Primary education should provide the learner with opportunities to:

1. acquire literacy, numeracy, creativity and communication skills
2. enjoy learning and develop desire to continue learning
3. develop ability for critical thinking and logical judgment
4. appreciate and respect the dignity of work
5. develop desirable social standards, moral and religious values
6. develop into a self-disciplined, physically fit and healthy person
7. develop aesthetic values and appreciate own and other people's cultures
8. develop awareness and appreciation of the environment
9. develop awareness of and appreciation for other nations and international community
10. instil respect and love for own country and the need for harmonious co-existence
11. develop individual talents
12. promote social responsibility and make proper use of leisure time
13. develop awareness and appreciation of the role of technology in national development