3. UNITED STATES MALAYSIA
Students start school at age 5. Students start school at age 7.
Elementary School lasts for 6 Elementary School lasts for 6
years. years.
Junior High School lasts for 3 Secondary School lasts for 5
years.
years.
High School lasts for 4 years.
Universities last for 2-4 years. Universities last for 2 years.
School is taught in English with School is taught in Malay,
some languages being taught as Chinese, and Tamir
an second language. Students take an achievement
Students go to the next grade test that determines whether
based on academic success and they go to the next grade or
determination by their teachers not.
and administrative staff.
4. Malaysian children live a very stressful
lifestyle. Parents are working outside of the
home which leaves these children alone.
Children are expected to do very well in school
which leaves little time for anything except a
devotion to studying. Many of these children
have mental stress issues and the rate of
children developing health issues is increasing
as well.
5.
6. The average salary in Malaysia is about 7448
myr which equals about $2407 in American
money.
The average cost for an apartment in Malaysia
is approximately $86-129 a month in American
money.
The cost of living for a year in Malaysia is only
about $3500-5000 a year to live comfortably.
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