Perlis State Education Department

Head of Department
> Tuan Haji Ishak bin Awang

VISION

Quality Education for Educated Individuals in a Prosperous Nation

MISSION

To Preserve Quality Education System for Developing Individual Potentials to Fulfill the Nation's Aspirations

OBJECTIVES

The Perlis State Education Department always strives to carry out its duties and responsibilities in line with the aspirations and National Education Philosophy. To achieve the goals of the National Education Philosophy, the Perlis State Education Department outlines the following objectives:

• Enhance the quality and performance of education in curriculum, co-curriculum, basic infrastructure needs, and the formation and development of pure characters;
• Enhance management quality to be efficient and effective through various management principles suitable for the education climate in Perlis State;
• Inculcate a love for knowledge and reading to become a culture among teachers and students;
• Enhance the professionalism of all officers, principals, headmasters, senior assistant teachers, subject senior teachers, teachers, and executive group members in management, knowledge, skills, and practices;
• Enhance understanding and appreciation of Islam among Muslim students and improve moral behavior of non-Muslim students;
• Promote unity and affectionate bonds to enhance cooperation among the department, schools, students, and the entire community.

FUNCTIONS

• Plan, supervise, and ensure the implementation of KPM's policies and main programs.
• Plan, supervise, manage, and implement the state's educational development strategic planning.
• Plan and ensure the implementation of curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment.
• Plan, supervise, and manage the operation of schools under the department's control.
• Plan and supervise the capacity of the State Education Department in providing guidance and support to schools.
• Plan, supervise, and manage the development of humanistic, ethical, and moral values among students.
• Manage and handle the development of special needs students' potential.
• Supervise and manage state administrative and management services encompassing financial management, asset management, and human resource development.
• Plan, supervise, and manage networks and connections with stakeholders for state education development.
• Plan, supervise, and manage the registration of non-citizen students and students without documents in schools under the department's control.

CUSTOMER CHARTER

• Ensure all students, according to the designated age, get a place to learn and attend teaching & learning from the first day of the new school session.
• Process teacher placement in schools not exceeding 14 working days after receiving the teacher list from the Ministry of Education Malaysia.
• Process student transfer applications for daily schools, control, SMKA, and KAA within five (5) working days from the date of receiving complete applications.
• Ensure employment and service matters are executed as follows:
  • Handle and process personal service-related matters within two (2) weeks from the date of receipt.
  • Ensure non-teaching staff placement letters are issued within three (3) working days after receiving placement instructions from the Ministry of Education Malaysia.
• Determine vacancies for Principal/Headmaster/Deputy Head Teacher filled within 30 working days after submitting the candidate list.
• Ensure bill and invoice payments are made not more than fourteen (14) days from the receipt date (for complete documents).
• Manage Public Examinations based on KPM's National Curriculum smoothly without any discrepancies at all times.
• Handle student discipline issue complaints and reports.
  • Ensure all complaints are responded to customers within fourteen (14) working days.
  • Follow the SOP 1:3:7, which includes Preliminary Report on the first day, Detailed Report on the third day, and Report with case status on the seventh day.
• Provide facilities/school infrastructure towards creating a conducive, clean, and safe school environment.
• Ensure 100% attendance of staff and officers in training/courses for 7 days a year.
• Provide counseling, guidance, consultation, and advocacy services for Perlis State Education community members.

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