The decision by the Federal Cabinet to allow students taking the Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM) examination to sit for a maximum of 12 subjects is most welcome.
When the government had earlier limited the number of subjects to 10, it was worrisome to many students in Sabah and Sarawak. This is because in Sabah and Sarawak apart from the six core subjects and the 3 elective subjects, many students also sit for the Bible Knowledge paper.
It is learned that this year many students had to drop the Bible Knowledge paper when the government imposed the 10 subject limit. Apart from Bible Knowledge, many Iban students in Sarawak also sit for the Iban language paper.
In Sabah, by 2012, students would have the opportunity to sit for the Kadazandusun language paper. So apart from the 6 core and 3 elective subjects that they have to sit, they would be sitting for 2 additional papers, making them a total of 11 papers.
Therefore the government's previous limit of 10 was not good for students in East Malaysia. It is therefore heartening to note that the government has decided to increase the number of subjects SPM candidates could sit for.
The government's latest decision is therefore hailed.
LATEST UPDATE: The government has decided that the additional 2 subjects would not count in determining the SPM grade. This has been opposed by several NGOs in West Malaysia. The North Borneo Herald regrets the governments decision and hopes NGOs from Sabah and Sarawak would also present a memorandum to the authorities concerned.
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Politic Leaders & NGOs of Borneo should be proactive in setting & promoting the various cultures & social values in Borneo, rather than waiting for any of the Federal GO or NGO to take action. Where the Federal GO or NGO are the snorbish and arrogant group who has long forgotten the existing of Borneo natives and the agreement of the formation of Malaysia.
The Federal GO&NGO are doing something like the mainstream Japanese GO&NGO who assimilate & suppress towards the ethnic minorities aborigin (such as the Ainu in Hokkaido)....or the Arab pennisular's mainstream GO&NGO towards the non-muslim ethnic minorities.
Science Student:1.Bahasa Melayu 2. English 3.Mathematics 4.History 5.Moral/Islam 6.Chemistry 7.Physics 8.Biology 9.Additional Mathematics 10.Bible Knowledge 11.Kadazandusun
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