Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 37, Number 25. 25th September 1974
Malaysian Students and MCE Examination
Malaysian Students and MCE Examination
In a report to the Professorial Board the Acting Director of Student Welfare Services, Mr Allan Laidler, reported on discussions he has had with staff in the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Labour. The report pointed out that a pass in the Malay Language has been necessary since 1971 for students wishing to enter Form VI in Peninsular Malaysia. Only rarely have entry permits been granted to Malaysians for study in New Zealand below the level of Form VI, and this situation is unlikely to change in the near future. The changes recently announced apply only to students from Peninsula Malaysia (and not to the Borneo States of Sarawak and Sabah), they do not take effect until 1976, and those few cases where problems occur will, Mr Laidler was assured, be considered with flexibility and "on their merits"