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PENAMPANG: Sabah recorded a 0.65 per cent increase in overall pass rate in the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examination from 88.76 per cent in 2011 to 89.41 per cent last year.
Announcing this yesterday at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Tansau in Putatan, State Education Director Jame Alip said 6,013 Form Six students in Sabah sat for the examination last year with 5,376 securing passes – 106 students with 5P (principal), 2,122 with 4P, 1,280 with 3P, 1,021 with 2P and 847 students with 1P.
“Ten schools recorded 100 per cent passes in the examination, namely SMK Likas Kota Kinabalu, SMJK Tiong Hua Sandakan, SMK Perempuan Likas Kota Kinabalu, Kota Kinabalu High School, SMK Agama Mohd Ali Ranau, SMK Kunak, SM Sung Siew Sandakan, SMK Merotai Besar Tawau. SMK Segaliud Sandakan and SMK Weston Beaufort,” he said.
Jame added Sabah also recorded better results in seven subjects – Bahasa Malaysia, Literature in English, Kesusteraan Melayu, History, Geography, Pengajian Perniagaan and Biology.
He said the improvement was due to existing activities in schools organized by teachers and students in creative ways.
A total of 14 subjects showed a reduction in passes – Pengajian Am, Chinese Language, Arabic, Syariah, Usuluddin, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Computing, Physics, Chemistry, Sports Science and Visual Arts.
Jame said the Education Department would be investigating the cause of drop in percentage passes and working with schools on how to improve those subjects.
He also announced 27 best students in the Art Stream based on Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA), with six obtaining 4.00 CGPA – Nurul Jannah Sulaiman of SMK Perempuan Likas, Hazaniah Aslie of SMK Agama Mohd Ali, Syahlianaezure Sait of SMK Elopura Bestari Sandakan, Shakina Landau of SMK Pg Galpam Sandakan, Mayliana Yunus of SMK Tawau and Yvonne Lim Yen Yee of SMK St Patrick Tawau.
The other best students who obtained 3.84 to 3.92 CGPA were Hendry Abd Kinu of SMK Usukan Kota Belud, Jascinta Pilos of SMK Kuhara Tawau, Tay Siaw Lei and Tsen Mung Khie of SM St Patrick Tawau, Sakila Uddin of SMK Kinabuta Tawau, Siti Zafierah Zainuddin of Maktab Sabah, Marjorie Tann Mei Yuen of SM La Salle Kota Kinabalu, Slexander Ginli of SMK Tun Fuad Kiulu, Vendi Konohing of SMK Beaufort II, Viana Mah Yee Fung of SMK Sikuati, Eby Matius and Nur Hidayu Jamil of SMK Tawau, Didin Puspitasari Sugiyarno and Faez Huzaini Ramleh of SMK Kuhara Tawau, Janiasah Zainal and Soranamlata A/P Govindaraju of SMK Balung Tawau, Ramlah Sarika of SMK Badin Tuaran, Batcy Kiloy and Fidelia Jane Jivisin of SMK Tamparuli, Mohd Faizat Kukung of SMK Usukan Kota Belud and Sindot Selumin of SMK Kota Marudu.
In the Science Stream, Jame said the three best students were Hong Joway of SM La Salle Kota Kinabalu with 3.92 CGPA, Shim Kan Chyau of SM St Patrick Tawau with 3.84 CGPA and Tian Jia Lin of Kota Kinabalu High School with 3.83 CGPA.
Nurul Jannah Sulaiman and Hong Joway were announced as the Sabah best student in Art and Science Stream.
“Candidates who would like to recheck their results or make amendments to their personal information should do so within two weeks after the official announcement today. Appeal forms can be obtained from respective schools or check online at Malaysia Examinations Council website www.mpm.edu.my for more information.
“Candidates can also check the result via the short messaging message (SMS) by typing ‘STPM RESULT IC number’ to 15888,” added Jame.