Putrajaya School Shortlisted For World S Best School Prizes 2025

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 SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) makes it to the finals with ‘HELPIE’ mental health app developed by pupils.
T4 Education said SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) has seen its pupils’ stress levels drop by 60% and classroom behaviour improve by 40% through ‘HELPIE’. (T4 Education pic)PETALING JAYA: A primary school in Putrajaya has been shortlisted as a top 10 finalist for the World’s Best School Prizes 2025
SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) made the list after its pupils developed an app called HELPIE to make mental health support accessible, engaging and fun.
Awards organiser T4 Education said that, through the app, the school had seen pupils’ stress levels drop by 60% and classroom behaviour improve by 40%. Also, 90% of the pupils reported understanding their emotions better.
In a statement, T4 Education said a survey among the 1,400 pupils in 2023 revealed that 34% of them were experiencing stress, and 47% were struggling to express their emotions.
It said the school was planning to publish the app on the Google Play store so it could be integrated into the counselling programmes of other schools.
T4 Education founder Vikas Pota praised the school as a beacon of hope, calling it an inspiration for global educators facing the pressures of technological change, climate crises and societal challenges.
“It is in schools like SK Putrajaya Presint 11(1) where we find the innovations and expertise that give us hope for a better future.
“Leaders and schools around the world have so much to learn from this inspirational Malaysian institution,” he said.
The winners of the awards’ five categories – community collaboration, environmental action, innovation, overcoming adversity, and supporting healthy lives – and the T4 Education community choice award will be announced in October.
“They will be invited to the World Schools’ Summit in Abu Dhabi on Nov 15-16 where they will share their best practices and unique expertise and experience with policymakers and leading figures in global education,” it said. - FMT

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