DARO, April 20 -- Sarawak is currently experiencing a shortage of only one teacher per school, said Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Dr Annuar Rapaee.

He said the previous shortage of between 2,000 and 3,000 teachers had significantly decreased following a special recruitment initiative by the state and federal governments.

"Due to the special recruitment of teachers for Sarawak, we have been able to significantly address this issue. As of now, each school is only short of one teacher, because there is a shortage of 1,000 teachers in Sarawak.

"There are over 1,000 schools in Sarawak, which means there is still a shortage of teachers in each school. However, at most, the shortage is only one teacher per sc...