You might think this is fun, but it is graded. Your co-curricular score (10-20%) gets added to your final college application points. Consequently, Friday afternoons see students learning to march in the hot sun, cooking in a cooking club, or playing badminton. It teaches discipline, even if the teenagers groan about it.

While not mandatory, pre-school penetration is high. The emphasis here is on socialization and basic numeracy/literacy, often through play-based learning in Tadika (kindergartens) run by either the government (PERPADUAN) or private entities.