Education ministry finalising policy to make secondary school compulsory
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek says school dropouts will not occur if children are required to study up to the SPM level.
Education ministry denies SPM grading lowered for 2022 exam
Minister Fadhlina Sidek says the rating of scores must be according to merit.
'What kind of work is that?': Post-SPM clashes arise between parents and children
Some SPM graduates say they do not know how to convince their parents of what they want to do in life.
Almost 30,000 candidates didn't sit for SPM 2022, education ministry confirms
The number includes private candidates who were registered to take only one or two subjects.
Radzi takes PM to task over claim that 30,000 sat out SPM exam
The former education minister says there were only 14,858 absentees and not 30,000 as claimed by Anwar Ibrahim.
Education ministry studying factors in no-show of SPM candidates
This follows a report that 14,858 or 3.8% of the 388,832 candidates who registered for the 2022 SPM did not attend the examination.
10,109 SPM 2022 candidates obtained straight As
75,322 candidates obtained average results with at least a grade C for all subjects.
Why some SPM grads don't want to go back to school
A number of factors are at play, including concerns over finances and the cost of living.
Only half of SPM candidates plan to continue studying, survey shows
Some say that furthering their studies is not as beneficial as it once was, while others cite the cost of tuition fees and their reluctance to take on a student loan.
SPM papers rescheduled for 431 candidates affected by floods
Candidates are urged to immediately inform their schools if they cannot reach their designated exam centres.
Police say arrest of students over SPM rant within the law
They say the two-day remand order was to allow them to record the students' statements and fact-check matters with the related parties.
Cops, govt slammed after teens arrested over video rants on SPM history paper
Lawyers for Liberty calls the police action excessive, saying it is a matter for the school and parents to take up.
