KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 – Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) school leavers and those with equivalent qualifications applying for admission to public institutions of higher learning (IPTA) for the 2010/2011 academic session are required to do so online.
The application will be implemented in two phases with phase one started on Nov 2 till Dec 31 while the second phase from Feb 2 to 12pm on March 30, said the Higher Education Ministry in a statement on Saturday.
It said the application would be divided into four phases for SPM 2006, 2007, 2008 …

PETALING JAYA, Dec 11 — The Cabinet today gave the green light to Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr. S.Subramaniam to continue holding discussions with the Education Ministry in resolving the dispute over the ministry’s decision to cap the subjects for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination.
Dr Subramaniam said the Cabinet had requested him to find ways in resolving the problem which he stressed, must be fair to all students.
“This is the view of the Cabinet. We (the Cabinet) spent some 15 minutes discussing the matter and decided that whatever decision …

KUALA LUMPUR: There are many positive reasons to limit the number of SPM subjects to 10, including the fact that it could overcome the shortage of teachers, Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.
He said statistics showed that almost 90% of students took 10 subjects anyway.
“It all comes down to how we want to manage our education system so that we can produce students who are capable and not only in exams,” he told a press conference yesterday.
Asked whether opposition to the idea would lead to the proposal being shelved, …

KUALA LUMPUR: Students planning to sit for Islamic studies, Tamil, Chinese, English and Iban languages should not be penalised by the 10-subject limit for the SPM examination beginning next year.
“The percentage of those affected by the scholarships was small at approximately 2.5%,” said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk S.K. Devamany.
He said students must not be deprived of their right to sit for their mother tongue subjects and Islamic studies through extra papers.
“The limitation is due to allegations about the unfair distribution of PSD scholarships, said Devamany, who …

NILAI: The days of students taking up to 20 subjects in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination are over. Next year they will be allowed a maximum of only 10 subjects.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said this would put an end to the controversy surrounding Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships and the number of As that students obtained in the SPM examination.
He said the government had yet to determine the grading system to be used once the decision is implemented next year to define those eligible for PSD scholarships.
He …

PUTRAJAYA -Students sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination may not be allowed to take as many subjects as they like in future.
This is to put an end to claims on unfairness in the award of Public Service Department scholarships.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that, as things stood now, students in government schools had no limit on the number of subjects they could take, meaning that those from other schools, like fully residential ones, were “disadvantaged”.
This would be among several matters to be discussed at a special …

PETALING JAYA: Capping the number of subjects to be taken at Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) level is a good idea, said several academics.
National Parent-Teacher Associa tion Council president Assoc Prof Datuk Mohd Ali Hassan felt that allowing 12 subjects was fair.
“Our children need to grow and it is important that they enjoy their childhood and not spend all their time focusing on academic matters only,” he said.
There should also be a standard rule for all, Prof Mohd Ali said.
Prof Mohd Ali said cost was another factor as students who opt …

Its about time they(the ministry/government) did this.  When I was in Form 5, I had to choose, matriculation, or university.. It kind of shuts options because if you get into matriculation, you will be removed from the UPU or University list.  Here is good news for school leavers.  Read it out.. LOUDLY!!

I’m trying hard to finish marking all exam papers.
Done with Paper 3 Form 5, and Paper 1.  Thanks to Amiey whom has assisted in her very own way.  Expect to finish Paper 2 today or tomorrow for the Form 5, and Form 4 will be done there after.
I am rushing, but I try to minimize checking errors.
Just to note that, there will be NO CORRECTION of marks once the marks are submitted to your class teachers.  I admit any error, but I can’t correct it due to the limited time.  …

Found this news very interesting.  Have been anticipating this results for quite a while:
PETALING JAYA: The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) results will be released on March 12.
Students would be able to obtain the results after 10am from their respective schools, said Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom.
“Private candidates will receive their results through the post,” he said in a statement yesterday.
A total of 442,936 students sat for the SPM examination, while 6,240 students sat for the STAM papers last year.
Hope all those whom took …