A total of 27,668 or 5.9 per cent of the 469,401 students who sat for the Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) examination last year obtained Grade A in all the subjects they took, compared with 4.5 per cent last year and 4.9 per cent inn 2005.
Director-General of Education Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom, who announced the analysis of the results today, said this showed that the national education system had succeeded in producing more outstanding students.
“This is in line with the government’s aspiration to produce more first-class human capital through education,” he said.
Alimuddin said 559 candidates obtained Grade E, denoting that they have not achieved the minumum level, in all subjects compared with 524 last year and 569 in 2005.
“This figure is very small compared with the total number of outstanding candidates,” he said.
Director-General of Education Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom, who announced the analysis of the results today, said this showed that the national education system had succeeded in producing more outstanding students.
“This is in line with the government’s aspiration to produce more first-class human capital through education,” he said.
Alimuddin said 559 candidates obtained Grade E, denoting that they have not achieved the minumum level, in all subjects compared with 524 last year and 569 in 2005.
“This figure is very small compared with the total number of outstanding candidates,” he said.
