SMK Abdul Rahman Talib students (from left) Joanne Choo Kim Hue, Nurul Nadia Nodin and Joanne Ruth Imanuel proudly displaying their SPM results in Kuantan yesterday. All three obtained 9 A+.
A TOTAL of 559 candidates obtained the A+ highest grade in all the subjects they took in last year's Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination, up from 403 in 2010.
Of the number, 506 candidates were from government schools and the remaining from state religious schools, private schools, Mara Junior Science Colleges and the Army Apprentice School in Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan.
Education director-general Datuk Seri Abd Ghafar Mahmud said based on the national average grade (GPN), students scored better in last year's exam, continuing the improving trend achieved since 2007.
A total of 468,808 students sat for the exam last year, recording an average national grade of 5.04 against 5.19 in 2010 with 467,970 candidates.
In 2007, it was 5.60.
"On the whole, the results achieved this year are something which we can be proud of based on the average grade," he said, attributing it to efforts by both parents and schools.
He, however, noted that the performance gap between rural schools and those in the city had widened, with the GPN at 0.72 last year against 0.63 in 2010.
The number of schools in the "excellent" and "good" categories, he said, had increased by 13 and 60 schools from the previous 67 and 340 schools respectively in 2010.
Schools that fell under the "satisfactory" and "potential" categories dipped by four and 17 respectively.
There were 1,683 "satisfactory" and 2,156 "potential" schools in 2010, Ghafar said when announcing the analysis of the results here yesterday. He said the schools were gauged using the School Average Grade.
Students in urban areas, he said performed better in English, History, Mathematics, Islamic and Moral Studies compared with those in rural areas although the latter scored better in Science.
He also said 57 per cent of 662 students with special needs passed the exam and obtained their certificates. Three visually-impaired candidates, one with hearing problem and three with other disabilities obtained Grade A in all the subjects.
"The success of these candidates with special needs shows that all candidates, regardless of their shortcomings, can excel in SPM."
The improved results showed that the Education Ministry had provided access to quality education and fair educational opportunity for all students.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday wished the best for thousands of SPM candidates collecting their examination results through the social networking microsite, Twitter.
"SPM result out today (yesterday). May success be upon you, InsyaAllah. Don't forget to tweet me your result later," he said via his Twitter account @NajibRazak at about 8am.
In Johor, 77 students scored A+ in all subjects, against 39 in 2010.
State education director Mohd Nor A. Ghani said the state's GPN stood at 5.00, outshining the national GPN's 5.04.
A total of 56,680 candidates sat for the exam compared with 56,215 in 2010.
This also marked the first time that students of Sekolah Seni Johor Baru sat for the exam.
The school, Nor said, topped in the list of schools with excellent target results.
Penang also saw an improvement when 57 of 23,913 candidates, or 0.27 per cent, obtained all A+ in the exam.
In Kuala Terengganu, 15 students scored all A+ in all 11 subjects they took in the exam.
State deputy director Hashim Mohd Zin said 408 of 22,702 students obtained a combination of grades (A+, A and A-), an improvement of 1.88 per cent from last year.
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