly.

Source: The Star January 12, 2026 02:09 UTC