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Kota Kinabalu: The “Tuisyen Satelit Malaysia MadaniI” programme will be expanded to schools in the Sepanggar parliamentary constituency to provide free academic guidance for students preparing for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination.

Deputy Minister of Higher Education Datuk Mustapha Sakmud, who is Sepanggar Member of Parliament, said the free tuition initiative was first introduced at his parliamentary office three years ago and is now being extended to schools to benefit more students.

“We found that the available space at the parliamentary office is no longer sufficient as the number of students interested in joining the tuition continues to increase. Therefore, we have engaged with strategic partners to expand the programme to schools.

“Many students also face difficulties travelling to the parliamentary office due to logistical constraints. Hence, we decided to bring the programme directly to schools by setting up dedicated tuition centres,” he added after launching the programme here today.

Mustapha said the initiative will first be implemented at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Bandaraya and SMK Telipok before being expanded to other schools based on local needs.

He said the programme targets average-performing students who have the potential to be guided to obtain better SPM results, thus having the opportunity to continue their studies to a higher level.

“Based on statistics, 94 per cent of students who received free tuition at my parliamentary office successfully gained admission to universities through the University Central Unit (UPU).

“This is a positive outcome that reflects our ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of education for students in Sabah,” he said.