Excellent 2025, Greater 2026 – School Cooperatives Continue to Excel
By 30 July 2025, 44 school cooperatives had achieved revenues exceeding RM1 million, while two surpassed RM2 million. These were the Koperasi Sekolah Menengah Vokasional Tanah Merah Berhad, Kelantan, with RM2.01 million in revenue for the 2023 financial year, and the Koperasi Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Kota Kemuning Shah Alam Berhad, Selangor, with RM2.10 million in revenue for 2024. Such achievements prove that school cooperatives have grown far beyond learning platforms into large-scale businesses capable of delivering tangible economic impact to schools and their communities. The strong performance of school cooperatives in 2025 was driven by several key factors. Business diversification played a major role, with cooperatives expanding from traditional school shops to ventures in digital services, agriculture, canteens, parcel delivery, printing, laundry, kiosks, tourism, retail and more. Digital technology
Prepared by: Abu Bakar Busmah Manager, Education Section, ANGKASA T he school cooperative movement in Malaysia has continued to grow impressively, serving as a vital platform to instill entrepreneurship, leadership and financial literacy among students, teachers and staff. According to statistics from the Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission (SKM) at the end of 2024, there were 2,508 registered school cooperatives with a membership of 2,098,543. Together they recorded share capital worth RM3.067 billion, assets totaling RM508.42 million and an annual turnover of RM531.76 million. These figures highlight the strength of school cooperatives not only as relevant educational institutions but also as competitive economic entities within today’s business ecosystem.
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