Is corporal punishment allowed in schools in Malaysia?
Legal
Caning is legally permitted for boys in Malaysian schools, though illegal for girls.
Malaysia is one of 5 countries classified “Legal” for corporal punishment in schools — 10% of the 49 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: School corporal punishment
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Singapore
- Legal The government encourages caning for male students in schools.
- Philippines
- Banned Corporal punishment is prohibited in all schools since 1987.
- Vietnam
- Banned Corporal punishment is technically unlawful in schools under the Education Law 2005.
- Thailand
- Banned Corporal punishment is officially illegal under the 2005 Ministry of Education Regulation, despite common practice.
- Taiwan
- Banned Corporal punishment in the school system was made illegal in 2006.
- Myanmar
- Legal Caning is commonly used by teachers as a punishment in Myanmar schools.
Other laws in Malaysia
- Death Penalty
- Retained / in use
- Gun Laws
- Restrictive
- Military Conscription
- Selective / de jure only
- Jury Trials
- Not used
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