Barnes Report

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The Barnes Report was a proposal put forward in 1951[1] to develop a national education system in British Malaya. It was criticised by non-Malay communities as "saturated with Malay nationalism"[citation needed] and bolstering Ketuanan Melayu, an ideology of Malay supremacy. The Fenn-Wu Report, favoured by the Chinese, did not meet with Malay approval. In the end, the Barnes Report's recommendations for English-medium "national schools" were implemented by the 1952 Education Ordinance[1], over vocal Chinese protests, who were upset by the lack of provision for non-Malay vernacular schools.

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  1. ^ a b Page 17. Pelan Induk Pembangunan Pendidikan. Ministry of Education of Malaysia.
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