RHBInvest Research

Top Story: Education – The bigger picture Overweight

Sector Update

¨ More students are choosing to pursue degree programmes vs. diploma programmes as degrees become more affordable and due to the increased employability of degree holders. Hence, around 41.5% of total tertiary students in Malaysia during 2010 were pursuing degrees (vs. 35.1% pursuing diplomas). SEGi and HELP will benefit from the shift in demand from diploma to degree programmes. However, we are cautious on Masterskill’s performance as it is mainly dependent on its diploma courses, with less than 10% of students enrolled in its degree courses.