Abstract
The excellent school and effective school share their characteristics. Their main characteristic is that higher student academic achievement and there is no disparity or gap across the scores gained. The status of the excellent school is a dynamic process. It should not be decided by educational authorities. The existence of the excellent school has become heated discussions lately. The status of the government supported excellent schools including the RSBI (International Standard School Pilot Project) has recently been revoked. However, the existence of the school should be maintained. Further research on the excellent school is badly needed.
Highlights
The excellent school and effective school share their characteristics
In most of the literature, the term effective school is more frequently found than the term excellent school, which is often associated with ‘sekolah unggul’, ‘sekolah unggulan’, ‘sekolah model’, ‘sekolah percontohan’, and ‘sekolah khusus’ in Bahasa
Taking output student achievement as a standard of school effectiveness is coincided with what elucidated by Idris (2006) that the main measure of effectiveness is higher student achievement, which is measured by employing standardized test
Summary
Most schools are operated based on a well formulated philosophy. If the philosophy cannot be brought into reality, the impact of the philosophy on school operation could hardly be noticeable. The philosophy should be shaped into a statement of vision and mission. The vision and mission must later be specified into academic goals. It is necessary to clearly elaborate the goals into objectives and policies of the schools. The objectives and policies have to be fully figured out and mandatorily practiced by all school elements in carrying out their school activities
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