Psychological well-being of over 100,000 upper primary pupils at risk: Education Ministry

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KUALA LUMPUR: Over 100,000 Year Five and Six students are at risk of suffering sadness, depression and a lack of interest, says the Education Ministry.

"A total of 818,430 Year Five and Year Six primary school students participated in a screening between June and August," it said.

"Whereas 12.55% of them were catergorised as being at risk of ," the ministry added in a written reply to Datuk Dr Hasan Bahrom in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday . "The Healthy Mind In School Under the New Normal programme aims to implement intervention measures while managing student emotions during the post Covid-19 pandemic period.

Among several measures that will be taken to help at-risk students are counselling and instruction in relaxation and mindfulness techniques to help them cope.The Ministry said 1,737,755 Remove to Form Six students in the country were also screened and it was found that anxiousness and depression were among the main issues.

 

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