Some 9,696 2021 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination candidates obtained excellent results in all subjects.
There was a slight increase from the previous year where 9,411 candidates scored straight As. while the National Grade Average (GPN) recorded a value of 4.86.
Education director-general, Datuk Seri Nor Zamani Abdol Hamid said the GPN recorded in 2020 was 4.80, a lower GPN
“The achievement of SPM 2021 is not fair compared to last year.
“This is because this year’s candidates are the first cohort to follow the Secondary School Standard Curriculum (KSSM),” she said at a press conference during the announcement of the SPM 2021 examination today.
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