Drop in percentage of SPM passes


Datuk Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof

PUTRAJAYA: The percentage of candidates who were able to obtain Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) certificates fell from 91.2% in 2012 to 85.5% in 2013.

Education director-general Datuk Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof however denied that the drop in the percentage of candidates who qualify for the SPM certificates was the direct result of History being made a must-pass subject in SPM starting 2013.

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