Lists of Tamil national-type primary schools in Malaysia

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 edit

Tamil primary schools

Large schools with more than 1050 students (4) (0.76%)

Schools with 150 to 1050 students (153) (28.98%)

Under-enrolled schools with 30 to 149 students (236) (44.70%)

Under-enrolled schools with fewer than 30 students and have combined classes (135) (25.57%)

Location in urban or rural areas of SJK (T)

Urban (371) (70.27%)

Rural (157) (29.73%)

Government aid system of SJK (T)

Fully-aided (164) (30.87%)

Partially-aided (365) (69.13%)

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 edit

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	11,951	71	171	12,183	1.9
Kedah	7,095	59+1	120	7,379	3.8
Kelantan	36	1	36	36	0.0
Malacca	2,319	21	110	2,304	0.7
Negeri Sembilan	8,744	61	143	8,732	0.1
Pahang	2,531	37	68	2,559	1.1
Perak	11,231	133+1	84	11,541	2.7
Perlis	66	1	66	73	9.6
Penang	5,382	28	192	5,437	1.0
Selangor	26,393	97+2	272	26,664	1.0
Kuala Lumpur	3,561	15	237	3,526	1.0
Total	79,309	524+4	153	80,434	1.4

List of Tamil national-type primary schools in Kelantan edit

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 edit

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)

Footnotes edit

^ 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 edit

^ "Perak school ceases operations due to lack of pupils". The Star. 2020-10-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah 30 Jun 2022". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
^ "Senarai Sekolah 31 Januari 2018". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
^ "Senarai Sekolah 30 April 2018". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
^ "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.
^ "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah 31 Mei 2019". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
^ "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah Jan 2020". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
^ "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah 30 Jun 2020". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
^ ^a ^b "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah 30 Jun 2021". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
^ "SenaraiSekolah_SEP2023". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2023-10-07.

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[2] 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]

[1] "Perak school ceases operations due to lack of pupils". The Star. 2020-10-24.

[jun2022-3] "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah 30 Jun 2022". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-09-02.

[jan2018-4] "Senarai Sekolah 31 Januari 2018". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-02-19.

[apr2018-5] "Senarai Sekolah 30 April 2018". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-02-19.

[jan2019-6] "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.

[may2019-7] "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah 31 Mei 2019". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-02-19.

[jan2020-8] "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah Jan 2020". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-02-19.

[jun2020-9] "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah 30 Jun 2020". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-08-09.

[jun2021-10] "Senarai Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah 30 Jun 2021". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[sep2023-11] "SenaraiSekolah_SEP2023". www.moe.gov.my. Retrieved 2023-10-07.

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