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Two 14As scorers were both from science stream, but a top scorer can also come from the commerce stream. The long wait for SMK Katholik Petaling Jaya A-levels in HELP University College ended in tears, laughter and hugs when receive a JPA scholarship.
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TheSun 2009-03-13 Page08 6277 Score Straight as in SPM
Two 14As scorers were both from science stream, but a top scorer can also come from the commerce stream. The long wait for SMK Katholik Petaling Jaya A-levels in HELP University College ended in tears, laughter and hugs when receive a JPA scholarship.
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Two 14As scorers were both from science stream, but a top scorer can also come from the commerce stream. The long wait for SMK Katholik Petaling Jaya A-levels in HELP University College ended in tears, laughter and hugs when receive a JPA scholarship.
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by Chin Lee Kam While the two 14As scorers were both from newsdesk@thsundaily.com science stream, Tee Ee Lyn, 18, proved that a top scorer can also come from the commerce PETALING JAYA: The hall was filled with noises class. of students and their parents talking, laughing “Revise, listen to the teachers, and research and snapping pictures until, finally, the teachers past years’ papers are the ways to score,” Ee came in, carrying boxes of result slips. Lyn, who obtained 12As, said. She is doing the The long wait for SMK Katholik Petaling Jaya A-levels in HELP University College and hopes to students ended in tears, laughter and hugs when receive a JPA scholarship. they received their SPM results. Most passed Out of the sea of similar faces, Juliana Jee Jefri with flying colours – 38.1% scored 9As or more, Jee, 18, certainly stood out with her rare identity with two getting 14As and more than 100 getting in the school. Scooping 12As in SPM, Juliana Jee more than 10As. shared her joy with her family who were also Low Jun Jack, 18, one of the 14As scorers, present at the school. said he felt relieved. Currently an A-level student “I believe one has to study smart; I think last- at Taylor’s College, he hopes his achievement will minute work will not get him a scholarship. be good, and it should “Paying attention in be prepared stage class is essential,” said by stage,” said the Jun Jack. current scholarship The other 14As holder in HELP Uni- scorer, Wong Chee versity College. Keong, 18, said he was “Juliana has been happy and grateful to very hardworking, his family, especially and I’m very proud his father, for their sup- of her,” said her port. He believed being mother Zainun Ab- motivated is the key to dul Rahman, who passing exams with fly- an d Chee Keong. sent all her children Jun Jack (left) ing colours. 14As scorers to SMK Katholik. THESUN SHARIL AMIN/
6,277 score straight As
in SPM Among the special students, Mohd Shafiq Sahdon from Sekolah Menengah Sains Kluang, Johor who has impaired vision, scored 12As while hearing-impaired Aghilan Narayanan, from SMK Jalan Bukit, Kajang, scored 11As. Alimuddin said results of subjects like PUTRAJAYA: The 2008 Sijil Pelajaran Ma- mathematics, science, history, moral and Ba- laysia (SPM) results announced yesterday hasa Melayu showed a marked improvement saw 6,277 students scoring straight As in all but English and pendidikan Islam reflected a subjects compared with 5,060 in 2007. slight drop in performance. Education Ministry director-general Datuk He also said more students answered math- Alimuddin Mohd Dom said from the total, ematics and science questions in the English 1,676 scored A1s in all subjects compared with language and described it as a heartening 892 in 2007 while 181,416 or 46.7% passed all development. subjects compared with 175,452 in 2007. “For example, in the additional mathemat- “There were four excellent result achievers ics paper I, of the 178,751 students who sat for who scored A1s in all 16 subjects, two who the paper 89.1% of them answered in English scored A1s in 15 subjects while six scored compared with 4.7% in Bahasa Malaysia,” he A1s in 14 subjects,” said Alimuddin while an- said. nouncing the SPM and STAM results here. Alimuddin said high percentages were He said of the four 16A1s achievers, two also recorded for the additional mathematics were from SMK Yoke Kuan, Sekinchan, Selan- II paper, biology II and III papers; chemistry II gor while the others were from SMK Tung Hua, and III papers and the mathematics II paper. Sibu, and SMK Riam Road, Miri, Sarawak. He said no comparison was made with Last year, 442,936 sat for SPM compared previous years, since at that time the ministry with 439,255 in 2007 while 435 special stu- did not give students the choice of language, dents also sat for the examination last year especially for the objective questions. compared with 355 the previous year. – Bernama
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