Just cannot imagine the DPM of a country called Malaysia is so 'well' educated. If he knows the unfairness of the matri students compare to the SPM, then should stop the matric course. Let it be fair to all. Now the question is the matric students do not sit for STPM, what say you DPM ? Are you doing your homework ? Should the rakyat send you back to school to study?
Thus, there is not such thing as fairness to the STPM or SPM high achievers.
Well, much is said, the best part, as Malaysia is a highly techonology country, MSC country, list all the scholarship holders on the net. Let the public public screen it. Look at the country down south http://www.pscscholarships.gov.sg/SCHOLARS_SPEAK/SCHOLARS.htm
So, now it is time to consider our government, nope, should be the politicians, like the DPM,how he could lead a country, thinking Malaysians, the rakyat living on the trees.
The Star Online > Nation Friday May 22, 2009
Limit on SPM subjects considered
By DHARMENDER SINGH and KAREN CHAPMAN
PUTRAJAYA: Students sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination may not be allowed to take as many subjects as they like in future to make the scholarship selection process fairer.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Government might limit the number of subjects taken by students in the SPM for fairer Public Service Department (PSD) scholarship selection.
Muhyiddin said the idea was raised as students in fully residential schools were only allowed to take a maximum of nine subjects and those in rural areas too had to take fewer subjects due to a lack of facilities.
“The students at residential schools are among the creme de la creme and they would become disadvantaged compared to students in other schools which could take many subjects,” he told a press conference after meeting with Puteri Umno leaders at his office here yesterday.
Muhyiddin said there was no restriction on the number of subjects students from other government schools could take.
Under the SPM open certificate introduced in 2000, students have to take six core subjects – Bahasa Melayu, English, Islamic Education or Moral Studies, History, Mathematics and Science – and any other elective subjects as long as there is no clash in the timetable.
SMKA Yan student Azali Azlan set a new record in 2007 by obtaining 21 As (20 A1s and 1 A2) in the SPM, beating the record set by former SMK Ulu Tiram student Nur Amalina Che Bakri, who scored 17 1As in 2004.
This year, three students obtained 16 1As, two obtained 15 1As while six scored 14 1As.
Asked if the issue on the PSD scholarships was discussed at the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Muhyiddin said it was raised twice before it was decided that a special meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Monday would be the best platform to discuss the issue.
He said he was unsure if any of the decision at the special meeting would apply to the current batch of PSD scholarship applicants or only to future ones.
He said that when students from residential or rural schools who scored nine As were given PSD scholarships those who scored a higher number of As in other schools became displeased, but not selecting those from the first two categories would be unfair as they could not take more subjects even if they wanted to.
Related Stories:Govt likely to put cap on number of papers taken for fairer PSD selectionAcademics: Cap on subjects a good idea
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Thus, there is not such thing as fairness to the STPM or SPM high achievers.
Well, much is said, the best part, as Malaysia is a highly techonology country, MSC country, list all the scholarship holders on the net. Let the public public screen it. Look at the country down south http://www.pscscholarships.gov.sg/SCHOLARS_SPEAK/SCHOLARS.htm
So, now it is time to consider our government, nope, should be the politicians, like the DPM,how he could lead a country, thinking Malaysians, the rakyat living on the trees.
The Star Online > Nation Friday May 22, 2009
Limit on SPM subjects considered
By DHARMENDER SINGH and KAREN CHAPMAN
PUTRAJAYA: Students sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination may not be allowed to take as many subjects as they like in future to make the scholarship selection process fairer.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Government might limit the number of subjects taken by students in the SPM for fairer Public Service Department (PSD) scholarship selection.
Muhyiddin said the idea was raised as students in fully residential schools were only allowed to take a maximum of nine subjects and those in rural areas too had to take fewer subjects due to a lack of facilities.
“The students at residential schools are among the creme de la creme and they would become disadvantaged compared to students in other schools which could take many subjects,” he told a press conference after meeting with Puteri Umno leaders at his office here yesterday.
Muhyiddin said there was no restriction on the number of subjects students from other government schools could take.
Under the SPM open certificate introduced in 2000, students have to take six core subjects – Bahasa Melayu, English, Islamic Education or Moral Studies, History, Mathematics and Science – and any other elective subjects as long as there is no clash in the timetable.
SMKA Yan student Azali Azlan set a new record in 2007 by obtaining 21 As (20 A1s and 1 A2) in the SPM, beating the record set by former SMK Ulu Tiram student Nur Amalina Che Bakri, who scored 17 1As in 2004.
This year, three students obtained 16 1As, two obtained 15 1As while six scored 14 1As.
Asked if the issue on the PSD scholarships was discussed at the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Muhyiddin said it was raised twice before it was decided that a special meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Monday would be the best platform to discuss the issue.
He said he was unsure if any of the decision at the special meeting would apply to the current batch of PSD scholarship applicants or only to future ones.
He said that when students from residential or rural schools who scored nine As were given PSD scholarships those who scored a higher number of As in other schools became displeased, but not selecting those from the first two categories would be unfair as they could not take more subjects even if they wanted to.
Related Stories:Govt likely to put cap on number of papers taken for fairer PSD selectionAcademics: Cap on subjects a good idea
© 1995-2009 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd (Co No 10894-D)
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