Inclusive, uncompromising education reforms

LONG-AWAITED educational reforms are set to be enforced from 2026. It has garnered public attention and conversation, for all the wrong reasons. Instead of sparking a thoughtful debate on how to prepare our children for the challenges of the 21st century, the discussion has become mired in ideology, resistance, and misplaced priorities. This is deeply troubling for a country whose young people are already falling behind their regional and international peers.

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For two decades, no meaningful effort has been made to modernise our schools. The last major reform attempt in the early 2000s collapsed under political interference and lack of vision. Since then, our education system has remained frozen in an outdated model, rigid, exam-oriented, and blind to the broader role that education must play in shaping citizens. If these reforms are not enforced now, we condemn another generation to an education that rewards rote memorisation while stifling creativity, curiosity, and independent thought.