Friday, March 13, 2009
SMK Penrissen No 1 had only three students scoring straight As in all subjects but that was enough to make the teachers smile when the 2008 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results were announced yesterday.
In 2007, only two students scored straight As in the SPM.
This time round, more students qualified for a full SPM certificate based on a pass in Bahasa Malaysia paper.
A spokesperson for the school told Eastern Times yesterday that the passing rate this time was 84.62, compared with 80.18 for the 2007 SPM.
“With all the constraints that we faced and the environment of the school, we are generally quite satisfied with the achievements.
“Of course, we will not rest on our laurel but will strive harder in the future.
“This may include providing tuition classes to the weak students,” he said.
The spokesman added that the three students who scored straight As had sat for 12, 11 and 10 subjects respectively.
He said besides the top three scorers, two other students obtained 9As, three 8As, one 7As and nine 6As.
443 SPM candidates
SMK Penrissen No. 1, one of the rural schools in this district and about 20 kilometres from here, had 443 candidates sitting for the SPM examination last year.
The SPM results saw 6,277 students scoring straight As in all subjects throughout the country, compared with 5,060 in 2007.
Education Ministry Director-General, Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said 1,676 students scored A1s in all subjects, compared with 892 in 2007 while 181,416 or 46.7% passed all subjects compared with 175,452 in 2007.
“There were three excellent result achievers who scored A1s in all 16 subjects, two who scored A1s in 15 subjects while six scored A1s in 14 subjects,” said Alimuddin while announcing the SPM and STAM results in Putrajaya.
Last year, 442,936 students sat for the SPM compared with 439,255 in 2007; 435 Special students also sat for the examination last year, compared with 355 the previous year.
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