STPM results: No urban-rural gap

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: Rural students are on par with their urban peers in the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) 2021 examination results for the first time since 2013.

Malaysian Examinations Council (MEC) chairman Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Ekhwan Toriman said there was no gap between urban and rural students’ Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) last year.