SPM sees biggest improvement in English, best performance in BM


PETALING JAYA: Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results for English saw the biggest improvement for core subjects in 2023, while Bahasa Melayu (BM) recorded the best performance in terms of average grade.

English saw a 0.29 improvement in average grade in 2023 compared with 2021, the year when the assessment format for the SPM, the Standard Secondary School Curriculum (KSSM), was revised.

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