KUALA LUMPUR: More than 99% of students completing the Education Ministry's matriculation programme secured places at public universities annually between the 2020/2021 and 2025/2026 academic sessions.
The ministry said the figure was subject to admission requirements and the availability of places in the respective programmes.
“395,121 applications were received for the matriculation programme between the 2022/2023 and 2025/2026 sessions, with 108,756 candidates offered places," it said in a written parliamentary reply to Dr Siti Mastura Muhammad (PN-Kepala Batas) on Wednesday (Nov 12).
It said 30,000 places were provided for each intake, with 90% allocated to Bumiputera students and the remaining 10% to non-Bumiputera students, in accordance with the Government's policy.
"Applications to the Ministry’s Matriculation Programme are open to Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) school-leavers who meet the prescribed eligibility requirements,” it said.
Siti Mastura had asked for statistics on matriculation students by race from 2020 to 2026, as well as the trend of matriculation graduates entering public universities over the same period.
