No discrepancy in number of absent SPM candidates, says Education Ministry


KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry confirms that almost 30,000 candidates were recorded as absent for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2022 examinations.

Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying said 29,663 absent candidates included those who registered to sit for one subject from the total of 388,832 candidates recorded for the SPM 2022 session.

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