46,712 score full passes for at least one subject in STPM, 12 candidates with 5As
KUALA LUMPUR: A total 46,712 or 92.19 per cent had full passes for at least one subject in the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) 2011 compared to 46,795 (92.5 per cent) previously, or a 0.31 per cent drop. Malaysian Examinations Council (MPM) chairman Datuk Dr Mohd Noh Dalimin said 12 candidates received the excellent A grade in five subjects taken compared to eight candidates previously. "Generally, the performance of the candidates in 2011 is the same as 2010, whereby the minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is the same, namely, 2.22. "In 2011, 298 candidates (0.59 per cent) received a CGPA of 4.00 compared to 343 candidates (0.68 per cent) previously," he said when announcing the results of the STPM 2011, here, today. A total 50,669 candidates had sat for the STPM last year. Mohd Noh said the gap between the performance of urban and rural candidates was still obvious where the performance of urban candidates was better than rural candidates. He said 948 or 12.64 per cent of urban candidates received 5As, 4As and 3As compared to only 93 (6.14 per cent) for rural candidates. He said 357 (14.2) of urban science stream candidates received 5As, 4As and 3As compared to only 11 (12.64) rural candidates while 591 (11.85) urban art stream candidates received 5As, 4As and 3A scompared to only 82 (5.75) rural candidates. In terms of schools' performance, he said government schools showed a drop compared to the previous year, namely, the minimum CGPA of government schools last year was 2.29 compared to 2.32 the previous year. "A total 52 schools achieved a minimum CGPA of 2.8 or higher in 2011 compared to 47 schools previously and 55 schools in 2009," he said. Mohd Noh said of the 12 candidates who received the A Grade in five subjects, five achieved A Grades in all examination papers taken. He said there were three excellent special candidates - one in the blind category who scored 1A, 1A- and 2B, one in the dim-sighted category who did 3As and 1A- and a spastic (3As and 1A-) while the best rural student obtained 4As and 1A-. He said, based on candidates' performance according to subjects, there was improvement in three, namely, Arabic Language (4.1 per cent), History (3.8) and accounting (3.68) compared to the previous year. He said there was a drop in performance in Syariah studies(-2.02), General Studies (-3.4), Business Studies (-4.06) and Further Mathmetics T (-12.73) compared to the previous year. "The performance in 16 other subjects saw little change because the difference in the percentage of candidates who had full passes betwen 2011 and 2010 was less than two per cent. On the usage of the English Language for answering Science and Mathmetics, Mohd Noh said 98.1 per cent of candidates answered fully in the English Language last year compared to 97.1 per cent previously or an increase of one per cent. Meanwhile, he said the performance of Malaysian University English Test (MUET) at the end of 2011 had improved, namely, 46.8 candidates had achieved Band 3 or better compared to 41.81 per cent for MUET Mid-Year 2011. He said MPM was offering MUET tests three times a year - in March, July and November - from this year. The March session was concluded on March 3. During the press conference, Mohd Noh also handed over cash prizes of RM1,000 and certificates of appreciation and plaques to two candidates who were excellent in the in MUET for 2011, one for MUET Mid-Year 2011 and MUET End of 2011. They were Nicholas Tan Ooi Kiat from SMK Cochrane, Kuala Lumpur and Joy Lee Xing Pei from SMK Tinggi, Kluang, Johor. Both of them had obtained Band Six in the examination. - Bernama
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My school CGPA, at 2.948, is leading in Sarawak. No. 1 in Sarawak? Heck, we are an unknown entity even to Mirians! Nonetheless, I am so proud, and indeed very inspired. I must thank the students who have worked so diligently and the teachers who have been committed to help these students excel.
Yesterday, these students were in school, and I got them to share with the juniors what they did to achieve such good results. These were what they said :
Have faith in the teachers. No doubt, teachers are experienced and they can advise, suggest and help in any way that they can.
Ask questions. Never think that your questions are silly. Interacting with teachers and other students keeps one's mind working and one can actually learn more.
