A fortnight ago, the Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs (RIMA) conducted a cursory review of data released by the Singapore Ministry of Education on educational performance by ethnic group from 2002 to 2011.
Though the statistics were lauded by Malay-Muslim organisations (MMOs) as indication of their success in charting paths leading to the educational progress of Malay students, a closer look at the trends and figures nevertheless tells us that things could and should be rosier.
Past discourse tells us that optimists will support the claim that the Malay community started from a low base and, thus, the 10-year upward progression — albeit showing only a small rise — should nevertheless be hailed and commended. Full story
