PUTRAJAYA: Students performed significantly better in SPM History which was made a compulsory pass subject from last year.The percentage of candidates who passed History in 2013 increased by 6.3%, up from 80.3% in 2012 to 86.6%. Despite the better performance, the must-pass ruling contributed to a higher percentage of candidates not obtaining SPM certificates.
Education director-general Datuk Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof (pic) said the percentage of candidates who were able to obtain SPM certificates fell from 91.2% in 2012 to 85.5% last year.