Memorise textbooks - the best student said he makes it a point to memorise his History textbook 3 times before every exam! He said that the textbook contains all the basic information. If one does not know the basics, how can one handle any extra information from other sources?
Study with a focus. Use questions as guides when studying. The best questions to use are past year exam papers and state trial papers. The students said that they had read ALL past year exam papers and ALL state trial papers.
Manage time. Optimise time. These students were prefects. They were busy with prefectorial activities. But one girl shared that once she was in the classroom, her focus was on the lesson.
Make NO excuses. Never blame extra-curricular activities or other school activities or the teachers or any other factors for something one SHOULD have done but DID not do.
Study consistently. One student said that he realised in July that he wanted to do well. He then started to revise and since he was lagging behind the others, he had to work so hard. 3 hours sleep was all he had daily. Even then, he was still failing up till the second trial examination at school. So, NEVER GIVE UP! This boy persisted, and his teachers continued to help him, and his reward was a CGPA of 3.0. Kudos! So, the moral of the story is to START studying now! Study bit by bit. Never wait till the last minute and realise that it is already too late.
Always challenge yourself and your abilities. One student shared that it was I who challenged him after one exam. I had forgotten all about it, but now that he mentioned it, I remembered saying in a very straightforward manner how he was faring and failing and how he should pull up his socks. And all that I said in front of his mother. I'm just glad he came to his senses after that because no kidding, he scored really well. 3.58, mind you.
But most importantly, you must WANT it. All these students were DETERMINED to do well. They WANTED to obtain good results. They did not want to waste their one and a half years in Form 6. And good results, they got out of their sheer hard work and determination.
Again, I am really happy with the students' achievement and I am certainly committed to motivate the junior group this year to do just as well. *slap* *slap* Wake up, kids!! We gotta start working NOW!
My school CGPA, at 2.948, is leading in Sarawak. No. 1 in Sarawak? Heck, we are an unknown entity even to Mirians! Nonetheless, I am so proud, and indeed very inspired. I must thank the students who have worked so diligently and the teachers who have been committed to help these students excel.
Yesterday, these students were in school, and I got them to share with the juniors what they did to achieve such good results. These were what they said :
Have faith in the teachers. No doubt, teachers are experienced and they can advise, suggest and help in any way that they can.
Ask questions. Never think that your questions are silly. Interacting with teachers and other students keeps one's mind working and one can actually learn more.
Memorise textbooks - the best student said he makes it a point to memorise his History textbook 3 times before every exam! He said that the textbook contains all the basic information. If one does not know the basics, how can one handle any extra information from other sources?
Study with a focus. Use questions as guides when studying. The best questions to use are past year exam papers and state trial papers. The students said that they had read ALL past year exam papers and ALL state trial papers.
Manage time. Optimise time. These students were prefects. They were busy with prefectorial activities. But one girl shared that once she was in the classroom, her focus was on the lesson.
Make NO excuses. Never blame extra-curricular activities or other school activities or the teachers or any other factors for something one SHOULD have done but DID not do.
Study consistently. One student said that he realised in July that he wanted to do well. He then started to revise and since he was lagging behind the others, he had to work so hard. 3 hours sleep was all he had daily. Even then, he was still failing up till the second trial examination at school. So, NEVER GIVE UP! This boy persisted, and his teachers continued to help him, and his reward was a CGPA of 3.0. Kudos! So, the moral of the story is to START studying now! Study bit by bit. Never wait till the last minute and realise that it is already too late.
Always challenge yourself and your abilities. One student shared that it was I who challenged him after one exam. I had forgotten all about it, but now that he mentioned it, I remembered saying in a very straightforward manner how he was faring and failing and how he should pull up his socks. And all that I said in front of his mother. I'm just glad he came to his senses after that because no kidding, he scored really well. 3.58, mind you.
But most importantly, you must WANT it. All these students were DETERMINED to do well. They WANTED to obtain good results. They did not want to waste their one and a half years in Form 6. And good results, they got out of their sheer hard work and determination.
Again, I am really happy with the students' achievement and I am certainly committed to motivate the junior group this year to do just as well. *slap* *slap* Wake up, kids!! We gotta start working NOW!
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