Perak aims to reduce SPM dropout rate even further


IPOH: The number of SPM dropouts in Perak last year was 1,106, or only 3.4% of the total number of Form Five students, but the state authorities want to bring this amount down even further.

State Education committee chairman Khairudin Abu Hanipah said the Perak Education department is currently developing solutions to decrease the SPM dropout rate and ensure that all Form Five students sit for this critical exam.

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