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This is a list of Tamil national-type primary schools (Malay: Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil), or SJK (T) in short) in Malaysia, arranged according to states. As of June 2022, there are 528 Tamil primary schools[note 1] with a total of 79,309 students.[2]

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Statistics

Number of students in SJK(T)
Year Number of students
Jan 2018 [3]
81,488
Apr 2018 [4]
81,635
Jan 2019 [5]
81,321
May 2019 [6]
81,447
Jan 2020 [7]
80,569
Jun 2020 [8]
80,743
Jun 2021 [9]
80,434
Jun 2022 [2]
79,309
Sep 2023 [10]
77,693

List of Tamil national-type primary schools in Malaysia

Details of every schools are listed in separate pages according to states and federal territories. Kelantan and Perlis are listed at the bottom because there is only one school each. There are currently no Tamil schools in Terengganu, Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan and Putrajaya.

Distribution of Tamil primary schools
Number of Tamil primary schools for each districts
State/Federal Territory No. of students
(Jun 2022)[2] 		No. of schools Average no.
of students 		No. of students
(Jun 2021)[9] 		Δ%
Johor Johor 11,951 71 171 12,183 Decrease 1.9
Kedah Kedah 7,095 59+1 120 7,379 Decrease 3.8
Kelantan Kelantan 36 1 36 36 Steady 0.0
Malacca Malacca 2,319 21 110 2,304 Increase 0.7
Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan 8,744 61 143 8,732 Increase 0.1
Pahang Pahang 2,531 37 68 2,559 Decrease 1.1
Perak Perak 11,231 133+1 84 11,541 Decrease 2.7
Perlis Perlis 66 1 66 73 Decrease 9.6
Penang Penang 5,382 28 192 5,437 Decrease 1.0
Selangor Selangor 26,393 97+2 272 26,664 Decrease 1.0
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur 3,561 15 237 3,526 Increase 1.0
Total 79,309 524+4 153 80,434 Decrease 1.4

List of Tamil national-type primary schools in Kelantan

This is a list of Tamil national-type primary schools (SJK(T)) in Kelantan, Malaysia. As of June 2022, there are 1 Tamil primary schools with a total of 36 students.

School
code 		Location Name of school
in Malay 		Name of school
in Tamil 		Postcode Area Urban/
Rural 		No. of
students 		Coordinates
DBD7404 Ladang Pasir Gajah SJK(T) Ladang Pasir Gajah பாசிர் காஜா தமிழ்ப்பள்ளி 18000 Kuala Krai Rural 36 5°37′12″N 102°12′40″E / 5.6199°N 102.2110°E / 5.6199; 102.2110 (Ladang Pasir Gajah)

List of Tamil national-type primary schools in Perlis

This is a list of Tamil national-type primary schools (SJK(T)) in Perlis, Malaysia. As of June 2022, there are 1 Tamil primary schools with a total of 66 students.

School
code 		Location Name of school
in Malay 		Name of school
in Tamil 		Postcode Area Urban/
Rural 		No. of
students 		Coordinates
RBD0053 Kangar SJK(T) Kangar கங்கார் தமிழ்ப்பள்ளி 01000 Kangar Urban 66 6°26′39″N 100°11′07″E / 6.4442°N 100.1852°E / 6.4442; 100.1852 (Kangar)

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Including two schools which are closed but waiting for relocation (SJK(T) Ladang Bukit Ijok and SJK(T) Ladang Minyak, both in Selangor), and two school which was closed due to lack of students (SJK(T) Ladang Sungai Timah, Perak and SJK(T) Ladang Badenoch, Kedah).[1]

References

  1. ^ "Perak school ceases operations due to lack of pupils". The Star. 2020-10-24.
  2. ^ a b c "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah 30 Jun 2022". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  3. ^ "Senarai Sekolah 31 Januari 2018". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  4. ^ "Senarai Sekolah 30 April 2018". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  5. ^ "Senarai Sekolah Mengikut Kumpulan Jenis Dan Negeri - Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (KPM)". www.moe.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  6. ^ "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah 31 Mei 2019". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  7. ^ "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah Jan 2020". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  8. ^ "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah 30 Jun 2020". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  9. ^ a b "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah 30 Jun 2021". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  10. ^ "SenaraiSekolah_SEP2023". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
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