Deputy education minister Wong Kah Woh said Sarawak had recorded 500 teacher vacancies, comprising 224 in secondary schools and 276 in primary schools. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: The education ministry has asked the Education Service Commission (SPP) to appoint 317 reserve teacher candidates to fill teaching vacancies nationwide.
Deputy education minister Wong Kah Woh said the request, made last month, covers some of the 880 reserve teacher candidates still awaiting offers.
He noted that out of the 4,417 reserve teacher candidates from the 2025 intake, 3,537 had been offered appointments, including 114 candidates from Sarawak, as of Sept 30.
“SPP is currently conducting interviews for the 2026 teacher recruitment drive. This process began in May and is expected to conclude in November,” he was quoted by Bernama as saying in the Dewan Rakyat.
