Perfect 4.0 score for 1,009 B40 students in STPM

SELAYANG: The majority of Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) students continue to be from the B40 group, with 89.7% of them coming from poor households. They also happen to form the majority of top scorers.

Of the 1,184 candidates who achieved a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.0 last year, 1,009 were from the bottom 40% of households (B40). The results were an improvement compared with 2021 when 874 candidates achieved a perfect 4.0.