‘Priority to improve standard of English’

Getting it right: Nur Zhafirah Long Mohd Zakiamani, nine, reading one of the English books at Pustaka Rakyat. — LOW LAY PHON/The Star

PETALING JAYA: While Malaysian students have exceeded targets set by Cambridge English for English language achievements in schools, experts roundly express concern over the overall decline in the standard of English across the country.

The Education Ministry told Sunday Star that although the target set for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2022 was for 48% of students achieving the B1 level and above, 55.8% attained it.