PETALING JAYA: MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong urges the government to immediately admit the 11 SPM top scorers left out of the matriculation programme, stressing that this was promised.
This issue arose when the MCA Youth secretariat still received 11 complaints from 10A top scorers who were left out, raising serious questions about this so-called “automatic” system, Dr Wee said in a social media post.
“Government leaders had promised that SPM 10A top scorers would be automatically admitted into the matriculation programme,” he said on Saturday (May 2).
“Over the past two weeks, they confidently announced that 6,717 students who achieved 10A in the 2025 SPM would receive automatic offers.
“What went wrong? Isn’t an automatic mechanism supposed to be foolproof? How could such omissions happen?
“The complaints received by MCA Youth may only be the tip of the iceberg, as other political parties have also stepped in to assist students with appeals.
He urges the government to honour its commitment and correct the oversight within the next few days, so that those students left out can rightfully secure their places.
“We must remember that last year there was also the controversy over whether A- counted as an A," he said.
“At that time, I was heavily criticised by many DAP leaders for 'politicising' the matriculation issue.
“However, the government eventually relented and upheld the original definition of 10A, which includes A+, A, and A-, and provided the necessary placements.
“Last year, I was pleased to see 260 top 10A students succeed in their appeals, and I was truly happy for them.
“Despite the harsh criticism I received, I still believe it was worth it.
“So without delay, I call on the government to immediately admit the 11 affected SPM top students, as this was a cabinet-level commitment," Dr Wee added.
