Exams for Year One to Three pupils to be scrapped


PUTRAJAYA: Year One, Two and Three pupils can say goodbye to having to sit for mid-year and final-year exams come next year.

Education director-general Datuk Dr Amin Senin said the abolition of these exams for young children will ensure teachers focus on character building instead of exam preparation.

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