[PHOTOS] Smiles and yawns as first day of school kicks off
KUALA LUMPUR – The first day of school for the 2023/2024 calendar year kicked off in most states today, with hundreds of thousands of pupils heading into classrooms at the primary and secondary levels.
In Kuala Lumpur alone, a total of 219,639 students began the school session, of which 20,585 are Year 1 pupils, while 19,257 are starting Form 1.
Last week, Education Director-General Datuk Pkharuddin Ghazali said that no lessons would be held in the first week of the new academic year to make way for sessions that instil physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and intellectual values, Bernama reported.
The new academic year started today, and will end on March 9, 2024, for Group A states, and starts tomorrow while ending on March 10, 2024, for Group B states.
Group A involves Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu, while Group B covers all other states and the three Federal Territories.
The Vibes’ photographers SAIRIEN NAFIS, AZIM RAHMAN, and ABDUL RAZAK LATIF were on hand to capture the excited smiles – and tired yawns – as students embarked on a new academic year. – The Vibes, March 20, 2023
The first day of school is daunting not just for students but their parents as well. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes pic, March 20, 2023
Parents look on as their children gather for the first day of the 2023/2024 school session. – ABDUL RAZAK LATIF/The Vibes pic, March 20, 2023
Primary school students form orderly lines for an assembly on the first day of the new school session. – ABDUL RAZAK LATIF/The Vibes pic, March 20, 2023
The first day of the new school session usually begins with briefings, as seen here being given by teacher Yuziha Mohamad Yusof at Shah Alam’s SK Seksyen 9. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, March 20, 2023
Students rapt at attention listening to a first-day briefing, while one young girl flashes a smile at The Vibes’ photographer. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, March 20, 2023
It is time to refuel at the school canteen after the numerous briefings on the first day of the new school session. – ABDUL RAZAK LATIF/The Vibes pic, March 20, 2023
A teacher at Sekolah Rendah Islam Al Hafiz in Cyberjaya meets his new students on the first day of this year’s school session. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes pic, March 20, 2023
One young boy at Sekolah Rendah Islam Al Hafiz in Cyberjaya might be reconsidering his decision to get out of bed this morning. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes pic, March 20, 2023
The first day of the new school year is an exciting day for many, as can be seen from the wide smiles on students’ faces. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, March 20, 2023
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