Sharp rise in top STPM scorers after previous year’s dip

Honouring the best: Fadhlina (centre) with Prof Md Amin (second from left) interacting with awardees during the STPM top scorers’ award presentation ceremony. — Low Lay Phon/The Star

SELAYANG: The number of candidates scoring a 4.00 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) in the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) 2024 examination has recorded a significant increase, rebounding from the noticeable decline seen the year before.

Overall, 1,266 (3.06%) of the STPM 2024 candidates scored a perfect 4.00 CGPA, the highest in the examination’s history. In 2023, the number of 4.00 scorers were 1,116.