KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly 13,000 laptops have been distributed to 95 schools nationwide, through 51 state education offices, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Radzi Jidin.
At a special press conference this morning, Radzi said 40,920 more units would be distributed by June 12.
"Under the Cerdik initiative, we've distributed 12,887 out of 150,000 laptops to schools.
"The remaining 96,823 units would be distributed by September this year."
Last year, the Education Ministry had announced that some 150,000 eligible pupils from 500 schools nationwide would receive suitable devices to aid in online learning sessions.
The devices were distributed through a pilot programme conducted by Yayasan Hasanah, a foundation under Khazanah Nasional Bhd.