SPM written exam commences smoothly nationwide

KUALA LUMPUR - The written examination for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2023, which began today involving 395,870 candidates, proceeded smoothly in 3,340 examination centres nationwide, including in flood-hit states of Pahang and Terengganu.

Education deputy director-general (school operations sector) Azman Adnan said there have been no reports regarding candidates affected by the disaster.

"So far, the SPM examination is running smoothly and there are no issues with our students being unable to come to the examination centres, even though certain areas in several states are still affected by floods,” he told reporters after visiting Sekolah Tun Fatimah in Johor Bahru, today.

Commenting on the situation in Johor, Azman said that 18 secondary schools in Batu Pahat, Kluang, Kota Tinggi, Segamat, Kulai and Tangkak are ready to be activated as temporary relief centres in case of flooding.

He also emphasised that the SPM examination process in schools serving as relief centres would continue unaffected, involving 48,426 candidates in 364 centres across 301 schools in the state.

In Pahang, 20,271 candidates sit for the examination in 258 centres statewide, involving 2,184 staff, including 274 volunteers. There were no reports of examination centres being affected by the floods, said state Education director Amzan Abd Malek.

In Terengganu, state Education director Jelani Sulong said the Education Department is constantly monitoring weather developments and is well-prepared to activate Ops Payung should schools involved in the examination be impacted by floods.

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