92.
24 respondents were MCE/SPM holders. 21 of them were bachelor’s degree
holders. 16 only received primary education.
93.
In total, there were only 5 respondents who were students at the time of the
study, all attending tertiary level. 4 of the students were full time students and
one was part time student. Below table 4 shows the level of education of the
respondents.
Table 4: Level of Education
Item
TW
TM
Intersex
No Formal Education
3
0
0
Primary School
14
1
0
Lower Secondary Assessment (LCE/
SRP/PMR)
12
0
0
Malaysian Certificate of Education
(MCE/SPM)
20
4
0
Malaysian Higher School Certificate
(STPM)
2
0
0
Certificate
2
0
0
Diploma
7
7
0
Bachelor’s Degree
8
12
1
Master’s Degree
1
5
0
Doctor of Philosophy (PHD)
0
0
1
Note:
TW: Trans women (69 persons), TM: Trans men (29 persons), Intersex: 2 persons
94.
From the analysis, most of the respondents had attended mixed gender
educational institution. Only 33 respondents received education in all boy or
girl schools (30 from government schools and 3 from private schools).
95.
In the study, 97 respondents stated that they were either aware or were
questioning about their gender identity and/or sexual orientation while they
were in educational institutions. 43 respondents were aware or had questioned
their gender identity and/or sexual orientation during their primary education,
followed by 32 respondents who went through the process before pre-school
and 12 respondents during pre-school. Diagram 3 shows the result of the
study:
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