The education ministry is focusing on the holistic development of students through the school-based assessment and classroom-based assessment systems.

It says it will not reinstate the exams despite the requests from parents.

The goal of enabling all children to receive quality education relies on the whole school community.

They say the education ministry must provide clear communication to address the concerns raised by parents and teachers about the way forward without the Standard Six exam.

While some say it is too early to predict their fate, others acknowledge a need to re-evaluate their approach to the extra classes which have long been a mainstay of students preparing for exams.

While public exams are important, there is no need to burden and stress our children to the point that it impedes their personal growth.

Lessons should be fun and stimulate the students' interest to learn, across the divide and to the level that they want to achieve.

They say abolishing the Standard Six exam will allow teachers and students to enjoy the learning process.

This year's PT3 exams have also been scrapped, says Radzi Jidin.

They say the exams merely emphasise the 3R's of reception, retention and recollection without sharpening students' thinking and communication skills.