KUCHING, Sept 28 2026: Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Roland Sagah Wee Inn said about 600 out of the 1,200 dilapidated schools identified in Sarawak have either been rehabilitated, fixed or replaced with new buildings.
He said the remaining dilapidated schools are at various stages of rehabilitation, with some replacement schools are under construction while others have yet to be tendered.
“At present, the redevelopment of dilapidated schools has yet to reach the halfway mark, with some still under construction while others have yet to be tendered,” he reporters after the opening of Sarawak Informal Education (IFE) Recognition – Community Skills and Productivity at Menara LCDA here today.
He added that the Sarawak government had previously allocated RM1 billion to address the issue of dilapidated schools, but implementation takes time due to the construction period involved and the capacity of contractors in the state.
According to him, the allocation is being fully utilised, although the pace of implementation also depends on the number of available contractors and their willingness to take up the projects.
Sagah exptressed hope the federal Budget 2027, to be tabled by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on October 9, will provide more funding for the redevelopment of dilapidated schools as well as the construction of new schools requested by Sarawak.
"We want to see more allocations for the reconstruction of dilapidated schools including for the new schools that we have applied for as well.
"So, we'll see what will happen because the federal Budget 2027 has not been tabled, but we hope for the best," he declared.
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