STPM 2021: No gap in rural-urban CGPA for first time since 2013


Malaysian Examinations Council chairman Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Ekhwan Toriman during a press conference on the announcement of the STPM 2021 results, August 18, 2022. With him is Malaysian Examinations Council chief executive Adnan Husin. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

SELAYANG: There was no gap between urban and rural students' Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) in the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) for the first time since 2013.

“Both segments achieved a CGPA of 2.79 in STPM 2021,” said Malaysian Examinations Council (MPM) chairman Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Ekhwan Toriman.

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