I REFER to the report “Do your homework on SPM cert, Teo told” (The Star, April 9). The relatively new deputy Education Minister can be forgiven for her slip pertaining to the requirements for passing the SPM examination, however.
To qualify for SPM certification, students need to take six compulsory subjects (Bahasa Melayu, English, Islamic Studies or Moral Studies, History, Mathematics and Science) and three or four elective subjects. They are required to score a credit in Bahasa Melayu and a pass in History. With a minimum of four or five credits in the SPM certificate, students can apply to most of the local universities and colleges to do a foundation, diploma or certificate course.
